) Watch the film. The DVD should be available at your local town public library. A copy is available on Amazon Video and YouTube.
2) Write about the central theme of the film in your introduction.
3) What are the major characters and what roles did they play?
4) What can we learn about racial prejudice and racial discrimination by watching the film?
5) What characters you like most, and why?
6) What characters you do not like, and why?
7) What period of American history is shown in the film? Reference the episodes.
8) What region of the US is portrayed in the film?
9) Has American society changed since the time when Ruby Bridges went to school?
10) Has American schools changed since Ruby Bridges went to school?
11) What was the difference between the state policy and the federal government policy that was shown in the film?
12) What were the psychiatrists’ findings in the film?
13) How was Ruby Bridges treated by teachers and administrators in her new school?
14) How did society react to Ruby Bridges’s family before and after she started attending her new school?
15) Write in your own words.
16) Use academic language.
17) Use double space.
18) Structure your essay with an introduction, a middle part, and a conclusion.
19) What is the take-home message of the film?
20) What lessons parents, students, teachers, administrators, and school districts can learn from this film?
