1. LIONS OF LITTLE ROCK Book By: Kristin Levine PowerPoint By: Uma P.

2. RESPONSE (SUMMARY)

3. SUMMARY Marlee is a white girl. She is 13 years old in 7 th grade. Marlee is excellent at math, however she doesn’t talk much. She knows how to, but she wouldn’t want to say the wrong thing. Her best friend is her sister Judy. She hangs out with a stuck up snob girl Sally, because then she never has to think for herself. Then one day a new girl, Liz, enrolls at her school. Liz helps her talk and Marlee feels like she finally has a friend that she can relate to. One day, everything went wrong. Liz wasn’t at school, because she was actually black. Everyone hated her, both black and white. But Marlee would not stop seeing Liz. They found a secret place where they would meet every Tuesday afternoon. Unfortunately, some one named Red finds out and threatens to kill Liz! Will Marlee Find a way to save her friend? Find out in the Lions of Little Rock, by Kristin Levine.

4. EXPLORATION (QUIZ)

5. HOW OLD IS MARLEE?  5  19  13  10

6. 13

7. WHAT WAS MARLEE’S FRIENDS NAME  Ann  Liz  Sue  Mia

8. LIZ

9. WHEN LIZ AND MARLEE SECRETLY MET, WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK WAS IT?  Tuesday  Saturday  Wednesday  Friday

10. TUESDAY

11. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO THREATENED TO KILL LIZ?  JT  Simon  Frank  Red

12. RED

13. WHAT SUBJECT DOES MARLEE LOVE?  Reading  Math  Writing  Science

14. MATH

15. BONUS QUESTION WHAT DID RED THREATEN TO KILL LIZ WITH?  Knife  Gun  Dynamite  Car (run her over)

16. DYNAMITE