Rosa Parks and Civil Rights Impact

The video explores the use of language in writing, focusing on how precise words create imagery and emotion, especially in poetry. It delves into the civil rights movement, highlighting Rosa Parks' pivotal role and her act of civil disobedience. The video analyzes a poem by Rita Dove about Parks, discussing the poet's choices and motivations. It concludes by encouraging viewers to write poems about historical events.

What is the primary tool that writers use to tell a story?

• Art

• Mathematics

• Language

• Science

In poetry, what is the challenge for writers?

• To join precise words to create a feeling or image

• To use as many words as possible

• To write in prose

• To create a complex plot

What was the legal status of segregation in the 1950s and 60s?

• Uncommon

• Legal

• Encouraged

• Illegal

What was the belief about separate facilities during segregation?

• They were always equal

• They were unnecessary

• Separation was okay if facilities were equal

• They were never equal

Who became a symbol of the civil rights movement?

• Harriet Tubman

• Rosa Parks

• Frederick Douglass

• Sojourner Truth

What action did Rosa Parks take that was significant?

• She led a march

• She refused to give up her bus seat

• She gave a famous speech

• She wrote a book

What was the result of Rosa Parks' arrest?

• A new law was passed immediately

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott began

• Nothing happened

• She was released without charges

What did the Supreme Court rule regarding public transportation?

• Segregation was optional

• Segregation was necessary

• Segregation was illegal

• Segregation was legal

What is a notable feature of Rita Dove's poem about Rosa Parks?

• It is written in prose

• It does not rhyme

• It is a haiku

• It uses complex rhymes

Why did Rita Dove choose not to use rhyme in her poem?

• She didn't like rhymes

• To maintain the rawness of the moment

• She forgot to rhyme

• To make it sound more musical