Since this was 1958, the "lost year" in Little Rock, Arkansas, there weren't any students permitted into the high school. This is a picture of the empty halls of Central High School during the "lost year."
Because the schools were closed in 1958, classes were held on television. Students would get up, go to their living room, and watch a teacher teach on public television for an hour for each subject.
Would you prefer to have TV class rather than coming to school each day? Defend your choice with three supporting reasons.
Response Question
1.) Describe something in your life that makes you feel comfortable, confident, and safe. How does your object relate to Marlee's? 2.) Explain the significance of the chapter's title.
Before MP3's, there were CDs, and before that, there were cassette tapes, and before that, there were 8tracks, and before that, were records. Please say you've heard of or see one of these before?
Judy and Marlee spend much of their day listening to their record of South Pacific. This is a famous play that is still on Broadway today!
Let's listen to the words of this song "You've Got to be Carefully Taught" from South Pacific. What do these words have in common with one of the themes of the book that we are reading, The Lions of Little Rock.
Lyrics:
You've got to be taught To hate and fear, You've got to be taught From year to year, It's got to be drummed In your dear little ear You've got to be carefully taught.
You've got to be taught to be afraid Of people whose eyes are oddly made, And people whose skin is a diff'rent shade, You've got to be carefully taught.
You've got to be taught before it's too late, Before you are six or seven or eight, To hate all the people your relatives hate, You've got to be carefully taught!
Response Questions:
1.)Why is Marlee conflicted about her relationship with JT?
2.)How does Marlee feel about her relationships with her family?
Quote Analysis:
"I was almost thirteen. I shouldn't need my older sister to fuss over me or tell me what to do. But I did. Without her, I was afraid I'd just get quieter and quieter, until even Mother and Daddy didn't remember I was there."
1.) What is happening in the story at this point?
2.) What does this quote tell the reader how Marlee must feel about her sister, Judy?
3.) What is a comparison you can make between Judy, Liz, and the Lions of Little Rock?
