Main Idea
What was the central idea of the entire article?
Students have used walkouts to effect change in America for decades
Which sentence explains the goal of the 2018 walkouts?
"The goal of the 2018 walkout participants is to draw attention to the issue of guns in America and to prompt government officials to take steps to solve problems associated with guns."
What is a walkout?
When people leave a place or event in protest of something
According to the article, how did many teachers feel about Mexican-American students in Los Angeles during the 1960s?
a. Many teachers were very concerned for the welfare of their Mexican-American students.
b. Many teachers did not believe their Mexican-American students were as capable as their American classmates
b. Many teachers did not believe their Mexican-American students were as capable as their American classmates
What is the central idea of this video?
Dozens of Martin Luther King Jr. Early College students walk out of class to bring awareness to school safety
What is the central idea of the first subsection, "Farmville, Virginia, 1951"?
Barbara Johns organized a student walkout that helped end segregation in America
Which sentences provide details about the conditions at schools that Barbara Johns attended?
"Her school was overcrowded and underfunded. Students didn’t have the space or the supplies they needed to learn. Classes were held in tar paper shacks, and the school district never fulfilled a promise to build a better building."
What issue inspired students to organize a walkout in 2018?
Problems associated with guns
Which text evidence below most strongly supports your answer to the previous question?
a. This movement is often referred to as the Chicano Civil Rights Movement.
b. Teachers and counselors did not encourage Mexican-American students to go to college.
b. Teachers and counselors did not encourage Mexican-American students to go to college.
Who was the speaker at Duke's graduation? Why was he chosen?
Jerry Seinfeld, the comedian.
He has an honorary degree from Duke, his daughter is a graduate, and his son is a student there.
What is the central idea of the second subsection, "Los Angeles, California, 1968"?
Mexican-American students started a walkout to bring awareness to their unfair treatment in schools
Which sentence explains what, if any, consequences students participating in walkouts might expect ?
"So students should be aware that leaving school for a walkout could earn them the same consequences as just skipping class.
What conditions at her school angered Barbara Johns?
The schools were segregated by race and unequal.
Which of the following details could be added to the third paragraph of the article?
a. The building was meant for approximately 150 students, but by the 1950s, over 400 students attended school there.
b. For her part in the integration movement, Johns was harassed and reportedly went to live with relatives in Alabama to protect her safety
a. The building was meant for approximately 150 students, but by the 1950s, over 400 students attended school there.
Why were people walking out?
Some students did not agree with the speaker supporting Israel during the war in Gaza.
What is the central idea of the third subsection, "Are Walkouts Allowed"?
Students have the right to express their political opinions, but they may face consequences.
Which sentence most strongly supports the idea that Barbara Johns had the qualities of a leader?
"Barbara organized all 450 of her classmates, delivered a compelling speech, and convinced them to walk out in protest of their school conditions. "
The article discusses which group of people that were treated poorly in Los Angeles schools?
Mexican-Americans
What is a central idea for the subsection Los Angeles, California, 1968?
a. Mexican-Americans organized a walkout that would help to end segregation in America.
b. Mexican-American students started a walkout to bring awareness to their unfair treatment in LA area schools.
b. Mexican-American students started a walkout to bring awareness to their unfair treatment in LA area schools.
Identify a common central idea for this video clip and the subsection Los Angeles, California, 1968.
Mexican-American students staged a walkout in order to bring awareness to an issue that was important to their community.
How does the central idea you identified for the section "Are Student Walkouts Allowed?" develop the central idea of the entire article?
This section explains what students could expect to happen if they decided to organize a walkout to protest a political issue that they believe in
Which sentences most strongly support the idea that the problem of mistreatment of Mexican-American students in Los Angeles area schools was widespread?
"But the walkouts soon spread to nearby schools. 22,000 students walked out over the course of the event and inspired many Mexican-American youth to become more active in the larger Mexican-American movement for equal rights."
What has the Supreme Court said about students’ rights to express their political opinions in school?
Students may express their political beliefs as long as learning or safety is not disrupted.
How does the author develop the central idea for the subsection Los Angeles, California, 1968 that you identified in the previous question?
a. The author explains the reasons behind the walkout as well as what happened when the students did walkout.
b. The author mentions several similar walkouts and includes a few details about each.
a. The author explains the reasons behind the walkout as well as what happened when the students did walkout.
How is this central idea developed differently in the video clip than it is in the article?
The central idea – Mexican-American students staged a walkout in order to bring awareness to an issue that was important to their community - is common to both the video and article. The article develops this central idea simply by presenting facts about the 1968 walkouts, including background information and reasons students decided to walk out as well as the impact of those walkouts. The video also presents the same type of facts about the 2006 walkouts, but the video also includes interviews of participants who provide their personal feelings, experiences, and memories of the walkouts that they participated in. The video clip also includes additional images and footage of the actual walkout