Claudette Colvin: Chapter 9

Who does Claudette wish she had courage like? (especially before the trial)

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

• Booker T Washington

• George Washington Carter

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CCSS.RL.7.6

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What was the name of the court case Claudette was a part of? (the boycott lawsuit)

• Plessy v . Ferguson

• Browder v. Gayle

• Marbury v. Madison

• Brown v. Board of Education

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How many federal judges were there in Claudette's case? The number was required by law.

• 3

• 2

• 1

• none

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What did all 4 witnesses in the case have in common?

• all white females

• all black females

• all under the age of 25

• all over the age of 50

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Who did Walter Knabe keep questioning Claudette about? He was trying to get her to say that this person was in charge.

• Mary Louise Smith

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

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CCSS.RL.3.1

How does Fred Gray’s decision to save Claudette’s testimony for last create a powerful effect in the trial?

Answer using the CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) format.

• Claim – What powerful effect does this choice have?

• Evidence – What details from the text support this idea?

• Reasoning – Why does this strategy make her testimony more impactful or memorable?

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1