Stories
What was the main character's name in "The Road to Freedom"?
Emma
Who is famous for being an escaped slave who helped other slaves escape slavery on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Explain the difference between a fact and an opinion.
Fact - real, true
Opinion - someone's thoughts, beliefs, an argument or claim
Give me an example of something that would be "momentous."
Answers will vary. Needs to be something very important, significant, major.
Give me an example of something that would be a "tragedy."
Answers will vary. Needs to be a very sad or terrible event, often causing a lot of harm or loss.
What was the name of the man who committed his life to helping farmers?
Cesar Chavez
What was it called when African Americans from the South started to move to the North for a chance at better housing and jobs?
The Great Migration
True or False: The main idea can always be found in the first or last paragraph of a passage or story.
False
Give me the definition of "abolish"
To get rid of something completely
Give me the definition of "poverty"
The state of being very poor, having little money or basic needs like food, clothes, and a home.
True or False: Chinese immigrants were free to leave the immigration station whenever they wanted, as long as they were back before nighttime.
False
Which state is Angel Island part of?
California
What strategy do we need to use every time we answer a question that asks us to use text evidence?
RACE
Which vocabulary word means:
Treating someone unfairly or badly because of who they are, like their race, gender, or religion?
Discrimination
Which vocabulary word means:
When something happens in a way that is different than you thought it would?
Irony
Explain the meaning of the title "Operation Clean Sweep."
The women won all the political positions. They "swept" the men out of their spots.
African Americans refusing to ride the bus and people refusing to buy grapes are examples of ________?
boycotts
What is the format you need to start a written summary?
In this _____ the author _______
Use this word in a sentence with context clues:
authorities
Sentence needs to show that authorities means: People or groups who have the power to make decisions and enforce rules, like the police or government leaders
Use this word in a sentence with context clues:
confined
Sentence needs to show that confined means "To be limited to a small or closed space, unable to escape or move freely"
Name 2 people we read about in Real-Life Superheroes.
Richard Martin, Thomas Barnardo, Raoul Wallenberg, Rosa Parks
What year did women gain the right to vote in the United States?
1920 (I would also accept 1919 because that's when the 19th amendment was written. It passed in 1920.)
What is the format/sentence stem you need to write to support a claim?
The first detail supports the claim because _______.
Which vocabulary word would fit best in this sentence:
The student found out that his chromebook was going to be _________ by the teacher until he could prove he could do his work without trying to play games.
withheld
Which vocabulary word would fit best in this sentence:
The Native American tribes each had their own ________.
territory