THE FREEDOM

RIDERS

Name :
Date :

READING COMPREHENSION

Document A
1. Read the extracts A to F from The freedom Writers Diary (1999).
The paragraphs have been mixed up. Reorder them in chronological order.

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2. Look at the 3 stills on these two pages . Match them with the paragraphs they
best correspond to . ?
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N2:

N3:

 STORYTELLING

GROUP 1
a- Who were the Freedom Riders ?
b- What were they fighting for ?
What was their final goal?
c- What did they decide to do?
What problem did they have to
GROUP 2
a- Who is the narrator ?
b- Who does he side with ? What
clues in the text show who he
sides with ?
c- What is the impact of the
Freedom Riders story on him ?
In what way has the story