Colvin Chapter 1
This person said "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," as an epithet to start Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Name three members of Claudette Colvin's family.
Mary Ann = Great Aunt
Q.P = Great Uncle
Delphine = Younger sister
C.P Austin = Biological Dad
Mary Jane Gadon = Biological Mom
Claudette Colvin became what adjective after the passing of Delphine?
What is sensitive?
This was the name of the person who attended a school with a scary teacher.
Who is Beth Thomas?
A fish’s head is 3 centimeters long. Its tail is the same length as the head plus half the body. The body is as long as the head and tail together. How long is the fish?
What is 24 centimeters? The head is 3 cm long, the body is 12 cm long, and the tail is 9 cm long.
This was the name of our Claudette Colvin's school. Bonus spin for stating one fact about her school.
What is Spring Hill School?
Answers may vary.
Tragedy struck again when this person was wrongly accused and convicted.
Who is Jeremiah Reeves?
This is the name of the school that the article talked about.
What is Vance Elementary?
A man shows you a portrait and says, “Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son”. Whose portrait is it?
What is his son?
Claudette Colvin lived in this American state.
What is Alabama?
This tragic disease brought an untimely death to Delphine in 1952, leading to Claudette Colvin questioning the wrath of God.
What is polio?
In response to Jeremiah Reeves death, this was the first time in Montgomery history that people gathered in an event called:
What is a protest?
There with this many students in the articles classroom, an ironic number given how many students we have in our classes.
What is 34?
A baseball bat and baseball cost $22.30. If the bat costs $17.75 more than the ball, what is the cost of the ball?
What is $4.55?
This system was created to segregate black and white Americans.
What is Jim Crow?
Name one of the two places that the book says where Claudette Colvin goes after she finished in school.
What is the King Hill Recreation Center or the library?
Mr. Chamberlain teaches the same subject as this person, Claudette Colvin's favorite teacher.
Who is Geraldine Nesbitt?
The name of this teacher shares the same first letter of a really awesome English teacher that you guys have heard about.
Who is Mrs. C?
Below are a few examples of number sequencing. Review the given sequence to determine which number should be next.
. 81, 64, _____, 39
2. 5, 13, 21, 29, ______
3. Write a sequence of 5 numbers that add up to the sum of 0 + 0.
1. 81, 64, 49 , 39
2. 5, 13, 21, 29, 37
3. Write a sequence of 5 numbers that add up to the sum of 0 + 0. (Answers may vary, but should be mirrored on both sides.)
-4, -2, 0, 2, 4
In 1954, this landmark case overturned racial segregation in public schools, a victory for the civil rights movement,
What is Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka?
Name one shocking racial encounter that demonstrates the dark truth of Southern American history in chapter 2.
Miss Nesbitt and Miss Lawrence were celebrated for acting this way toward ALL students.
What is equal or fair, or even culturally aware?
Name one crazy thing that Mrs. C did in the article.
Answers may vary.
The Riddle of Ages
A father is 4 times as old as his son.
In 20 years, he will only be twice as old.
Question:
How old are they now?
Son = 10
Father = 40