Vocab
The Subject of the text is called this...
The Topic
This is the name of a boy who's funeral sparked the Civil Rights Movement...
Emmett Till
This 13 year old kept a diary while she hid from Nazis...
Anne Frank
A person's right to vote is called this...
Suffrage
This term describes a word or phrase that means the opposite of another.
An antonym
The overall point/idea of a text is called this...
The Main idea/Central Idea
This is the word for someone who campaigns to bring about political or social change
Activist
These were the areas where Jews, people with disabilities, and political enemies of Hitler were rounded up and systematically murdered.
Concentration Camps
This amendment gave women suffrage in 1919....
The 19th Amendment
A text that explains how two things are alike and different uses this structure.
Compare and Contrast
The narrator/author's feelings/attitude toward a text is called this...
Tone
This social activist said she was inspired by Mamie Till and started the Montgomery Bus Boycott...
Rosa Parks
The prefix un- means “not”. As it is used in the passage, the word unprejudiced means
Not judging people unfairly
This person is a formerly enslaved woman who became a U.S. mail carrier at age 60, protecting her stagecoach with a rifle and revolver.
Mary Fields
This text feature tells you what a section of text is mostly about.
heading or subheading
Not expressing opinions or bias is called this...
Objective
This is defined as: the unfair or prejudicial treatment of a person or group based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or religion...
Discrimination
This was the secret place above her father’s workplace where Anne and her family lived in hiding for two years.
The Secret Annex
In the west women did what to gain respect and equal rights
Acceptable answers: Work difficult/dangerous jobs, run buisnesses, provided essetial services (cooking & mending clothes)
The text feature that gives the definition of a bolded or italicized word.
What is a glossary
The set of circumstances, facts, or ideas that surround a particular event or situation is called this...
Context
In 1942 James G Thompson initiated this campaign to encourage others to fight for victory and freedom abroad and at home.
The “Double V” campaign
Jewish people were forced to wear this symbol on their clothing.
The Yellow Star of David
Westward Expansion refers to the period from 1801 to 1861, during which people began pushing west. This push was fueled by the belief known as...
“manifest destiny.”
Restating a text in your own words while keeping the same meaning.
What is paraphrasing