very poor (po)
poverty
set aside for a specific purpose (a)
allocation
What was the name of the Supreme Court case that ruled "separate but equal...has no place in public education"?
Brown V. Board of Education
What were Johnny's last words to Ponyboy?
Stay Gold
Your main point
Thesis
wrestle with something, often a problem (gr)
grapple
A person who speaks two languages. (b)
Bilingual
Prevent someone from having something that they need or want; (de)
deprive
What is the book that Johnny and Ponyboy read to each other?
Gone With The Wind
What is the first sentence of a body paragraph called?
A topic sentence
Most basic part of something
fundamental
The total number of things something can hold or carry (c)
capacity
An idea or belief that something starts and grows from; (f)
foundation
What word does Ponyboy use to describe the way Dally dies?
Gallant
Two ways you can introduce evidence
To make a problem worse
exacerbate
to render harmless
disarm
a basic part of something that can't be changed (inh)
inherently
What words does the book start and end with?
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I only had two things on my mind; Paul Newman and a ride home.
Complete date of the Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776
About what percentage of states give more money to schools in affluent areas?
Almost 50% (23 out of 50)
Unclear; having more than one meaning.
Ambigous
What was the name of the court case the Brown V. Board overturned?
Plessy V. Ferguson
What book did Darry think Ponyboy was too young to read?
The Carpetbaggers
Former U.S. Education Secretary _________ said that many school systems remain, "separate and unequal"
Arne Duncan