Introduction
The year is 1957 and you live in Little Rock Arkansas. The president has ordered that all states desegrate schools. Imagine that you are a student in this time period and you are going to be the one that is added to the Little Rock 9.
Task
Answer following questions. And imagine that you are there too. View the pictures to help your mental image of what this was like for the Little Rock 9
Process
Please answe the following questions using the source below.
source: The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History
1. Who was the Governor of Arkansas at this time?
2. Who was the President?
3. What was the Blossom Plan?
4. What day did the 9 first attempt to start school at Central ?
5. Why weren't they able to start then?
6. What day did the students finally start school?
7. What was it like outside the school on this day?
8. What was it like for the students inside the school?
9. Who was there to help the students get to class safe?
10. Who was the first black student to graduate from Central High?
11. Who attended his graduation?
Evaluation
| Write an essay that is at least two paragraphs. Include several facts about the Little Rock 9.Also, imagine what it was like for the students of the Little Rock 9 and include that in the essay as well. |
| 08 | 09 | 10 | ||
| facts in essay | the essay did not contain facts | the essay contains one fact | the essay contained 2 or more facts | |
| they successfully imagined theirselves in the role of the Little Rock 9 | did not imagine | somewhat imagined | realistically imagined |
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have learned alot about the Little Rock 9. There is so much to learn from their experience. I hope that you will look at the unfairness and be careful to not ever discriminate against others. The following website is a great site that shows pictures from the civil rights time period.