https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7 Culmination of Civil Rights Unit; Discuss elements of historical documents and their literary devices. en-us 2016-03-04 14:45:54 UTC 2023-06-19 19:18:13 UTC hello@padlet.com purvis7thgradeELA https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99044106 Discussion/Critical Thinking Questions]]> 2016-03-04 14:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99044106 purvis7thgradeELA https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99061792 2016-03-04 15:48:50 UTC https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99061792 purvis7thgradeELA https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99065200 2016-03-04 15:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99065200 purvis7thgradeELA https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99362748 2016-03-07 13:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99362748 purvis7thgradeELA https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99363315 2016-03-07 13:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99363315 purvis7thgradeELA https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99364319 List 2 things you put on your Venn diagram when comparing and contrasting the book and the movie on Friday. It needs to be something dealing with a literary element, such as characterization, plot, setting, figurative language, etc.]]> 2016-03-07 13:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99364319 purvis7thgradeELA https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99364744 2016-03-07 13:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99364744 purvis7thgradeELA https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99381254 In his letter from the Birmingham jail, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stated, "Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider."]]> 2016-03-07 14:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99381254 purvis7thgradeELA https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99407559 2016-03-07 15:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99407559 purvis7thgradeELA https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99634659 When you hear the word democracy, what comes to mind? What terms or emotions are related to this word?]]> 2016-03-08 13:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99634659 purvis7thgradeELA https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99659897 Packet 1: Freedom Summer Background & Answer Questions http://amhistory.si.edu/docs/freedom_summer_close_reading.pdf

● After reading the close read of pages 3-6, students will answer questions on 1-7.  
1. Which organizations were involved with the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project?
2. Why do you think Mississippi was targeted for change?
3. What types of professionals did SNCC representatives recruit to serve during Freedom Summer? 
4. According to the announcement, which programs did SNCC envision creating as part of Freedom Summer?
5. The pamphlet specifically talks about requesting help from law students. Why is this? Why not ask attorneys to help rather than students?
6. Which of the projects of Freedom Summer do you feel you most passionate about?
7. In your opinion, which project had the potential to make the greatest impact? Why? 

Packet 2: Complete Application for Freedom Summer answer the following questions: 
**Using inference here more than finding literal in-the-text answers!
1. Why were applicants asked to identify their college major?
2. Why is it important for Freedom Summer organizers to know the types of activities  applicants were involved with before Freedom Summer?
3. Why do you believe Freedom Summer organizers wanted to know local newspapers  in applicant’s hometowns? Why would this be important?
4. Why is it important to know about the type of “social” and “political”  organizations applicants were involved with?
5. Why were applicants asked to identify their race?
6. There was a question about whether or not applicants can drive. Based on what you  know about the project, why were driving abilities important?
7. Why were applicants asked to list the names of persons who could provide bond?  Why was this important?

Packet 3:  Look at Profiles of Freedom Summer volunteer’s on page 10 and answer  the questions after they have reviewed each profile.  

Based on the profiles featured above, please answer the following questions:
*Remember to use pg. 10 on the packet link to the left!!**
1. What do these applicants have in common?
2. What differences exist?
3. Do you believe the volunteers’ ages and educational backgrounds impacted their decision to join the movement? If so, how? If not, why not?

Packet 4: Analyze/read the black and white photo from the following photo essay and 

have groups describe what is occurring in the photo and what they perceive happened 

prior to the photo.  What type of relationship do you see between the two women? 

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/freedom-schools-photo-essay/ (use the first 

photo)]]> 2016-03-08 14:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99659897 purvis7thgradeELA https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99667099 GO TO PG. 9 TO VIEW THE APPLICATION AND IT WILL HELP ANSWER THE QUESTIONS]]> 2016-03-08 14:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99667099 purvis7thgradeELA https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99668334 Analyze the 1st photo]]> 2016-03-08 14:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99668334 purvis7thgradeELA https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99917157 2016-03-09 13:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99917157 purvis7thgradeELA https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99918247 2016-03-09 13:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/99918247 purvis7thgradeELA https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/100205363 2016-03-10 14:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/purvis7thgradeELA/weekofmarch7/wish/100205363