Ms. Vanessa's Class
Simplify:
-11(x-3)
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-11x+33
der oser
red rose
Who said the following quote: "The air is the only place to be free from prejudices."
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Bessie Coleman
What HBCU is the subject of Great Debaters?
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Wiley College
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ciento setenta y siete
Identify the protagonist and type in Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown.
Charlie Brown, hero protagonist
Name three African Americans you learned about that attended Fisk University.
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Nikki Giovanni, W.E.B DuBois, and Melvin Tolson
What sonnet was found on Sally's conversation heart?
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Sonnet 43
Give three 'truths' you learned about Abe Lincoln.
Possible Answers:
-He was educated; a lawyer and a politician
-He was more about not letting slavery spread to the west
-He thought whites were superior to blacks
-He had many failures in his lifetime in regards to business, politics and professionally
-His wife, Mary Todd, was the driving force of him becoming president
Which poem was recited at the beginning of the poem?
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seis cientos ochenta y tres
Name the songs that we listened to in honor of Valentine's Day.
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Valentine Girl; In Case You Didn't Know; Shake Your Love; God, Your Mama, and Me; Love You Like a Love Song
Solve for the variable:
The difference of twice the number and fifteen is as much as three.
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x=9
velo opem
love poem
What piece do you like most from Nick Cave and why?
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Answers will vary.
What are the names of the four students that made it on the debate team?
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Hamilton Burgess, Henry Lowe, Samantha Booke, and James Farmer, Jr.
I'm leaving.
Me voy.
What three things made Ms. Vanessa's Valentine complete?
Watching Snoopy, New Kids on the Block and Boyz II Men
Name the historical and Bibical figures that have shaped Tolson's beliefs.
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Jesus, Mozart, Shakespeare, Descartes, Lenin and Chladini
rrowa pidcu
arrow cupid
How old was Bessie Coleman when she died? What were the circumstances surrounding her death?
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She died in a plane crash at the age of 34.
Why did Samantha want to join the debate team?
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She thought it would be good practice for when she became a lawyer.
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mil quinientos cincuenta y cinco
Sing the lines below and sing the line that goes in the blank.
You are beautiful, like a dream come alive, incredible
A centerfold, miracle, lyrical
You saved my life again
And I want you to know baby
____________________.
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I, I love you like a love song, baby
The intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship is known as _________.
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The Harlem Renaissance
latecohoc xob
chocolate box
Give me 5 facts about Fritz Pollard that have not been said today.
Possible Answers:
-attended Brown University, -1st Black football player, -led the team to the Rose Bowl, -played for what is now known as the NFL, -inducted in the Football Hall of Fame in 2005, -1st Black coach of the NFL;
According to Melvin Tolson, what is the way out of ignorance?
Education
Today I will overcome the past.
Voy a vencer el pasado.
Sing he lines below and sing the line that goes in the blank.
I got tired of waiting/ Wonderin' if you were ever comin' around/ My faith in you was fading/ When I __________________.
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met you on the outskirts of town, and I said Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone
Fill in the blanks:
________, an abstract painter, uses _______ and ________ shapes to create his paintings as well as (_______ _______) that "sew" the entire painting together like ________.
Reggie Laurent, an abstract painter, uses geometric and organic shapes to create his paintings as well as squiggly lines that "sew" the entire painting together like thread.
yphha enintesval yda
Happy Valentines Day
Who is Sandra Douglas Morgan? Give three facts about her.
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She is the first Black woman to be President of a NFL Team.
Possible Answers: -grew up in Las Vegas, -admired Connie Chung, -biracial, -1st Black woman City attorney in Nevada
Identify three discrepancies between the movie and the actual events.
Possible Answers: The debate was actually against USC (University of Southern California), the girl on the team was actually Henrietta Bell Wells, James Farmer, Jr. was an observer that night, Henry Lowe was not a real person (Henry Heights), Burgess was actually Boswell and in the crowd as well as the one that became a minister.
We only have today.
Nomas nos queda hoy.
Provide an example of a hyperbole in "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown.
Sonnet XLIII on the conversation heart.
"The Great Migration began because of a 'push and pull'." Explain how Jacob Lawrence depicted the 'push and pull'.
Answers will vary.
The Roman Goddess of Love?
Venus
In 1924, what did Fritz Pollard do? What story is he connected to in CNN 10?
He was the first Black coach in the NFL. He is connected with the story on CNN 10 about the first black woman to be President of a NFL team.
"An unjust law is no law at all."
How many times was this quote used in the movie and provide specific places where they were found in the movie.
Two times; when Dr. James Farmer, Sr. was speaking to the sheriff to release Tolson after being arrested; when James Farmer Jr. gave the closing arguments in their debate against Harvard.
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nueve mil setecientos treinta y cuatro
Provide an example of dramatic irony in "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown."
Sally thought the box of chocolates was for her, but the audience knew it was for Linus' teacher.