Review: "All Together Now" Ideas & Vocab

Why might Barbara Jordan quote both Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln in her speech?

• She thinks they are intelligent.

• To support the message of unity and harmony.

• To remind people about the history of slavery.

• To prove she is smarter than the audience.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

According to "All Together Now," how can people create a harmonious society?

• by running for office to be a senator

• by accepting all people of different races and backgrounds

• by telling citizens how to act

• by studying civil rights laws

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1. Why does Barbara Jordan claim that "there is something special about tonight" in her opening remarks?

• because she is the first Black woman to be the keynote speaker

• because the party is going to nominate a Presidential candidate

• because she is going to run for president

• because there hasn't been a Democratic National Convention in 144 years

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CCSS.RL.2.6

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4. What does the speaker think that elected public servants must do in paragraphs 13-14?

• create slogans and press releases

• create new laws

• solve all the nation's problems

• set a positive example for Americans

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

8. Barbara Jordan uses a quotation from Thomas Jefferson as evidence to support her claim that —

• A. there is no law forcing Americans to form a national community.
• B. the President of the United States can veto some decisions.
• C. being kinder to others will help the country as a whole.
• D. freedom is no longer inspiring to Americans.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is most likely a central idea of Barbara Jordan’s speech?

• Democracy was a terrible idea.

• The public needs to set an example for elected officials, not the other way around.

• It is up to the people to decide what they collectively want, and work together toward those goals.

• The country is too divided to work together, so we should re-start the Civil War.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What type of text structure is used in Barbara Jordan's speech?

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Choose the synonyms for defer.

• hurry; rush

• delay; postpone

• stop; quit

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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Choose the best synonyms for distinction.

• excellence, uniqueness

• different, unusual

• notice, admit

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Choose the best synonyms for sustain.

• support, maintain

• begin, create

• stop, pause

• purchase, borrow

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4