Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Videos

In the honors classes today you'll be watching two videos on Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.  Take notes on what you hear the men say but also be aware of the way they say it.  Remember, you will be writing a compare contrast paper on the men.  After each video, take five minutes to write about your reaction to what you heard and saw.

Video #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4PqLKWuwyU

Video #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIgSFRuJxTs

After watching both videos you should write one page on Malcolm X and one page on Martin Luther King, Jr.  in your writer's notebook.

You will also receive a copy of Warriors Don't Cry today.  It is yours to keep.  Write your name in it. You have a couple of weeks to read it on your own outside of class.  We will then have a discussion and quiz over the book.

For the standard class you should be responding to the following questions today based on your reading of chapter three.  

1) Why were the Little Rock Nine considered good candidates to integrate Central High School?

2) Based on what you read in chapter three, when is a worthwhile goal too big a risk? Be specific and explain your answer in detail with examples.  

3) Was it fair for her mother to tell her that she didn’t have to go back to Central the next day? Explain your response.

Then you are going to watch a video clip of the Little Rock Nine experience.

Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MksNGcNzKc

You should take notes while watching the video and then write a full page reaction in your writer's notebook to what you saw in the video.

After you will be reading chapters 4 and 5 the rest of class and complete it for homework.

I FORGOT to add these questions to yesterday's blog.  If you missed class on Monday, you should respond to these prompts in your writer's notebooks based on your readings of chapters 1 and 2.

1) What does Grandma India mean on page 6 when she says “Freedom is a state of mind”? Explain fully.

2) How did Melba experience racism both directly and indirectly in chapter one?   Be specific.

3) How does her parents living in “constant fear and apprehension” (7) effect Melba?

4) Does one person have the power to make a difference in the fight against prejudice? Explain your answer.

1) How does the announcement of the ruling in the Brown vs. The Board of Education case effect Melba?  How does it effect her community?

2) Why does her family decide not to call the police after Melba is attacked?

3) Explain the difference between Cincinnati and Little Rock. Be specific.

4) What is ironic about Melba’s mother’s reaction to her signing up to integrate Central High School?