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NAME_________________________________BLOCK_____DATE_____
Write the question, then the answer for each chapter in COMPLETE SENTENCES in your notebook! Be sure to write a title for each chapter.
. MISSISSIPPI TRIAL, 1955
Chapter 11 TITLE___________________________________
1) What reason did Hiram give his mother for having to remain with Grandpa for a few
more days?
2) What trouble is R.C. in?
3) What does Ruthann tell Hiram and his Grandpa about the night that “those white
men came to Uncle Mose’s house”?
4) Summarize what happened to Emmett Till.
5) Why was Hiram upset about Grandpa’s reaction to the events?
6) What does Grandpa say really makes Hiram mad?
7) Who came to visit and what did she say to Ruthanne?
8) What is an editorial? Summarize the newspaper editorial that Grandpa agrees with.
Chapter 12 TITLE___________________________________
1) Why was Hiram worrying?
2) Who was at the door and what did this person want?
3) Why does Grandpa anticipate that R.C. could pose a danger to Hiram?
4) Several times Grandpa tells Hiram that Emmett “Didn’t know his place.” What does
Grandpa mean by this?
5) Why is it significant that the trial will take place in the Delta?
6) Summarize Grandpa’s reasons for calling Hiram’s father “contrary”.
7) What do Naomi and Hiram discuss as they stand on the Yazoo River bridge? Why is
her father mad?
8) What advice does Naomi give Hiram about testifying in court? Why?
Chapter 13 TITLE___________________________________
1) What do Hiram and his parents discuss?
2) Why did Sheriff Smith call in the National Guard?
3) What does Mr. Paul mean when he says, “Sometimes when we get what we
wanted, we realize it’s not what we thought it was.”?
4) When thinking about his father and grandfather, why does Hiram believe that,
“What they had in common is what kept them apart?”
5) After thinking about all his options, what does Hiram decide to do?
Chapter 14 PART A (pgs. 155-169) TITLE___________________________________
1) About what had Grandpa and Hiram stayed up late arguing?
2) What characteristic runs deep in the Hillburn men?
3) What did the sheriff H.C. Strider, sheriff of Tallahatchie county, tell the people
about who would be allowed to attend the trial.
4) Who is Charles C. Diggs? How was he treated? Where did he sit in the courtroom?
5) Who were the district and defense attorneys? What were they arguing about?
6) What did the district attorney announce that the state would not seek? Do you think
this is fair?
7) Describe the behavior of Milan and Bryant as they sat in court.
8) What did Hiram find out from Grandpa regarding the rights of women and negroes
serving on juries?
9) What did Grandpa stuff a few bills into on his way out of the café?
10) Who came at the start of the second day of jury selection? How did the white
spectators react to her presence? What did Sheriff Strider give her?
11) Who was the first person for the prosecution? Summarize his testimony.
What jewelry was Emmett wearing that helped in identifying him?
CHAPTER 14 PART B (pages 169 – 185) TITLE________________________________
1) On cross-examination, what does the defense attorney, Mr. Breland, try to do to
Mose Wright?
2) How was Breland able to have Sheriff Smith’s testimony disallowed?
What is your opinion of this?
3) How is Breland trying to prove that the corpse pulled from the water was NOT the
body of Emmett Till?
4) How did the people react to Emmett Till’s mother as she approached the witness
stand? What was she asked about?
5) Why do you think that Grandpa became agitated as Willie Reed testified?
6) Who is Mrs. Carolyn Bryant? What was the purpose of her testimony in court?
Chapter 15 TITLE___________________________________
1) What was the purpose of the character witnesses?
2) What points did Mr. Chatham try to get across to the jury in his closing arguments?
3) How long did it take the jury to reach a verdict? What was the verdict? What was
your reaction?
4) What reason do you think that Milam could have had for giving Grandpa the thumbs
up sign?
Chapter 16 TITLE___________________________________
1) Summarize what Grandpa and Hiram were arguing about at supper.
2) Who did Hiram run into as he strolled behind the courthouse. Where has he been for
a month?
3) What happened between R.C. and his father?
4) What might you infer from Grandpa’s conversation with the three men about his
truck?
5) As he walked down the driveway, who did Hiram run into? What shocking news did
he tell Hiram?
6) What did Hiram’s grandfather admit to him? What was your reaction?
Chapter 17 TITLE___________________________________
1) How are Grandpa and Hiram acting towards one another?
2) Hiram went to visit Sheriff Smith. What did he learn about Naomi and Mr Rydell?
3) Who came to say good-bye to Hiram at the bus station?
4) What did Hiram learn about his father’s relationship with his grandfather as they
drove home? When did it change?
5) How has Hiram changed?
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Name___________________________________ Date______ Block_______
MISSISSIPPI TRIAL, 1955, RESEARCH PROJECT
6 points
Cover page with:
a) the LETTER and TITLE of your research project centered ¬ ________
b) Your name, date, and block in the lower right hand corner. ________
76 points
Questions and Answers:
(6 points)
a) Question is written in bold-face, underlined, or italized AND
each question is numbered. ________
(70 points)
b) Content of answers are in student’s own words and ¬¬________
written in paragraphs AND..
c) Research conforms to standard English conventions. ________
( up to 10 points deducted for errors)
d) Answers are double spaced and typed or written in blue or ________
black ink. (-5 points deducted if either is missing)
12 points
Poster board no larger than 16×16 with the following:
At least two pictures depicting examples of your research, AND
a brief description ofthe events shown in the picture.
6 points
Include at least 2 citations (other than Ask.com, Wikepedia, etc.)
oral presentation date________ QUIZGRADE: _________
Posted by: Mrs. Panagiotopoulos on: January 12, 2012
NAME__________________________BLOCK_____DATE_____
Write the answer for each chapter in COMPLETE SENTENCES in your binder! Be sure to write a title for each chapter. You will receive a homework quiz grade when we finish this book.
MISSISSIPPI TRIAL, 1955
Chapter 1 TITLE___________________________________
1) Who is Hiram Hillburn?
2) What is the setting for this story?
3) Why does he live with his grandparents?
4) What was Mr. Paul’s opinion of Grandpa’s working in the fields?
5) While out in the fields, who was the only person that grandpa spoke to?
6) According to Hiram’s grandfather, why did God make Negros?
Chapter 2 TITLE___________________________________
1) Describe the sights, sounds, and smells of Hiram’s grandparent’s house.
2) What is Hiram’s grandfather’s opinion about going to war?
3) Who is R.C. Rydell?
4) Who are Ralph and Ronnie Remington?
5) What is grandma’s attitude towards Ralph and Ronnie Remington?
6) Describe Naomi Rydell.
7) Describe Hiram and R.C. Rydell’s fishing trip.
8) Why do you think that R.C. behaves so cruelly?
Chapter 3 TITLE___________________________________
1) What was different about the house as Hiram woke up this particular morning?
2) What sad event has taken place?
3) Why did Ronnie Remington dub Gramma a “queen of kindness”? Can you think of
any other examples of Gramma’s kindness towards others?
4) Who came late to the funeral? What story did she tell Hiram? How does she handle
her own sadness?
5) What is the cause for the strain between Hiram’s father and grandfather
6) Why did Hiram go to the Fulton Street Bridge?
Chapter 4 TITLE___________________________________
1) Why is Grandpa upset?
2) Describe the changes that took place in Hiram’s family after they moved to Tempe,
Arizona.
3) Why did Hiram’s father refuse to allow him to visit his Grandpa each summer?
4) What arguments did Hiram’s mother use to convince his father that Hirim should
visit his grandfather?
5) What words of Hiram’s father could be evidence of foreshadowing?
Chapter 5 TITLE___________________________________
1) What are Hiram’s impressions of Greenwood?
2) Who is Bobo Till? Where is he from? What does Ruthanne ask him to do? How does Bobo respond?
3) What has Naomi Rydell’s life been like since Hiram left?
4) As Grandpa and Hiram catch up who do they NOT discuss?
Posted by: Mrs. Panagiotopoulos on: January 12, 2012
MISSISSIPPI TRIAL, 1955 RESEARCH PROJECTS
A) Slavery
1) From where did slaves come?
2) Describe how they were captured and transported to this country.
3) Why were slaves needed in the New World?
3) What happened to these slaves once they arrived in the states?
4) How were they treated on the plantations and farms?
5) When was slavery abolished?
B) The Amistad
1) From where were the slaves kidnapped? When did this event take place?
2) Who kidnapped these Africans and why?
3) Where was the ship heading?
4) What did these slaves do?
5) Where they jailed? What were the charges?
6) What happened to the slaves?
C) Ku Klux Klan
1) Who or what were the Ku Klux Klan?
2) Include a brief history of the Klan.
3) Describe how active the clan was around 1955.
4) What has happened to the Klan in the past 50 years?
5) Additional information/facts.
D) White Supremacists and Citizens Councils
1) Research each of these and include a definition of each word.
2) Explain when each one came into existence.
3) What did the people who believed in white supremacy try to do?
4) Why were Citizen Councils formed?
5) What happened to African-American people as a result of these two
groups ?
6) Is either of these groups still in existence? Briefly summarize what
became of each group, and who they affected.
E) Plessy v. Ferguson
1) Summarize the court case in your own words.
2) Who was involved?
3) What was the decision of the Supreme Court?
4) Who was affected and how were they affected?
F) Brown vs. the Board of Education
1) Summarize the court case in your own words.
Include why it was brought before the Supreme Court.
2) Who were the people involved?
3) Who were the lawyers?
4) What was the outcome of the Supreme Court decision?
G) The doctrine of Separate but Equal
1) What does this mean?
2) Which areas of this country most often practiced this concept?
3) What was the impact of this doctrine on the lives of African-Americans?
H) Jim Crow Laws
1) When did the term Jim Crow first appear in this country?
2) For what does the term “Jim Crow” stand?
3) What were the Jim Crow Laws?
4) When were the remaining Jim Crow laws deemed illegal?
I) Birmingham Church Bombing
1) Summarize this event. When and where did it take place?
2) What led up to this tragic event?
3) Who was involved? Who died in this bombing? How many were
injured?
4) Was anyone ever punished?
J) Montgomery Bus Boycott
a) When was the boycott?
b) What triggered the boycott?
b) Who was involved?
c) How long did it last?
d) Why was it significant?
e) What was the outcome?
K) Sit-Ins
a) What is a sit-in?
b) Who was involved in the Sit-In that occurred in Greensboro, NC?
c) Why was the sit-in held?
d) What did they hope to accomplish?
e) How did these people conduct themselves?
f) What did they accomplish?
L) Emancipation Proclamation
1) Include a brief biography of Abraham Lincoln.
2) When was he president?
3) What happened during his presidency?
4) What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
a) When and where was this speech delivered?
b) What was the purpose of this speech.
M) The Fourteenthh Amendment; Double Jeopardy and the Fifth Amendment
1) The Fourteenthh Amendment
a) When was it passed?
b) What did it guarantee?
2) Double Jeopardy and the Fifth Amendment
a) What is Double Jeopardy?
b) What does the Fifth Amendment state regarding Double Jeopardy?
N) NAACP
1) When and where was the NAACP established?
2) Who helped begin this organization?
3) Who were some of their members? (ethnic backgrounds)
4) What is their purpose?
5) List three activities that the NAACP has successfully accomplished.
O) Medgar Evers and James Meredith
1) Who are these people?
2) Where were they from?
3) What were they trying to do?
4) What happened to these two young men?
5) How did they contribute to the Civil Rights Movement?
Posted by: Mrs. Panagiotopoulos on: October 16, 2011
BOOK REPORT and PROJECT SCHEDULE – 2011-2012
The following is a list of the book reports for 2011-2012. ALL choices MUST be approved by me. The formats for the book reports are different for each month and will be given out in class as well as posted on the MSMS web page. Begin reading in a timely manner in the event that you may want to make a different choice. All changes in book choice MUST be approved by me two weeks before the report is due. Do not choose a book that has been made into a movie, nor one that is on any MSMS summer reading list, nor one that you have read before.
November: An oral book report based on a mystery/adventure story.
January: Movie Review: Create an eye-catching poster board, video,
or brochure. A parent/guardian must submit a note of consent for
anyone viewing an R rated movie.
February: Biography or Autobiography of an African-American.
March/April: Science Fiction/Fantasy.
APRIL/May: Fiction or Nonfiction; Mystery, Adventure! You choose.
