Vocabulary in Context - Provide definitions and quotes for each term. Define each term as it is used in the context of the book.
1.) Aversion:
a strong dislike
"I had an aversion to white man..." PG55
2.) Integrated:
serving members of different racial groups
"The base was integrated because President Roosevelt had issued an order forbidding segregation in the public places, trolleys, or buses at military bases." PG. 65
3.) Condemned:
express complete disapproval
"I thought it was awful that they were condemned to die for a crime they didn't commit." PG.63
4.) Vouch:
to conform an other's result
".. with some of his white acquaintances who said they would vouch for him." PG.72
5.) Dignified:
to show a serious manner
"He was a proud, dignified man who carried himself straight as an arrow." PG.73
6.) Enforce:
a law or rule
"They arrived guns and had what they called police power to rearrange the seating and enforce all the other rules of segregation on the buses." PG.77
7.) Brutality:
great cruelty
"They formed the group to protest against racial discrimination, lynching, brutality, and unequal education." PG.80
8.) Timid:
to show confidence [gets easily frighten]
", and i was too timid to say no." PG.81
9.) Accomplice:
someone who helps to commit a crime.
", although the driver of the kidnap car confessed and named his accomplices." PG.84
Comprehension Questions - Answer all questions in complete sentences. You do NOT need to provide quotes.
1.) Who were the Scottsboro Boys?
The Scottsboro Boys were nine young teenagers that were threatened. They were threatened by a white man telling them if they didn't get on the train they would get lynched. They where called the Scottsboro Boys by getting arrested near Scottsboro, Alabama.
2.) Look at the photo on page 61 of the Scottsboro boys. Why was this photo and caption used in the book? How does it support the main idea of the text?
The photo and caption was used in the book because it explained where they got arrested. This helps the main idea by knowing where got arrested.
3.) How did President Roosevelt change the law?
President Roosevelt has change the law by not allowing segregation in public places.
4.) Look at the photo on page 82 of Rosa at the Montgomery NAACP. Why was this photo and caption used in the book? How does it support the main idea of the text?
The photo and caption is use in the book by Rosa telling ''us'' she was in the NAACP and talks about NAACP. The caption helps the main idea by showing where Rosa spends most of her time and see who the people she works with.
5.) Why did Rosa choose to tell the reader about her experience getting kicked off the bus?
Rosa choosed to tell ''us'' about her experience getting kicked off the bus because every one knows she has done that but doesn't know all the details.
6.) Why did the African-American people in the back of the bus want Rosa to do what the bus driver said?
The African-American people in the back of the bus wanted Rosa to do what the bus driver said because if she gets in trouble they might to.
7.) Retell one of the examples Rosa gives of white violence against African-Americans.
One examples Rosa gives of white violence against African-Americans is when Jeremiah Reeves and some white girl were having an affiar. When the white woman saw someone she called HELP.
8.) How did working as the secretary of the NAACP affect Rosa's life?
Working as the secretary of the NAACP affect Rosa's life was bad and also good. It was bad because she didn't want to be a Secretary. Good because she was elected and was voted.
1.) Aversion:
a strong dislike
"I had an aversion to white man..." PG55
2.) Integrated:
serving members of different racial groups
"The base was integrated because President Roosevelt had issued an order forbidding segregation in the public places, trolleys, or buses at military bases." PG. 65
3.) Condemned:
express complete disapproval
"I thought it was awful that they were condemned to die for a crime they didn't commit." PG.63
4.) Vouch:
to conform an other's result
".. with some of his white acquaintances who said they would vouch for him." PG.72
5.) Dignified:
to show a serious manner
"He was a proud, dignified man who carried himself straight as an arrow." PG.73
6.) Enforce:
a law or rule
"They arrived guns and had what they called police power to rearrange the seating and enforce all the other rules of segregation on the buses." PG.77
7.) Brutality:
great cruelty
"They formed the group to protest against racial discrimination, lynching, brutality, and unequal education." PG.80
8.) Timid:
to show confidence [gets easily frighten]
", and i was too timid to say no." PG.81
9.) Accomplice:
someone who helps to commit a crime.
", although the driver of the kidnap car confessed and named his accomplices." PG.84
Comprehension Questions - Answer all questions in complete sentences. You do NOT need to provide quotes.
1.) Who were the Scottsboro Boys?
The Scottsboro Boys were nine young teenagers that were threatened. They were threatened by a white man telling them if they didn't get on the train they would get lynched. They where called the Scottsboro Boys by getting arrested near Scottsboro, Alabama.
2.) Look at the photo on page 61 of the Scottsboro boys. Why was this photo and caption used in the book? How does it support the main idea of the text?
The photo and caption was used in the book because it explained where they got arrested. This helps the main idea by knowing where got arrested.
3.) How did President Roosevelt change the law?
President Roosevelt has change the law by not allowing segregation in public places.
4.) Look at the photo on page 82 of Rosa at the Montgomery NAACP. Why was this photo and caption used in the book? How does it support the main idea of the text?
The photo and caption is use in the book by Rosa telling ''us'' she was in the NAACP and talks about NAACP. The caption helps the main idea by showing where Rosa spends most of her time and see who the people she works with.
5.) Why did Rosa choose to tell the reader about her experience getting kicked off the bus?
Rosa choosed to tell ''us'' about her experience getting kicked off the bus because every one knows she has done that but doesn't know all the details.
6.) Why did the African-American people in the back of the bus want Rosa to do what the bus driver said?
The African-American people in the back of the bus wanted Rosa to do what the bus driver said because if she gets in trouble they might to.
7.) Retell one of the examples Rosa gives of white violence against African-Americans.
One examples Rosa gives of white violence against African-Americans is when Jeremiah Reeves and some white girl were having an affiar. When the white woman saw someone she called HELP.
8.) How did working as the secretary of the NAACP affect Rosa's life?
Working as the secretary of the NAACP affect Rosa's life was bad and also good. It was bad because she didn't want to be a Secretary. Good because she was elected and was voted.