Excerpt from "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

As one of the leaders of an organized campaign against racial segregation, Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested in Birmingham on April 12, 1963. After his arrest, a group of white clergymen published a statement that called for unity but criticized King for causing trouble in the streets. This list highlights the reasons in King's response.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 9 Unit 3's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Jim Crow, Jim Crow Laws, Letter from Birmingham Jail, Scout, Atticus & Boo, To Kill a Mockingbird, In Defense of To Kill a Mockingbird

15 words 3194 learners

What type of activity would you like to assign?

Practice An adaptive activity where students answer a few questions about each word in this list. If a student struggles with a word, we follow up with additional questions.Quiz Quiz your students on this list. Easily customize your quiz by choosing specific words, question-types, and meanings to include.Spelling Bee Students are required to spell every word on the list. If they get a word wrong, we follow up until they learn the spelling.Vocabulary Jam Students join teams and compete in real time to see which team can answer the most questions correctly.

Assign this list to your students

Start a free 10-day teacher trial to engage your students in all of Vocabulary.com’s word learning activities. Set up fun Vocab Jams, create a quiz, and monitor each student’s progress.

Start your free teacher trial

Learn more about how Vocabulary.com supports educators across the country.

Excerpt from "Letter from Birmingham Jail"﻿

What type of activity would you like to assign?

Assign this list to your students

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Excerpt from "Letter from Birmingham Jail"