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1.12 - Little Big Things Story Board

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13 questions
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Summarize the article "Big Little Things." in your own words in 4-5 sentences.

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"I remember thinking: I'm a Negro and a Puerto Rican. Suppose I approach this white lady in this deserted subway station late at night? What would she say? What would be the first reaction of this white American woman? Woudl she say: 'Yes, of course you may help me," or would she think I was tryng to get too familiar or would she think worse? What do I do if she screamed when I went to offer my help? I hesitated.


The experience that Jesus recounts happend in 1955 over 60 years ago. Do you think that if Colon was in the same situation today, that he would still ask himself these same question? Explain your answer.

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Which of the Following is the story "Big Little Things" an example of? Explain your Answer.
- Implicit Bias
- Prejudice
- Stereotype
- Discrimination
- Bigotry

A storyboard is a graphic organizer that plans a narrative. Storyboards are a powerful way to visually present information; the linear direction of the cells is perfect for storytelling, explaining a process, and showing the passage of time. At their core, storyboards are a set of sequential drawings to tell a story. By breaking a story into linear, bite-sized chunks, it allows the author to focus on each cell separately, without distraction.

In the following questions you will be creating a storyboard for the article "Big Little Things." by Jesus Colon. Make sure that the images you select are of good quality and are not small files. One strategy would be to use the "Tools" in google images search, and set that to "Large" so that the search only finds high resolution photos.

Choose photos that would best fit the story Big Little Things.
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Find and upload an image of Brooklyn, NY in 1955.

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Find and upload an image of Penn Station in 1955

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Find and upload an image of 34th & Penn Station in 1955

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Find and upload an image of a young white lady with small children walking to or in a New York Subway station in 1955.

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Find and upload an image of the inside of a New York Subway Car in 1955.

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Find and upload an image of a Man approaching a lady with kids in 1955

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Find and upload an image of "Nevins St. Station" & "Atlantic Avenue" Station in 1955.

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Find and upload an image of a person or group of people where the Puerto Rican flag is present in 1955.

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Find and upload an image of a person or group of people where the Puerto Rican flag is present in 1955.

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