Sunday, February 26, 2017

Walking Tall by ReadWorks.org

Source: ReadWorks.org
Article: Walking Tall
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Questions

1. What did Ruby Bridges' mother say to her before going to school?
2. In what date did Ruby's mother say this to Ruby?
3. How many Federal Court Marshalls escort Ruby to school?
4. In which city did Ruby Bridge live?
5. In which grade was Ruby?
6. What was the name of the school Ruby attended?
7. What was waiting for Ruby and the four U.S. Federal Court Marshalls?
8. On paragraph 3, what is the main idea?
9. On paragraph 4, what can you infer the case of Brown v. Board of Education was about?
10. Who ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
11. Which city was not following the court's ruling in 1960?
12. What inference can be made about the author's message about segregation by reading, "By the year 1960, however, many Southern cities, including New Orleans, were still not following the court's ruling.  That prompted a federal court to take action in New Orleans.  It ordered the city to desegregate its public schools.  Ruby Bridges was one of the first students to lead the way"?
13. What conclusion can be drawn about the effects civil rights has on the whole U.S. population?
14. Did Ruby attend her class on the first day of school at William Frantz Public School?
15. Who was Ruby's teacher?
16. How many students were in Ruby's classroom the next day?
17. How many students were in Ruby's classroom the rest of the school year?
18. By the late 1960s, most schools in the United States were no longer segregated, thanks to the efforts of Civil Rights workers.  True or False
19. Which law protected African Americans' rights to seek jobs?


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