Ballad of Birmingham

What line from the poem best supports the central idea that the mother believes her daughter will be safe in a place of worship?

• “No, baby, no, you may not go,

  For the dogs are fierce and wild,"

• “I fear those guns will fire. / But you may go to church instead,”

• "And clubs and hoses, guns and jails

  Aren’t good for a little child.”

• "And sing in the children’s choir.”

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is ironic about the mother’s decision to send her child to sing in the church choir instead of to march on the streets?

• The mother doesn't believe in actvisim

• The mother believes protesting is not suitable for a child

• The mother believes her daughter will be safer singing in the choir than protesting in the streets.

• The mother believes children should never be alone

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which line best shows WHY the mother doesn't want her child to go to the Freedom March

• “No, baby, no, you may not go”

• “But you may go to church instead”

• “For the clubs and hoses, guns and jails aren’t good for a little child”

• “For when she heard the explosion she raced through the streets”

Which line supports the inference that the mom believes the church is safe?

• “For I fear the guns will fire”

• “But that smile was the last smile to come upon her face”

• “The mother smiled to know that her child was in the sacred place.”

• “She raced through the streets of Birmingham calling for her child.”

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2