Directions: We have studied the basic facts surrounding
Brown v. Board of Education
and
Brown
II
. We have also been looking at how authors use language to suit their purposes. Let’s take a closer look at some of the most famous words from
Brown II
to further discover the power of language.
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- The phrase “all deliberate speed” is probably the most important in the Brown II opinion. Let’s figure out what the Supreme Court meant when they wrote these words down….
ALL DELIBERATE SPEED
Definition
(Write these in
your own words!!! Remember that there are several definitions for each of these words. Write down a few for each word.)
The definition the Supreme Court most likely meant to use…
Positive/Negative
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- Doing something with “all deliberate speed” can mean doing it quickly or slowly. What one word in that phrase changes its entire meaning? _________________________
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- In
Brown II
, which meaning do you think the Supreme Court meant when they said that desegregation in the school system should be carried out with “all deliberate speed”? DEFEND YOUR ANSWER! Use language from the Court’s opinion and your own knowledge to answer this in at least ONE WELL-WRTTEN PARAGRAPH.
What’s In a Word?
Key Vocabulary
N N Z J B S Z B A W K J S E U N P
J W F Z C Z S D H G N E S G G O N
K H O C J Y C V S L G S Z A E C H
C V Z R M R T Y H R N X U U U I W
O U F B B S J X E T U M N G V H M
N Y O O F L U G G J A T D N L K F
N L I K Y O A P P Y N R P A B W F
O F T K B T U D R B C S O L A J A
T H A Z I O R E N E E R O H T U A
A L N O Y J S Q B A M D B Z O I O
T K N O N O I T A R G E T N I W L
I G U D P C I M S H D A C X E H D
O E P R O Z S Z C M C J P O T O A
N F U F I Q D T F R V D A O U T I
O P I N I O N J M D O A A G R R S
C X X C W T A K P E K W N R U P T
B Z W N F X H B L B V V F L S C T
AUTHOR
BROWN
CONNOTATION
ICON
INTEGRATION
JIM CROW
LANGUAGE
NUANCE
OPINION
PROPAGANDA
PURPOSE
SEGREGATION
SUPREME COURT
SYMBOL
14 of 14 words were placed into the puzzle.
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What’s In a Word?
Key Vocabulary
Solution
N + + + + + + + + + + + S E + N +
+ W + + + + S + + + + E + G + O +
+ + O + + Y + + + + G + + A + C +
C + + R M + + + + R N + + U + I +
O + + B B S + + E + U + + G + + +
N + O + + + U G + + A + + N + + +
N L + + + + A P + + N + + A + + +
O + + + + T + D R + C + + L + + +
T + + + I + + E N E E R O H T U A
A + + O + J S + + A M + + + + + +
T + N + N O I T A R G E T N I + +
I + + + P + + M + + + A C + + + +
O + + R + + + + C + + + P O + + +
N + U + + + + + + R + + + O U + +
O P I N I O N + + + O + + + R R +
+ + + + + + + + + + + W + + + P T
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
(Over,Down,Direction)
AUTHOR(17,9,W)
BROWN(5,5,NW)
CONNOTATION(1,4,S)
ICON(16,4,N)
INTEGRATION(15,11,W)
JIMCROW(6,10,SE)
LANGUAGE(14,8,N)
NUANCE(11,4,S)
OPINION(1,15,E)
PROPAGANDA(16,16,NW)
PURPOSE(2,15,NE)
SEGREGATION(13,1,SW)
SUPREMECOURT(6,5,SE)
SYMBOL(7,2,SW)
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream”
Teachers and students may wish to consult the text of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, which he gave on the occasion of the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.
