Compare and Contrast Ruby Bridges POV Central Idea

Match the following sources with their appropriate description. Source 1 = The Story of Ruby Bridges, Source 2 = Through My Eyes

• Source 2

• Maintains third person P.O.V. to describe Ruby's experiences in Frantz

• Both

• Uses first person point of view to emphasize the process leading to Frantz

• Source 1

• Shifts in P.O.V. at times, uses quotes from Mrs. Henry and Lucille

Which of the following best represents a central idea of Source 1?

• Ruby was selected after a tedious process to desegregate an all white school.

• Ruby exhibits courage and determination in the face of adversity.

• Ruby was always brave no matter what.

• Never give up.

Part B: Identify TWO supporting details from Source 1 that support your response to the previous question.

• "Our Ruby taught us a lot" (Coles 1).

• "So, Ruby began to learn how to read and write, in an empty classroom, an empty building (Coles 4).

• "She didn't seem nervous or anxious or irritable or scared" (Coles 6).

• "Every morning, Ruby stopped a flew blocks away from school to say a prayer for the people who hated her" (Coles 8).

This text uses third person P.O.V. to describe how Ruby was selected to attend William Frantz.

• Source 1

• Source 2

• Both

• Neither

Match the following sources with their proper functions

• Source 1

• Addresses the topic of federal marshals, uses quotes from Mrs. Henry in 1st person POV

• Neither

• Provides additional information about how the others from Mcdonogh are doing now

• Both

• Emphasizes Ruby's intelligence and family dynamics through exposition

• Source 2

• Conveys Ruby's character traits as she attended a new school

True or False: Source 2 is centered more around Ruby's traits

• True

• False

Answer explanation

False. Source 2 is more about background information leading up to her first day, with a slight focus on how she was treated towards the end.

Identify a supporting detail emphasized in Source 2 that is absent in Source 1.

• "I took the test, I was only five" (Bridges 1).

• "Lucille, my mother, was convinced that no harm would come to us" (Bridges 2).

• "Three of the remaining children, all girls, were to go to a school named Mcdonogh" (Bridges 3).

• "They were US Federal Marshals" (Bridges 4).

Identify one supporting detail from Source 2 that is absent from Source 1.

• "The New Orleans Police were supposed to help us, but they very much disliked being the ones to enforce integration (Bridges 6).

• "My father, Abon, didn't want any part of school integration" (Bridges 4).

• "He asked the US government to rush federal marshals to New Orleans to protect the Black first graders" (Bridges 5).

• "People yelled and threw things" (Bridges 4).

• "After my mother and I arrived, they ran into classrooms and dragged their children out of school" (Bridges 5).

True or False: Both source 1 and source 2 address the topic of civil rights and bravery.

• True

• False

True or False: Source 1 has a stronger emphasis on bravery, meaning one could find more supporting details here.

• True

• False