Cracking the Wall:  The Struggle of the Little Rock Nine

Cracking the Wall: The Struggle of the Little Rock Nine

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English

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.6.2, RL.7.2, RL.7.9

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Jillian Lynch

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

How do the Little Rock Nine create social change?

they integrated schools

they segregated schools

they ended discrimination

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Dwight D. Eisenhower do to help the Little Rock Nine?

He sent soldiers to keep the students out of the schools

He sent soldiers to let the children into the schools

He supported white southerners

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Why does the author introduce the story with a rock almost hitting Daisy Bates?

Daisy Bates is an important character

Daisy Bates attended a segregated school

It shows the conditions of America at the time

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What happened on the first day the students attended Central High School?

The crowd beat up reporters

They entered through a side door

The students made it through the day

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Describe the nine students who wanted to go to Central High School.

Hardworking

Angry

Courageous

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What event actually prompted the students getting into the school?

The National Guard left

News programs talked about what was happening at Central

Orval Faubus sent soldiers to Central

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What happened to the students as they tried to enter the high school?

They were allowed to enter but then forced to leave by the principal

The National Guard would not let them enter the school

They had to enter through the back door

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

How did The Little Rock Nine student's choices help integrate American schools?

They responded with violence and changed the system

They responded in an honorable and nonviolent way

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

"The whole nation took a giant step forward" means...

We are moving towards equality

We are still segregating schools

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4