97 pages • 3 hours read
Phillip HooseClaudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
Nonfiction | Biography | YA | Published in 2009A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
What is the significance of the title Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice?
How do the adults in Claudette’s life influence her to become an activist?
Compare Claudette’s story to another overlooked historical figure of your choice. Do they share any similarities? How are they different?
How does Claudette’s story reflect the general experience of women in the civil rights movement?
Pick at least two figures from the book and compare them, using outside resources as needed. How did their backgrounds influence their actions and accomplishments?
Compare the Montgomery bus boycott to another moment of civil disobedience during Claudette’s time. How are they alike? How are they different?
How did Claudette’s experience of and views on discrimination change when she moved from Pine Level to Montgomery?
Why did Phillip Hoose choose to switch between third-person exposition and first-person accounts from Claudette throughout the book?
Claudette Colvin includes a number of photos and side notes. How do these images and texts aid in understanding the book’s context?
Compare Claudette Colvin to one or more of Hoose’s other history books for young adults. What are the running themes throughout his works?
