Bad Boy

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What year was Walter born?

What did Walter do to earn pennies?

What happened to Walter’s biological

mother?

When Walter was 4 he went to live with

Florence and Herbert ___________?

Who was Walter’s first reading teacher?

1937

He taught himself to dance, and performed on the street.

Walter’s biological mother died after the

birth of his sister.

Herbert’s last name was Dean.

Florence Dean

What important skill had Walter learned

from Mama that prepared him for

elementary school?

Why did Walter’s first grade teacher oppose him skipping first grade

and moving on to second?

Why did Mrs. Parker select Walter and Eric to be the class cookie monitors in

fourth grade?

What happened to Walter’s father

when Walter was in second grade?

What happened when Walter brought home a report card with a red mark

on it?

To read

Because he could not speak well

They were the tallest

Herbert Dean was drafted into

the Navy

He got a beating

After Walter’s surgery, how did Walter disobey the doctor’s

orders to stay in bed?

What was Walter’s main problem when he read

out loud in class?

Walter’s poem was selected for the school

newspaper. The title was “My __________.”

What type of surgery did Walter have in 4th grade?

Who disapproved of Walter playing with guns and reading comic books?

He got bored and went outside to ride his bike.

The students laughed at his speech problem.

“My Mother”

He had his appendix removed

Mrs. Dobson

Walter love most about Harlem?

How old was Walter when he joined the

Army?

How did Walter respond to Dr. Holiday when he asked him “do you like being black?”

What professional baseball team did Walter

love?

Two black athletes that made headlines during the summer of 1947?

The music

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“Yes, of course I do.”

The Brooklyn Dodgers

Jackie Robinson

and

Joe Louis

IntegrateA.To memorize

B. to fine something

C. to unite or combine

D. to be stubborn

ScenariosA.A time period in the 1940s

B. to find something

C. plots, stories, or scenes

D. to perform on stage

Lanyard

A. apartment house; living quarters

B. to unite or combine

C. a cord worn around the neck to hold something

D.A period count of the population

opinionated

A. to act aggressively

B. to memorize

C. to read publications in short installments

D.stubborn or conceited about one’s own beliefs

MatzohA.To draw of paint

B. to search for a lost item

C. a biscuit of unleavened bread

D. a location in Harlem

IntegrateTo unite or combine

ScenariosPlots, stories, or scenes

LanyardA cord worn around the neck or shoulder to hold

something such as a whistle.

OpinionatedStubborn or conceited in regards to ones own beliefs

MatzohA biscuit of unleavened bread