Vocab #1
Define Segregation
Keeping people apart because of their race, like separate schools, bathrooms, or neighborhoods.
What is a central idea?
It's the big point or the most important thing the writer wants to tell you about the topic.
Define Annotate
adding notes and comments to a text
What is Monkey D. Luffy's dream?
To become king of the pirates!
What was the space race?
The competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to be the first to do big things in space, like landing on the Moon.
Define inequality
the unfair difference in opportunities, treatment, or wealth among people.
What is the authors point of view?
refers to their perspective, opinions, beliefs, and biases, which shape how they present information or tell a story. It essentially reflects the author's stance or attitude towards the topic they're writing about.
Discrimination
unfair treatment of people based on race, gender, age, or other differences.
(Finish the song) Tell me why....
Ain't nothing but a heartache
Define protest
an organized public demonstration expressing strong objection to policies or situations.
Define Justice
fairness in the protection of rights and punishment of wrongs.
When you don’t know a word, you can use this from surrounding text to figure it out.
Context clues
Define figures.
a person, especially one who is important or distinctive in some way.
What are the three branches of government?
Executive, judicial, legislative.
What was the cold war?
A time after World War II when the United States and the Soviet Union competed to be the most powerful, but didn’t fight directly.
Define civil rights
the rights of people to political and social freedom and equality. Examples would be everyone having the right to vote, to a good education, and being treated equally.
When a reader uses clues from the text to figure something out, they are making this
an inference
Define Systemic Racism
racism that is built into the laws and institutions of society.
What is one fact that you remember from our lesson on inequality? (hint: think about the Jeff Bezos scroll)
Mr. G will judge
Define privilege
unearned advantages some people have in society based on aspects of their identity.
What does redlining mean? (hint: it has to do with housing)
When banks and the government refused to give loans or let Black families buy homes in certain neighborhoods, making it harder for them to build wealth and live in better areas.
What is a theme?
the message or lesson the author wants you to learn from a story.
Define Oppression
prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control of people.
Who is the only US president that has been elected four times?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Define Intersectionality
When someone has more than one part of their identity (like race, gender, or class) that can make life harder for them.