8th ELA - 1/8/21

8th Grade ELA

Friday, January 8, 2021

Poll

Would you rather miss your high school prom or miss your high school graduation?

• Miss my high school prom.

• Miss my high school graduation.

Learning Goals

• I can determine the central idea of the 14th Amendment.

• I can determine the meaning of words and phrases in the 14th Amendment.

Multiple Choice

Which school in Little Rock was the first to integrate?

• Central High School

• Dunbar Middle School

• Blossom School

• Hall High School

Multiple Choice

Who made the final decision for Carlotta to enter Central High?

• Little Rock school officials

• Her friends

• Her teachers

• Governor Faubus

Multiple Choice

Who did Carlotta meet at the community center who would also be going to Central High School?

• Ernest Green

• Lottie Holt

• L.C. Bates

• Dorothy "Bunny" Frazier

Multiple Choice

Who was the superintendent of the Little Rock Central School District?

• Carlotta Walls

• Virgil Blossom

• Ernest Green

• Gloria Ray

Multiple Choice

Who was President of the Arkansas NAACP and became Carlotta's mentor?

• Daisy Bates

• Virgil Blossom

• Gloria Ray

• Thurgood Marshall

Multiple Choice

Which famous Supreme Court case led to school integration?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

Multiple Choice

What did Superintendent Blossom say about extra-curricular activities for black students at Central?

• They could not participate in activities.

• They could participate in activities.

• They could only participate if accompanied by a white student.

• They could only participate if accompanied by a parent.

Multiple Choice

What did Superintendent Blossom specifically tell the boys at the meeting?

• They were not to date white girls.

• They would not be transported to school.

• They would not have lockers.

• They could not eat lunch in the cafeteria.

Multiple Choice

What was Little Rock Central High's mascot?

• Tiger

• Wolf

• Rock

• Bear

Multiple Choice

Who died in Carlotta's family right before high school started?

• Papa Holloway

• Daddy

• Mother

• Aunt Eva

Open Ended

For Carlotta, what is the significance (importance) of knowing Mr. and Mrs. Bates?

Open Ended

Reread pages 57–60.

What concerns did some organizations in Little Rock have about desegregating Central High School?

How did those concerns affect Carlotta and the Little Rock Nine?

Reconstruction

You will now have 20 minutes to use Flocabulary to better understand what happened in America right after the Civil War ended.