Short reading Arkansas
Quapaw Spring Tour of Homes
Short excerpt from America’s Library article:
Quapaw Quarter Spring Tour of Homes
Do you think it’s important to save historic houses? Some people in Little Rock, Arkansas, do.
I. Vocabulary words from this article:
- historic
- inhabit
- found(ed)
- enhance
- protest
- preserve
- urban
- demolition
- symbol
- restore
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II. Pre-Reading Questions
Is it important to preserve old buildings that might otherwise be destroyed?
What would you do if someone tried to tear down a historic building in your neighborhood?
III. Reading Time
Quapaw Quarter Spring Tour of Homes
When you have finished reading, return to this page and answer the questions below.
IV. Post-Reading Questions
True or False?
- Some people in Little Rock created the name “Quapaw.”
- Many churches were destroyed when the city developed in the 1950s and 1960s.
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