Wk 5, "Generational Shift in the Debate over Busing"

Wk 5, "Generational Shift in the Debate over Busing"

The Battle for School Busing | Retro Report | The New York Times

https://youtu.be/sld722slarw

Multiple Choice

What is segregation?

• the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment.

• the ending of a policy of racial segregation

• to combine separate groups; to bring separate groups into equal participation in a social group or institution

• the practice of transporting students to schools within or outside their local school districts as a means of promoting desegregation and encouraging integration

• the trend of white people moving out of urban areas, particularly those with significant populations of people of color, and into suburban areas.

Multiple Choice

What is desegregation?

• the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment.

• the ending of a policy of racial segregation

• to combine separate groups; to bring separate groups into equal participation in a social group or institution

• the practice of transporting students to schools within or outside their local school districts as a means of promoting desegregation and encouraging integration

• the trend of white people moving out of urban areas, particularly those with significant populations of people of color, and into suburban areas.

Multiple Choice

What is integration?

• the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment.

• the ending of a policy of racial segregation

• to combine separate groups; to bring separate groups into equal participation in a social group or institution

• the practice of transporting students to schools within or outside their local school districts as a means of promoting desegregation and encouraging integration

• the trend of white people moving out of urban areas, particularly those with significant populations of people of color, and into suburban areas.

Multiple Choice

What is busing?

• the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment.

• the ending of a policy of racial segregation

• to combine separate groups; to bring separate groups into equal participation in a social group or institution

• the practice of transporting students to schools within or outside their local school districts as a means of promoting desegregation and encouraging integration

• the trend of white people moving out of urban areas, particularly those with significant populations of people of color, and into suburban areas.

Multiple Choice

What is white flight?

• the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment.

• the ending of a policy of racial segregation

• to combine separate groups; to bring separate groups into equal participation in a social group or institution

• the practice of transporting students to schools within or outside their local school districts as a means of promoting desegregation and encouraging integration

• the trend of white people moving out of urban areas, particularly those with significant populations of people of color, and into suburban areas.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following statements best describe the conflict introduced in paragraph 1?

• Joe Biden is a strong advocate of busing, while Kamala Harris is opposed to busing because of her own negative personal experiences with the process.

• Joe Biden offended Kamala Harris by making positive remarks about his past work with other politicians who supported segregation. Harris also emphasized that Biden was against busing.

• Kamala Harris lost the democratic presidential nomination for the 2020 election, so she is now trying to discredit Joe Biden.

• While Harris and Biden both support busing, their opponents no longer support the idea of integrated schools.

Multiple Select

2. How does paragraph 2 develop or build upon the conflict introduced in paragraph 1? Choose all that apply:

• Paragraph 2 develops the idea that Biden and Harris disagree about the issues of busing due to their different backgrounds, such as age and race..

• Paragraph 2 provides reasoning to justify Biden's perspective that busing was not a successful method of promoting desegregation.

• Paragraph 2 develops the argument against busing by providing examples of how the practice negatively impacted students.

• Paragraph 2 develops the idea that Kamala Harris is trying to persuade white voters to elect her by agreeing with Joe Biden's position on busing.

• Paragraph 2 develops the idea that desegregation benefitted students.

Multiple Choice

3. What is the purpose of paragraph 3?

• The purpose of paragraph 3 is to explain that many people disagreed on the issue of busing because white parents were against desegregation, not because they did not want their children to ride buses.

• The purpose of paragraph 3 is to contrast different perspectives about the issue of busing, though most people tended to support the program..

• The purpose of paragraph 3 is to provide an example of Harris' negative personal experiences as a student who participated in busing.

• The purpose of paragraph 3 is to compare how different American cities responded to busing, emphasizing the program's success in western cities.

Multiple Choice

4. Which of the following is the best synonym for the word "flouted" as it is used in the last sentence of paragraph 5?

• openly chose not to follow

• agreed or cooperated with

• held or controlled

• challenged or argued against

Open Ended

5. How does paragraph 6 develop the author's argument?

Review answer choices to question #2 for examples of how to use the sentence frame. Use the sentence frame and pick a verb: Paragraph 6 [provides an example of.. / develops the idea that... / develops the argument against... / provides reasoning to justify... / emphasizes the idea that... / elaborates on the idea that...]