In the short story, “First Day of School” by R.V. Cassill, it is about a boy named John who is going to start a school year at an all-white high school for the first time and for the end of segregation of schools. In the historical dramatization, “The Fight for What’s Right” by Spencer Kayden, a girl named Sylvia Mendez is not allowed to go to an all-white school, so they make a law case for desegregation for schools. The 2 different texts support the topic of desegregation with similarities and differences. The short story, “First Day of School” supports the topic of desegregation by showing that trying to stop segregation is brave and the historical dramatization, “The Fight for What’s Right” supports the topic of desegregation by showing
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It states in the text, “SD1: Sylvia and the other students sit at wobbly desks. Miss Wilson: Today the girls are going to learn how to sew, and the boys will build crates. SD2: Miss Wilson passes out scraps of fabric to the girls and pieces of wood to the boys. SD1: Sylvia raises her hand. Sylvia: Miss Wilson, are we ever going to read books or learn math? Miss Wilson: You don’t need to. I am teaching you something more useful.” Another statement in the text states, “Mr. Marcus: And in your professional opinion, is it helpful for Mexican children to be schooled separately? Mrs. Hughes: No. Keeping them separate sends the message that they are somehow inferior. And it tells them they are not wanted. Mr. Marcus: Does attending a separate school help improve their English skills? Mrs. Hughes: No. The best way to learn a new language is to be surrounded by other people who speak it. Mr. Marcus: Do you believe that the white and Mexican children should go to school together? Mrs. Hughes: Yes. But not just so the Mexican children will have equal access to a good education. Mr. Marcus: What do you mean? Mrs. Hughes: Putting all the …show more content…
It states in “First Day of School, “why you had to be one of the half dozen kids out of some nine hundred colored of school age who were going today to start classes at Joseph P. Gilmore High instead of Webster. Knowing and learning the truth were worth so much they said” It states from “The Fight for What’s Right”, “Papa: Thank you for seeing me, Mr. Marcus: Of course (motions for Mr. Mendez to sit ). Why don’t you tell me what is going on? Papa: My children aren’t allowed to attend our local school. They are forced to go to a separate school for Mexican kids that is farther away and not as good. Mr. Marcus: That is discrimination. We can file a lawsuit, but we should get other families involved. Papa: Why? Mr. Marcus: Our case will be stronger if we can prove the this is a widespread problem.” These sentences from the text show that John and Sylvia both believed that segregation had to be stopped among schools, so they both took part of an act
It states in the text, “SD1: Sylvia and the other students sit at wobbly desks. Miss Wilson: Today the girls are going to learn how to sew, and the boys will build crates. SD2: Miss Wilson passes out scraps of fabric to the girls and pieces of wood to the boys. SD1: Sylvia raises her hand. Sylvia: Miss Wilson, are we ever going to read books or learn math? Miss Wilson: You don’t need to. I am teaching you something more useful.” Another statement in the text states, “Mr. Marcus: And in your professional opinion, is it helpful for Mexican children to be schooled separately? Mrs. Hughes: No. Keeping them separate sends the message that they are somehow inferior. And it tells them they are not wanted. Mr. Marcus: Does attending a separate school help improve their English skills? Mrs. Hughes: No. The best way to learn a new language is to be surrounded by other people who speak it. Mr. Marcus: Do you believe that the white and Mexican children should go to school together? Mrs. Hughes: Yes. But not just so the Mexican children will have equal access to a good education. Mr. Marcus: What do you mean? Mrs. Hughes: Putting all the …show more content…
It states in “First Day of School, “why you had to be one of the half dozen kids out of some nine hundred colored of school age who were going today to start classes at Joseph P. Gilmore High instead of Webster. Knowing and learning the truth were worth so much they said” It states from “The Fight for What’s Right”, “Papa: Thank you for seeing me, Mr. Marcus: Of course (motions for Mr. Mendez to sit ). Why don’t you tell me what is going on? Papa: My children aren’t allowed to attend our local school. They are forced to go to a separate school for Mexican kids that is farther away and not as good. Mr. Marcus: That is discrimination. We can file a lawsuit, but we should get other families involved. Papa: Why? Mr. Marcus: Our case will be stronger if we can prove the this is a widespread problem.” These sentences from the text show that John and Sylvia both believed that segregation had to be stopped among schools, so they both took part of an act