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1. When Melba’s mother fought to keep Melba alive when she was an infant

2. In the grocery store when the grocer overcharged her

3. When the teacher was informed of integration and she released the kids early

4. When Mebla was followed and nearly raped

5. When Mebla signed up to go to Central High

6.  When Melba visited Cincinnati and was treated equal

7. When Melba was on the news

8. Grandma India guarding the house with the shotgun

9. The governor called for the national guard to keep the schools integrated

10. When Melba and her mother had to run/drive away from the mob

11. When Melba got a call from someone wanting to threat her

12. IKE THREATENS TO USE THE LAW

13. When Melba couldn’t go to the wrestling matches

14. Warriors don’t cry from Grandma India

15. When Melba finally went to school and had to be driven in by the guard

16. When the Little Rock 9 had to leave because the mob was too big.

17. The 101st not being at Central
18. The church praying for Melba
19. Melba being attacked with papers on fire
20. Melba and Vince going on a date
21. Acid being thrown at her face
22. Danny pouring water into her eyes to help
23. The demonstration of a straw figure being lynched and burned
24. the optometrist giving her treatment
25. Girls being kind or giving her directions
26. Melba almost being choked

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-Inclusion during lunch
-government sending in troops
-Guards protecting the little rock nine students
-Teachers standing up to class bullies
-Support from the church
-Support from family and friends
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-The mobs protesting in front of the school
-Mothers chasing them
-Kids calling out slurs in class
-Exclusion
-Teachers ignoring aggressive behaviour  from students

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-Let it out
-Break down the wall
-Be playful, even if the topic is serious
-avoid rhyming
-paint with words (senses)
-Use concrete imagery, details. Show don't tell
-Find power in the ordinary (object, detail, person, moment, action)
-play with metaphors, similes, personification
-read poetry aloud. Put words/lines together in interesting ways. Listen to the "sounds" of your words. Rearrange words or replace them with more interesting vocabulary. Line breaks, repetition , and alliteration can enhance the rhythm/power of your poetry.
-Communicate a theme (topic or idea+ your opinion theme)
-REVISE

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-went to church
-delicate in stature
-meticulous about her attire and studies
-spoke in softly measured words

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-athlete
-very sleek and energetic
-always in a good mood
-willing to try new things

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-lived a block away from Melba, saw each other everyday
-best friends with Melba

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-friends with Melba
-small with a pale complexion
-had a heart problem

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-petite
-quiet
-attentive to her studies
-regal

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-quiet, soft spoken
-athlete
-top of his class
-small sense of humor

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-junior
-tall and skinny
-friends with Melba since 1st grade
-very verbal and makes jokes
-always humming a cheerful tune

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-a senior
-member of the church
-his aunt teaches middle school

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-Was part of the Little Rock Nine
-Almost raped as a kid
-Devoted to God
-Wants to have a chance to be in charge
-Writes in a diary

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-Younger than Melba
-Messy
-Plays with bugs and trains and puzzles
-Social

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-Working to complete her Master's degree
-intelligent
-Determined
-Finished college
-Primarily takes care of her kids

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-Strong and big
-Works on the railroad
-Hasn't finished college
-Divorced

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-religious
-kind
-didn't finish high school
-lives with the family
-gardens
-Self taught
-Protective
-carries a shotgun