Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Scavenger Hunt 2 - Solved

Male
Published a newspaper
Died before 1900
Sold home made candy as a child

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

  1. What position did Rosa Parks hold in the NAACP?
  2. What is bail, and what is its purpose?
  3. Specifically, what did Rosa Parks do to get arrested?
  4. What did Jo Ann Robinson do after Rosa was arrested?
  5. How long was the bus boycott supposed to last?
  6. How long did it actually last, and what ended it?
  7. How did Montgomery’s black citizens view themselves?
  8. What role did MLK Jr. have during the boycotts?
  9. What did MLK say about hate and love?
  10. Who rode the bus with MLK after bus segregation was ended?

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

I Have A Dream Speech Transcript


  1. Write down 5 quotes from the speech.
  2. Explain what each quote means.
  3. Tell me why you chose it.

Friday, December 4, 2015

Ch. 14

Chapter 14

  1. What did Mike King do when he got to Atlanta?
  2. What was the “center” of the black world at the time?
  3. Why was it the center?
  4. What did Mike have to do to marry Alberta?
  5. He changed his name to Martin Luther King, why?
  6. How was MLK Jr. Inspired by Gandhi?
  7. Describe how Gandhi protested.
  8. Why did MLK Jr. want to be a preacher instead of a teacher?
  9. Define taunt.
  10. What is the hardest way to face evil according to MLK Jr?
  11. What do you think made MLK Jr. a great leader?

Segregation News Article - 7th/8th

Based on what you have learned so far, write a 250 word news article on segregation and the Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court decision.
Try to come up with a catchy headline, and then write the article!

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Scavenger Hunt Clues (more clues added daily)

This person from history was:

Born in a state bordering Idaho
Alive in the year 1900
Female
Had the same job as her mother
"Peter Pan"