8th Grade ELA Little Rock Nine Webquest

Name: ________________________ Date: _______________ Period: ________
Little Rock Nine WebQuest
In this quest, you will use the internet to research
the history of the little rock nine while finding out
more about yourself and your beliefs.
Assignment One:
1. Go to www.dictionary.com and write down the definition for the word
“integration”.
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2. Go to http://www.naacp.org/about/index.htm and write down what the
NAACP believe in.
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3. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan and tell me what the KKK
is
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4. Go to http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
tell me 3 facts about MLK, Jr.
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5. go to http://www.essortment.com/all/whoisdaisybat_ogp.htm and tell me who
daisy bates is
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Assignment Two:
Using Google, find some information on 2 of the following 3 people and
tell me about them and how they changed what happened in Little
Rock. Daisy Bates, Thurgood Marshall, Ernest Green, Melba Patillo, Elizabeth
Eckford, Jefferson Thomas, Terrance Roberts, Carlotta Walls, Minnijean Brown, Gloria
Ray, Thelma Mothershed, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr.
You have to write down the web address for the site you get your
information.
Person 1: ________________________________
Website Used: www.
* Information:
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Name: ________________________ Date: _______________ Period: ________
Website Used: www.
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Person 2: ______________________________
Website Used: www.
* Information:
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Website Used: www.
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Assignment Three:
The Little Rock Nine were part of an important change in America. If you could
change one thing in this country, what would it be? Why? This should be at least
10 sentences.
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Name: ________________________ Date: _______________ Period: ________
Using the internet, find one image that illustrates a cause in which you believe.
Paste below.
WHERE IS THE PHOTO FROM? WWW.
WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE PHOTO?
HOW DOES THE PHOTO MAKE YOU FEEL?
PRINT!