Our Essays:
"If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were standing beside me, he would notice that I..."
We wrote essays to describe the good things Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would notice that each of us is doing if he were able to stand beside us now.
Here are some of the second graders essays.
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If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were standing beside me, he would notice that... I am being nice to other people. I am being honest with my friends. I play fair with my friends. I share things with other people. I love my family and care for them. I help others if they get stuck on something. I am being responsible for what I am doing. I am being respectful of other people. I do not hit other people! I say please when I want something, I say thank you when I get help and say sorry when I hurt someone.
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If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were standing beside me, he would notice that... I am honest to my teacher, Mom and Dad and my friends. I help my friends when they are hurt badly and need help. I do good things for my class. I help them do projects that are frustrating. I share books and toys with my classmates. I care for my classmates because they're my friends. I encourage my classmates to not give up on things.
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If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were standing beside me, he would notice that... I am being nice when people are nice back. I would help Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. if I were there by helping him make peace. I would not hit. I would be peaceful with my friends.
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If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were standing beside me, he would notice that... I am making peace. I am being kind, being good, and playing fair. I am sharing and being helpful. I am being a leader because I am helping others. I am being a peacemaker because I am setting a good example. I am listening. |
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If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were standing beside me, he would notice that... I am being nice when I am playing with my friends because I share my toys. I am being kind when I am playing with my friends. I am being honest when I play with my friends. I am being respectful when I am at a friend's house. I share when I am at home. I treat others nicely when I have friends over. I am helping others. I help others read. I help others learn. I'm playing safe when I play with my friends.
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If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were standing beside me, he would notice that... I'm nice to others. I help first graders. I care about others! I want to help other people. I'm respectful at school. I clean up at lunch. I share my things. I play nice outside and have fun! |
Here are some essays by First Graders:
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If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were standing beside me, he would notice that... I am being nice to my friends. I am obeying my Mom and Dad. I am helping my Mom and Dad. I share with my little brother. I play fair with my little brother.
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If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were standing beside me, he would notice that... I was being honest. I was being nice because I was reading to my cousin. I was sharing because I was sharing a stuffed animal with my friend.
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If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were standing beside me, he would notice that... I am helping the teacher and I am helping friends.
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If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were standing beside me, he would notice that... I was being nice to him because I would let him play with my toys. I was being kind to my friends. I was being kind to my teacher.
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If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were standing beside me, he would notice that... I am being nice. I am being loving. I am being helpful. I am being kind. I am being safe. |
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If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were standing beside me, he would notice that... I am being nice to people. I am being fair to my brother. I am being truthful to my Mom and Dad. I am being helpful to my friends. I smile a lot and I am a happy person! |