Social Studies Vocab
A form of nonviolent protest when workers refuse to work
strike
A plant ........ (needs) sunlight to survive.
needs
What did Mandela do after he had been a prisoner for 27 years?
He became the president of South Africa in 1994.
What island do the sisters Melati and Isabel Wijsen live on?
Bali, Indonesia
What are synonyms?
Words that have the same, or nearly the same, meaning
labor
A disagreement between people or groups
My son and daughter often have .........
conflict/s
What were apartheid laws that were enacted by the South African government in 1948?
The laws created unfair conditions for black, mixed race, and Asian citizens and treated them as second-class citizens. They weren't allowed to vote, run for office, have good-paying jobs, and go to good schools. They had to live in areas without running water and electricity, had a curfew, and needed a pass to travel.
What problem in Bali did the sisters fight to solve?
Complete the analogy:
Help is to assist as aid is to:
A. Prevent
B. Encourage
C. Support
D. End
C. Support
Strikers make signs to express their ......., or what they want changed in their jobs
demands
They protested to ...... the government's decision
To disagree with an idea or action
oppose
What events happened to Nelson Mandela in his childhood that helped him become a fighter for justice?
Going to tribe council meetings with his father, being forced to leave his village, the death of his father, moving in with his uncle, protesting living conditions of student s at his university and subsequently being expelled...
What two things did the sisters do to reduce plastic waste on the island?
1. Organized a beach cleanup - more than 12,000 volunteers helped
2. Handed out reusable bags and had a hunger strike to get the governor to promise to ban plastic bags in Bali in the next few years
Complete the analogy:
Barrier is to obstacle as problem is to:
A. Solution
B. Dilemma
C. Argue
D. Procedure
B. Dilemma
All the details of a situation
The workers strike for better labor ..........
conditions
When you ........... something, you show or express your feelings or knowledge about it.
demonstrate
What is the point of view of this story?
Third-person limited - the narrator does not know everything, but may know what only one character thinks and feels
What is environmental justice?
Environmental justice is the idea that every person has a right to a healthy environment, including clean air, clean water, and healthy oceans.
Figurative Language:
What is imagery?
Imagery helps readers imagine how people, places, or things look, sound, taste, or feel.
Eg:
Page 282 - "The island produces enough plastic every day to fill a 14-story building."
Not using force
A strike is a way to protest with ...........
nonviolence
The wall was a ....... to freedom
Something that prevents you from getting to something
barrier
What genre is this article?
Biography - the story of a person's life, written by another person
What is the genre of this article?
Social Studies Article - gives facts about real people, places, or events
Literary Language:
What is foreshadowing?
Foreshadowing gives clues at the beginning of the text that gets readers interested to find out what will happen at the end.
Eg:
Page 265 - "Rolihlahla's name means 'troublemaker.' Could this have been the reason why his fight for justice got him into so much trouble?"