Both Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson showed tremendous personal courage in the face of opposition that led to the success of the “Noble Experiment”. Using evidence from the text, identify how either Branch Rickey or Jackie Robinson showed personal courage throughout this selection. Write an essay which states your argument and prove, using textual evidence, which one showed more personal courage. Copy and complete the following analysis: (When you copy this, erase the ____ and put your own answers in. Keep the words in blue and put your words in black.
In the selection, “The Noble Experiment”, an excerpt from I Never Had It Made, Jackie Robinson describes Branch Rickey’s plan to integrate major league baseball. After gaining approval from the directors of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he began a worldwide search for the player that would be able to stand up to incredible persecution, discrimination, and rejection; but would be committed to a response of non-violence. The perfect candidate would need to be able to endure these very difficult circumstances with the end goal in mind. Branch Rickey decided that Jackie Robinson was that man. To be successful in the experiment, both men would need to be very courageous. While both men showed tremendous courage, it was _____ who showed the greatest personal courage in this experiment. _____ show courage by __________. The text _______. Prove this topic sentence with a minimum of 2 examples.
It took courage for _______ to _______. Prove this topic sentence with a minimum of 2 examples.
In the end, _____. Finish this concluding paragraph.
In the selection, “The Noble Experiment”, an excerpt from I Never Had It Made, Jackie Robinson describes Branch Rickey’s plan to integrate major league baseball. After gaining approval from the directors of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he began a worldwide search for the player that would be able to stand up to incredible persecution, discrimination, and rejection; but would be committed to a response of non-violence. The perfect candidate would need to be able to endure these very difficult circumstances with the end goal in mind. Branch Rickey decided that Jackie Robinson was that man. To be successful in the experiment, both men would need to be very courageous. While both men showed tremendous courage, it was _____ who showed the greatest personal courage in this experiment. _____ show courage by __________. The text _______. Prove this topic sentence with a minimum of 2 examples.
It took courage for _______ to _______. Prove this topic sentence with a minimum of 2 examples.
In the end, _____. Finish this concluding paragraph.