HOMEROOM HI – Good Morning Quah – Grade Check/Silent Read/HW Time

Grab a laptop and login then beak it partially closed. Mild Monday 1-09-2017 Please gather binder, notebook, Planner, and ORB Grab Handout Grab a laptop and login then beak it partially closed. Take out your Warriors Don’t Cry Materials & your memoir reflection.

Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals 8th gRade Advanced ELA

Memoir Novel Background Information: Memoir Novel written by Melba Pattillo Beals. She made history as a member of “The Little Rock Nine” – among the first nine black students integrated into the all white Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas in 1957. These students became iconic symbols of the Civil Rights Movement Published in 1994, this novel gives a first-hand account of the trials Beals encountered from segregationists and racist students.

Metacognitive Reading Overall Content Goals Historical Knowledge Metacognitive Reading Vocabulary We will be using higher order thinking as we respond to text selections, question events and character motives, make predictions, Analyze how lines of dialogue propel action and show aspects of a character Analyze different points of view and central conflicts We will determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text. We will utilize a combination of self- selected and targeted words. We will develop methods to remember and use new words. We will understand the historical context for the setting of this novel by exploring the political and social events that lead up to the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arksansas.

Civil War to Civil Rights Significant Events Video: Brief History of the Civil Rights Movement Civil War Emancipation Proclamation 13th Amendment 14th Amendment Plessy vs. Ferguson Founding of NAACP Brown vs. Board of Education Integration of Central High School Integration of University of Alabama

Overall Goal: Knowing Historical Context Strengthens Comprehension In small groups, you will research significant events to provide you with better historical context of this novel. For the event you are assigned, find out: Date(s) Event(s) Summary of Event Impact of Event on our nation – short term and long term

Date(s) Events Summary Impact 1861-1865 Civil War A war fought in the U.S. from 1861-1865. Of the 34 US states in January 1861, 11 southern slave states declared secession from the US and formed the Confederate States of America. The Union eventually won the war, which remains the bloodiest in US history. The symbol of the Confederacy, the confederate flag, continues to be controversial even today. May 17, 1954 Brown Vs. Board of Education United States Supreme Court Case that declared states laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy Vs. Ferguson decision of 1896. Marked a turning point in history of race relations in the US. Made equal opportunity for all the law of the land.