Reading Comprehension
What was the name of the family that Sylvia was a part of?
The Mendez Family
This is when people are separated based on parts of themselves.
Segregation
One word
What is the title of the text?
The Fight to go to School
Where did the Mendez family move? City and county.
This is when people face backflash/bias for who they are.
Discrimination
This is the most important idea of a text.
Central/Main idea
What is the genre of the text?
Informational
What was the name of the school Sylvia and her brothers had to attend?
Hoover Elementary
This is when groups are brought together regardless of their backgrounds.
Integrate
This is the message that an author wants a reader to learn.
Theme
Who is the author of the text?
Bryan Brown
How did the lawyer prove the schools were discriminating against Mexican Americans?
By having students and education specialists take the stand and proving the school district false.
This is when groups of people band together to collect signatures for a cause.
Petition
How does a reader find central idea?
By analyzing the text, finding patterns, summarizing portions into their own words, collecting evidence.
How many trials did the Mendez family have to go through to prove that the Westminster school was discriminating against them?
Two trials.
What was the outcome of the court case on the public education system?
This is the law that was used to prove that the Westminster schools were discriminating against Mexican Americans.
What is the central idea of The Fight to go to School?
Mr. Jewett has final say.
The central idea of the text is families like the Mendez family fought against school segregation to ensure all children had equal educational opportunities.
What landmark case did the Westminster case have an effect on?
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka