Practice Research Simulation Writing Today we will… Analyze a reading passage and a video about an historical event. Answer comprehension questions about both resources. Write an extended response utilizing information from both sources.
RI.7.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. RI.7.2: Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development RI.7.3 Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (how individual influence ideas or events)
W.7.2: a. Write informative explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. W.7.2.b: Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. W.7.2.c: Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
What information does each resource provide? Whose point of view is presented in each resource? What is the main focus of each resource?
What objective information can you gather from this famous photo?
“How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration: Little Rock Girl 1957” Book Trailer for Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock
What is the main idea? Whose point of view is revealed in the passage? What details support the main idea? “How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration: Little Rock Girl “
Main Idea: A. Arkansas National Guards refused to allow Elizabeth to enter school. B. 9 African American teenagers faced terror when entering an all-white school in Little Rock, Arkansas. C. A photographer snapped a photo of Elizabeth Eckford as she walked to school. D. Desegregation of schools divided the nation.
Main Idea: A. Arkansas National Guards refused to allow Elizabeth to enter school. B. 9 African American teenagers faced terror when entering an all-white school in Little Rock Arkansas. C. A photographer snapped a photo of Elizabeth Eckford as she walked to school. D. Desegregation of schools divided the nation.
A. “Photographer Will Counts of the Arkansas Democrat, snapped a photo of this event …” B. “Sunglasses hid the fear in her eyes as she looked around.” C. “Counts’ photo and others taken during the Little Rock conflict revealed a divided nation.” D. “Hazel normally had a bright smile to match her perky brown curls.”
A. “Photographer Will Counts of the Arkansas Democrat, snapped a photo of this event …” B.. “Sunglasses hid the fear in her eyes as she looked around.” C. “Counts photo and others taken during the Little Rock conflict revealed a divided nation.” D. “Hazel normally had a bright smile to match her perky brown curls.”
A. The photographer B. All nine African American students C. Elizabeth Eckford D. The National Guards
A. The photographer B. All nine African American students C. Elizabeth Eckford D. The National Guards
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Main Idea 1. “For all the turmoil she faced, Elizabeth looked calm.” 2. “Hazel became the embodiment of racial hatred.” 3. “Elizabeth became the most widely known high school student in the United States.” 4. “The relationship between Elizabeth and Hazel was a metaphor for racial relationships in the country.”
Main Idea 1. “For all the turmoil she faced, Elizabeth looked calm.” 2. “Hazel became the embodiment of racial hatred.” 3. “Elizabeth became the most widely known high school student in the United States.” 4. “The relationship between Elizabeth and Hazel was a metaphor for racial relationships in the country.”
A. The photographer B. Hazel C. Elizabeth D. The mob
A. The photographer B. Hazel C. Elizabeth D. Hazel and Elizabeth
Describe the impact of September 4, 1957 on the people of Little Rock, Arkansas and the United States. What supporting details should you include from the article? What supporting details should you include from the book trailer?
(1) Do you agree that the relationship between Elizabeth and Hazel is a metaphor for racial relationships? (2) Explain. (3) Who do you think is the real hero of this event? (4) Use the details from the two resources to support your opinion.
Elizabeth Eckford was one of 9 African American students to attend an all white school as part of desegregation. They were referred to as Little Rock 9. An angry mob followed the Arkansas 9 to the school. National Guard soldiers blocked Elizabeth’s entrance into the school. A photographer snapped a picture of an angry student, Hazel Bryan who stood behind Elizabeth. The famous photo depicts the hostility between the races during this era.
There is a dramatic contrast in the preparation for the first day of school at Little Rock Central High for Elizabeth and Hazel. Elizabeth Eckford proceeded to school alone; sunglasses hid her fear as a mob formed. Hazel Bryan was directly behind Elizabeth. She looked livid, filled with hate. Hazel Bryan became embodiment of racial hatred. At 20 years old, Hazel called to apologize to Elizabeth. The author wrote a book about both women as an honest acknowledgement of racial relationships, a complex and ongoing process. Much work must still be done toward healing relationships between blacks and whites.