Stage 3||EnglishMr. Ricardo Briano

Biography from

Rosa Parksby: Douglas Brinkley

This presentation was made by

José Ángel García SánchezAraceli Guadalupe Gutierrez Zavala

Renato Acosta MolinaJesús Alejandro Martínez

HernándezJosé Roque Quintanilla NolazcoMonica Guadalupe Rodríguez

Gatica

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Author:Douglas Brinkley

He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on december 14. 1960 Douglas Brinkley is a professor of history at Rice University and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. The Chicago Tribune has dubbed him “America’s new past master.” His most recent books are The Quiet World, The Wilderness Warrior, and The Great Deluge. Six of his books have been selected as New York Times Notable Books of the Year. He lives in Texas with his wife and three children.

She was born on August 28, 1952 in Akron, Ohio, African-American poet Rita Dove loved poetry and music from a young age. She was an exceptional student and was invited to the White House as a Presidential Scholar out of high school. She studied in Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship, later teaching creative writing at Arizona State University. She has won numerous awards for her work, including a 1987 Pulitzer Prize for the book of poetry Thomas and Beulah. Other books from Dove include Mother Love and Sonata Mulattica.

Rita Dove

Characters Rosa Parks:

An African American woman…

H. Council Trenholm: President of the Alabama State University.

James F. Blake (the bus driver):

Setting

Martin Luther King

The history happened in the 60s (1955), 8 years ago of “I have a dream” and take place in Montgomery City.In that momen the black people was segregated by white people in USA

Exposition/ Introduction

Rising action

Conflict

Climax

Falling action

Resolution/Conclusion

Rosa Parks headed to work on December 1, 1995, on the Cleveland Avenue bus to Court Square. It was a typical prewinter morning in the Alabama capital, chilly and raw, topcoat weather.

Shortly after 5:00 P.M., Rosa Parks clocked out of work and walked the block to Court Square to wait for her bus home. It had been a hard day, and her body ached, form her feet swollen from the constant standing to her shoulders throbbing from the strain and her chronic bursitis.

Her formal dignified “No”, uttered on a suppertime bus in the cradle of the Confederacy as darkness fell, ignited the collective “no” of black history in America, a defiance as liberating as John Brown’s on the gallows in Harpers Ferry.

Her majestic use of “may” rather than “can” put Parks on the high ground, establishing her as a protestor, not a victim. “When I made that decision”, Parks stated later, “I knew I had the strength of my ancestor with me” and obviously their dignity as well.

When Parks looked up at Blake, his hard, thoughtless scowl filled her with pity. She felt fearless, bold, and serene. “Are you going to stand up? The driver demanded. Rosa Parks looked straight at him and said “No.” Flustered and not quite sure what to do, Blake retorted, “Well, I’m going to have you arrested.” And Parks still sitting next to the window, replied softly, “You may do that”.

There were several empty spaces at the whites-only front of the bus but at the next two stops enough white passengers got on to nearly fill up the front section and there was a white man left standing. The driver barked "Move y'all, I want those two seats", to give space to James F. Blake. A stony silence fell over the bus as nobody move.

TONE• These both biography and poem make feel a little

bit sad because of the situation that black people was living.

• In the other hand the actions of Rosa Parks give us strength and braveness to past the difficult situations in our life

Text Analysis:Brikley writes a biographical piece about Parks. He includes several factual details such as descriptions of Park’s physical appearnce and daily life, as well as quotations from her that reveal her personality and point of view.

Reading strategy:When you set a purpose of reading, you find specific reasons for reading work. Your purpose for reading the two selections that follow is to compare and contrast the ways each work presents Rosa Parks.

Vocabulary in context Frenetically:

Is and adverb meaning in a wildly hurrying or frantic way.There was too much work to do, so she had to work frenetically to finish it all on time Exhortation:

Is a noun meaning a statement strongly urging that something be done.She remembered Jhon’s Brown’s exhortation to act, not just talk, to try to change the situation.

Vocabulary in context Serene:

Is and adjective meaning calm and peaceful.The bus driver was angry with her, but Parks remained serene

Retrieve:Is a verb meaning to find and bring back.The police officer bent down to retrieve the purse she had dropped.

Ángel: Rosa Parks was an amazing woman who did a change in a time when that was very difficult to do that. She changed the rules of the bus and supported the future movement of Martin Luther king and she was awarded by Eleanor Roosevelt. Is amazing know how those important characters on the history has a kind of relationship

OPINIONS

Araceli: I like this story because it describes how was the discrimination to African American people, I was thinking about the bad times that most of the society passed and how this affected them. It was incredible the way that “white” people discriminates “black” people, so in this story we could find time to reflect about the bad things that people use to do, also to remember how “black” people suffered and thanks to this suffering and to fight about the equality, we could change the mind of the world.

Alejandro: I like the story because it shows us how important can be a single action in the lifes of many people (in the case of Rosa Parks saying "no") and also that we can realize about the dignity of Rosa as we saw in the poem and the impact that thiss succes has.

OPINIONS

Monica: What I liked the most from Rosa Parks, in both genres, the biography and the poem was definetly how she was described, as a woman who never gave up, and that always fought for her rights and for the rights of the people like her. I have to mention that the biography was better than the poem, because it provides more information about Rosa, and also it includes a background at the beginning, permiting us to have a better understanding of the situation, in comparison to the poem that was short, with few details, and less information.

Renato: I like the two texts because they showed a very simple action that made an extraordinary change in everybody's life in the U.S.A.Also, I like how she stop that discrimination against black people. The way she defended her ideals and the way she tried to stop the madness that white people put on black people

OPINIONS

Roque: My opinion of this lecture and about this person I considera a example of fight for the right of everybody reserves and not only un the rights, we will use that example in different things of the daily life.

You have Luck!

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Name 3 examples of segregation.1. Separate water fountains

2. Whites had to sit in front of bus, Blacks had to sit in the back.

3. They had different entrances in movie theatersThey had to go to different school.

Did Rosa know she was

breaking the law? Why did she do it?

Yes she knew she was breaking the law.She was tired of being treated unfairly because of her race.

Which was the date of her famous refusal to leave her

seat?

December 1, 1955

What is dignity? The impressive behaviour of

someone who controls their emotions in a difficult situation.

Respect that other people have for you or that you have for yourself.

Dignity is a person's right to be treated like a human being.

What is something you might

do frenetically?

What exhortation would you give your

favorite sports team?

Describe a place that makes you feel

serene

When would it best not retrieve

something you left behind?

The bus driver ordered Parks to change seats because

A. She was taking up too much space

B. He wanted an empty row for one white passenger

C. He remembered that she was a troublemaker

D. He was trying to irritate her

Which of the folllowing phrases from Dove’s poem best expresses Park’s dignity? A. The time right inside a

placeB. That trim name with its

dream of a benchC. Her sensible coatD. How she stood up when

they bent down to retrieve her purse

What did Parks decide

to do on the bus?A. She decided not to give

up her seat even if it meant getting arrested

B. She decided to move to the back on the bus

C. She decided to yell at the bus driver

D. She decided to quit her job

Which of the following word pairs best describes how both selections characterize Parks?

A. Loud, angryB. Sweet, kindC. Dignified, nobleD. Uncaring, selfish