4.23 Paired Passage - OYO Questions

What idea does the poet convey through the description of the media in lines 10 through 14?

Use the song “Freedom”

• That the media shows positive images of African Americans

• That the police has become very inactive

• That the media is showing African Americans in a negative view

• That the police protects everyone as they walk down the street

Based on the information from the passage, what can the reader conclude about the protest?

Use the article “Protests spread”

• The protests occurred after the first death of an African American at the hands of a police officer in 1964.

• The protests happened as a result of various similar instances of police mistreatment.

• The protests are not creating any change.

• Protests happen every number of years so people can attend.

What is the message expressed by BOTH the article and song?

• Injustices by the police do not exist

• Even if you do not succeed right away, you must keep trying

• Always fight for your rights

• It is important to be kindhearted and polite to everyone

What is one main DIFFERENCE between the speaker in the article and the speaker in the song?

• The speaker in the article is a police officer and the singer is not.

• The speaker in the article has lived through police brutality while the singer has not.

• The speaker in the article does not believe in protests while the singer does.

• The article is from an outsider’s perspective while the song is from someone living in the situation.

Which idea is expressed in BOTH the article and the poem (song)?

• There are injustices happening that people are tired of

• There is no one who has more freedom than another

• African Americans want to have more freedom than others

• Injustices by the police do not exist