8th ELA - 1/26/21

8th Grade ELA

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Poll

Which "kicks" do you prefer?

Learning Goals

• I can use evidence from Brown v. Board of Education to support my understanding of A Mighty Long Way and the desegregation of schools in the South.

• I can understand the connection between Brown v. Board of Education and Carlotta’s experiences.

Brown v. Board of Education

You will now work with your Breakout Group to answer the text-dependent questions.

Open Ended

What are the details that support the claim that “education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments”?

Open Ended

How might the segregation of schools affect the motivation of a child to learn? What does Brown v. Board of Education have to say about this question? How does this connect to Carlotta’s story?

Open Ended

Based on the arguments presented in the case, how did the court decide that educational segregation deprives people “of the equal protection of state law”?