Read the excerpt from We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson.Teachers who were concerned about students’ safety or who disapproved of their playing hooky tried to bar classroom doors. "A number of teachers told us we were wrong,” Arnetta said, "that we were breaking laws, and we were putting our parents’ jobs in jeopardy.” But, her favorite teachers, Miss Woolfolk and Mrs. Cleopatra Goree, turned around and looked at the blackboard as if they didn’t notice the students leaving their classrooms.The direct quote is included to help readers understand
Read the summary of a book.Theo Rodrigo’s book Dust onto Dust is a historical narrative about the 1930s Dust Bowl. The author describes how a combination of poor farming techniques and a lack of rain created a disaster for farmers in the Great Plains region of the United States. Farmers who lived during that period share their hardships and how they changed their farming techniques in response to this environmental disaster. Rodrigo also includes many pictures and maps to help readers understand his ideas.Which sentence should be removed from the summary?
Read the excerpt from We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson.On the morning of Thursday, May 2, however, his teenaged listeners heard, "Kids, there’s gonna be a party at the park. Bring your toothbrushes because lunch will be served.”Which statement best describes the shared experience of the radio listeners?
Which is the best list of categories for an idea web about Cynthia Levinson’s We’ve Got a Job?
Read the two excerpts from We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson.Audrey talked quietly with her mother and father. As far as she could tell, she was the youngest child there, and she didn’t know anyone else. "My girlfriend . . . was to demonstrate, too, that day,” she said. "I had expected to see her. But she wasn’t there.” Nevertheless, Audrey said, "I didn’t have any fear.”*****Meanwhile, Wash had arrived at Kelly Ingram Park to watch. "[W]e saw those people willingly turn themselves over to the police . . .,” he said. His reaction: "Wow, they must be crazy.” Experience had taught Wash that "the police was vicious murderers.” He knew how much pain they could inflict on young black bodies—Which statement best represents how the march affected Audrey and Wash?
Read the excerpt from We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson.Audrey and James didn’t go to the mass meeting either. They were in jail.Audrey was taken to a large dayroom. She didn’t know anyone, and everyone was older. Dinner was unappetizing. "They gave us grits . . .” she said. "They were horrible—all soupy, no salt.” That night, she slept on a bunk bed "on one mattress, with one sheet,” and no covers.The first-person quotations in this excerpt help explain
Read the following excerpt from We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson.When Arnetta saw Hosea Williams, one of her nonviolence trainers, arrive at her school, she thought, “It’s here, it’s about to happen!” She was joyful at “seeing all those children coming out to participate in the Movement.” She described Dr. Bell, the principal of Ullman, as “running around like a chicken with his head cut off.”Through the use of quotes in this excerpt, the reader is presented with
In Cynthia Levinson’s We’ve Got a Job, students began to receive cues to leave schools. Which statement best describes how this event affected others?
Read the excerpt from We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson.Meanwhile, Wash had arrived at Kelly Ingram Park to watch. "[W]e saw those people willingly turn themselves over to the police . . .,” he said. His reaction: "Wow, they must be crazy.” Experience had taught Wash that "the police was vicious murderers.” He knew how much pain they could inflict on young black bodies—as Arnetta discovered the next day.What does the author’s use of Wash’s quotes help readers understand?
Read the following excerpt from We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson.[Arnetta] was joyful at “seeing all those children coming out to participate in the Movement.”In this excerpt, the reader is presented with
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