Mildred Taylor's Acceptance Speech
1. What award did Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry win?
2. What are two of Mildred Taylor's reasons for writing her novel?
1. What award did Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry win?
2. What are two of Mildred Taylor's reasons for writing her novel?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
1. Who signed the Civil Rights Act?
2. What did it change?
1. Who signed the Civil Rights Act?
2. What did it change?
The Great Depression
1. What year did the stock market crash?
2. What else was happening during the Great Depression that made farming in the Midwest very difficult?
3. What did President Roosevelt create to help improve people's lives during the Great Depression?
Letters to Mrs. Roosevelt
(Click on the links to read letters about kids requesting clothes, money, bikes, and luxuries)
1. Describe a letter you read. Who was it from? What were they asking for? What did you learn about the Great Depression from reading their letter?
The Little Rock Nine
1. Who were the Little Rock Nine?
2. Why did they have to be brave to do what they did?
When you are finished all the other links, click on this one
to visit the Escape to Freedom web quest on scholastic.com.
1. What year did the stock market crash?
2. What else was happening during the Great Depression that made farming in the Midwest very difficult?
3. What did President Roosevelt create to help improve people's lives during the Great Depression?
Letters to Mrs. Roosevelt
(Click on the links to read letters about kids requesting clothes, money, bikes, and luxuries)
1. Describe a letter you read. Who was it from? What were they asking for? What did you learn about the Great Depression from reading their letter?
The Little Rock Nine
1. Who were the Little Rock Nine?
2. Why did they have to be brave to do what they did?
When you are finished all the other links, click on this one
to visit the Escape to Freedom web quest on scholastic.com.