What does segregation mean?

separation between whites and African Americans

What does desegregated mean?

the beginning of racial segregation

What does protesting mean?

To express an objection to what someone has said or done

Sit-Ins by Margaret Walker Greensboro, North Carolina, in the Spring of 1960 You were the first brave ones to defy their dissonance of hate With your silence With your willingness to suffer Without violence Those first bright young to fling your names across pages Of new southern history With courage and faith, convictions, and intelligence The first to blaze a flaming path for justice And awaken consciences Of these stony ones. Come, Lord Jesus, Bold Young Galilean Sit Beside this Counter, Lord, with Me! 4 . How does the use of the alliteration, “defy their dissonance” of hate, help you visualize the author’s message?

It shows that the brave boys were willing to oppose or go against the ignorance and racism of the ones who had the power.

Its shows that no man can begin to change society without first accepting the injustice and obeying the laws

It shows that people are quick to change their ways when they know that they don't have authority anymore

Sit-Ins by Margaret Walker Greensboro, North Carolina, in the Spring of 1960 You were the first brave ones to defy their dissonance of hate With your silence With your willingness to suffer Without violence Those first bright young to fling your names across pages Of new southern history With courage and faith, convictions, and intelligence The first to blaze a flaming path for justice And awaken consciences Of these stony ones. Come, Lord Jesus, Bold Young Galilean Sit Beside this Counter, Lord, with Me! Those first bright young to fling your names across pages Of new southern history 6. How does the word NEW speak to what is happening in the poem?

The young activists did something that was a first time remarkable event and worthy to be documented for years to come.

History repeats itself and new things are never really new. They are just recycled.

When racism rules the world, it will be written in the history book, The people who try to change racism will never be recognized

Sit-Ins by Margaret Walker Greensboro, North Carolina, in the Spring of 1960 You were the first brave ones to defy their dissonance of hate With your silence With your willingness to suffer Without violence Those first bright young to fling your names across pages Of new southern history With courage and faith, convictions, and intelligence The first to blaze a flaming path for justice And awaken consciences Of these stony ones. Come, Lord Jesus, Bold Young Galilean Sit Beside this Counter, Lord, with Me! And awaken consciences Of these stony ones. 8. Who does the author refer to as the “ stony ” ones?

The oppressors who fought to keep Jim Crow laws in place.

The trailblazers like Martin Luther King, and the 4 college boys from A&T University

Sit-Ins by Margaret Walker Greensboro, North Carolina, in the Spring of 1960 You were the first brave ones to defy their dissonance of hate With your silence With your willingness to suffer Without violence Those first bright young to fling your names across pages Of new southern history With courage and faith, convictions, and intelligence The first to blaze a flaming path for justice And awaken consciences Of these stony ones. Come, Lord Jesus, Bold Young Galilean Sit Beside this Counter, Lord, with Me! And awaken consciences Of these stony ones. 9 . How does the author use of personification show the theme ?

It helps us learn the lesson about life that people can have their minds changed about the injustices of the world if the oppressed work toward it.

It leads us to learn the lesson that some people have ideas about will never be changed or altered

It helps us to see that poets only write about topics that make the world obsess over what is evil and unfair in society.

Sit-Ins by Margaret Walker Greensboro, North Carolina, in the Spring of 1960 You were the first brave ones to defy their dissonance of hate With your silence With your willingness to suffer Without violence Those first bright young to fling your names across pages Of new southern history With courage and faith, convictions, and intelligence The first to blaze a flaming path for justice And awaken consciences Of these stony ones. Come, Lord Jesus, Bold Young Galilean Sit Beside this Counter, Lord, with Me! With courage and faith, convictions, and intelligence The first to blaze a flaming path for justice 7. Why is the path an important symbol i n this poem?

The path is a picture that stands for a way or track laid down for walking into equal and fair treatment

The path is a picture that stands for a way or track laid down for walking into uncertain territory.

The path is a picture that stands for a way or track laid down for walking into obstacles that can lead to injustice.

Sit In

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English

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RL.8.4, RL.7.9, RI.7.7

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Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

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19 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a sit-in?

Sitting on a bus because you want to

Sitting in an area where you are not allowed as a form of protest

Sitting on the floor rather than a chair

Sitting rather than standing at a lunch counter

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where did the first sit-in take place?

Montgomery, Alabama

Greensboro, South Carolina

Little Rock, Arkansas

Greensboro, North Carolina

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In which shop did the first sit-in take place?

Woolworths

The Warehouse

Walmart

K Mart

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In which part of the shop did the sit-in take place?

The toy section

The lunch counter

Baby clothes

At the drinking fountain

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who took part in the first sit-in? *

High school students.

Primary school students.

University students.

Working adults.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In which year did the first sit-in take place? *

1958

1959

1960

1961

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The sit-ins were a form of non-violent protest. *

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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Sit In

19 questions

What is a sit-in?

Where did the first sit-in take place?

In which shop did the first sit-in take place?

In which part of the shop did the sit-in take place?

Who took part in the first sit-in? *

In which year did the first sit-in take place? *

The sit-ins were a form of non-violent protest. *

Following the initial sit-in no one else took part in this kind of protest. *

The sit-in movement spread throughout the South in the early 1960s.

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