Pick 2-3 of the options below to respond to in paragraph form:
- Why couldn't the parents/adults protest? What would happen to them if they did protest?
- Dr. King said the only way to change what was happening in Birmingham was to fill the jails. Why was this important and effective?
- One person stated, "a lot of people thought the kids were going to get hurt, but the reality was that we were born black in Alabama and we were going to get hurt if we didn't do something." What did she mean by this?
- When the kids were arrested, Dr. King told the parents, " Don't worry about your children. They are going to be all right. Don't hold them back if they want to go to jail for they are doing a job for all of America and for all mankind." What job is talking about?
- What was your reaction of the movie? What did it make you think about? Did you learn something new about that time in history?
This is a graded assignment. You must post an answer and then respond to at least two other students. If a student responds to your post, then you should respond back, and begin a dialogue. Things to remember:
- You need to write your response in Pages first, and check your post for spelling and grammatical errors. NO TEXT LANGUAGE IS ALLOWED! CAPITALIZE THE BEGINNING OF EVERY SENTENCE! Then copy and paste it into the blog.
- Don't forget to post your blog number every time. Also, please restate the question in your response.
- Paragraphs must be a minimum of 5 sentences. (If you're shooting for an A, 8 sentences).
- Please respond respectfully to your classmates, not everyone is going to have the same opinions as you
- Posts are anonymous. Please don't give away your identifying number, and please respect other's privacy.
