Title/Author
"My Struggle for Education"
Booker T. Washington
Who was the main character in the story?
Franz
What sport was played in this story.
Basketball
Name the teacher in the story.
Miss Smith
Name the main character in the story.
Toby
Booker T. Washington was born a _________________.
Slave
"Four-Ring Circus
B. J. Chute
Why was the boy late for school?
He was looking at the bulletin board.
What was the name of the team?
Trenton Terrors
Name something the Kiskis children did not have.
Shoes
What was he required to do.
Recite the Gettysburg Address.
What school was Booker trying to get accepted at?
Hampton Normal
"Toby and the Gettysburg Address"
Margaret Cabel Self
What didn Monsieur Hamel write on the board at the end of his lesson?
Vive la France
How were the original players alike?
All had read hair, all played slap happy, goofing around, fast.
Why did the children eat outside in the cold.
They were shy and ashamed that they had little food and no shoes.
How did he learn it
By saying it while he milked the cow.
What did Booker have to do to be accepted at the school
Sweep one of the rooms at the school.
"The Kiskis"
May Vontver
What was going to happen the next day?
All lessons would be taught in German not French.
Name the new kid. What was he like?
Ted
He played slow ,deliberate, thoughtful basketall.
How did Miss Smith make friends with the children?
She read stories to them the day they were the only ones at school.
What did he do to help him remember the words during the program?
He tied rope to he pants and pretended to milk a cow behind his back.
Where did he learn to work hard and do an excellent job?
While working for Mrs. Ruffner.
"The Last Lesson"
Alphonsse Daudet
How did th student's attitude about school change?
He realize he should value his education because you never knew when the opportunity would be gone.
He realized he should have tried harder.
What was the conflict,
How was it resolved?
Ted tried to force the team to play his way; it did not work.Ted began playing like the original team and by working together they began to win.
What happened that caused the Kiskis to become friends with the class.
The brought chocolate to Miss, and she had them share it with the class.
Why did the audience laugh at him/
They saw him milking the cow behind his back through a mirror that was behind him.
Name the school Booker T. Washington started.
Tuskeegee Institute