Creating Change Today

This reflective journal worksheet asks students to write a full paragraph connecting Dr. King’s legacy to a modern social issue or a personal experience involving fairness, courage, or equality. Students must describe the issue, explain how Dr. King’s values relate to it, and discuss lessons people today can learn. The activity strengthens expressive writing, civic reasoning, and personal reflection. It helps students see how Dr. King’s message remains relevant and how they can be agents of change.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Reflective and Analytical Writing

Civics – Applying Civil Rights Values to Modern Issues

Social-Emotional Learning – Personal Reflection and Empathy

Critical Thinking – Connecting Historical Values to Modern Contexts

This worksheet is part of our Martin Luther King Jr. Day Worksheets collection.