Rosa Parks My Story Ch.10-12
Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks
Chapters 4-6
Vocabulary in Context - Provide definitions and quotes for each term. Define each term as it is used in the context of the book.
1.) Aversion: a strong feeling of dislike.
Quote: "I had an aversion to white men, with the exception of my grandfather, and Raymond Parks was very light skinned." (p.55)
2.) Integrated: to bring together
Quote: "The base was integrated because President Roosevelt had issued an order for bidding segregation in the public places, trolleys, or buses at military bases." (p.65)
3.) Condemned: to announced to be guilty
Quote: "I thought it was awful that they were condemned to die for a crime they did not commit." (p.63)
4.) Vouch: to support one for being true
Quote: "He tried for a long time, but he never would agree to go even with some of his white acquaintances who said they would vouch for him." (p.72)
5.) Dignified: to give someone honor
Quote: "He was a proud, dignified man who carried him self straight as an arrow." (p.73)
6.) Enforce: to keep in force
Quote: "They carried guns and had what they called police power to rearrange the seating and enforce all the other rules of segregation on the buses." (p.77)
7.) Brutality: cruelty
Quote: "They formed the group to protest against racial discrimination, lynching, brutality, and unequal education." (p.80)
8.) Timid: shy
Quote: " I was the only women there, and they said they needed a secretary, and I was too timid to say no." (p.81)
9.) Accomplice: a person who helps someone do a crime
Quote: " A Henry County grand jury refused to indicate the six white men, although the driver of the kidnap car confessed and named his accomplices." (p.84)
Comprehension Questions - Answer all questions in complete sentences. You do NOT need to provide quotes.
1.) Who were the Scottsboro Boys?The Scottsboro Boys were nine young men accused of rapping a woman.
2.) Look at the photo on page 61 of the Scottsboro boys. Why was this photo and caption used in the book? How does it support the main idea of the text?
- The photo and caption of the Scottsboro boys was used in the book because it says they were arrested and it supports the main idea of the text because it helps the reader more about the Scottsboro Boys.
3.) How did President Roosevelt change the law?
- President Roosevelt changed the law because he had issued an order forbidding segregation in the public places, trolleys, or buses at military bases. So African Americans could ride buses with no segregated area.
4.) Look at the photo on page 82 of Rosa at the Montgomery NAACP. Why was this photo and caption used in the book? How does it support the main idea of the text?
- The photo on page 82 of Rosa at the Montgomery NAACP photo and caption was used because the text says they attended a meeting. It supports the main idea of the text because pages 82 and 83 talk about the meeting so the reader can be supported by a picture.
5.) Why did Rosa choose to tell the reader about her experience getting kicked off the bus?
Rosa tells the reader about her experience getting kicked off the bus because she wants us to know that he famous stand while sitting was not the first
6.) Why did the African-American people in the back of the bus want Rosa to do what the bus driver said?
The African American people in the back of the bus want Rosa to do what the bus driver ewants because they didn't want anything bad happening to Rosa
7.) Retell one of the examples Rosa gives of white violence against African-Americans.
A woman and Jerimiah Reeves were having an affair and when someone looked through the window, the woman would yell rape. Jerimiah Reeves was sentenced to death and then he died when he was twenty one.
8.) How did working as the secretary of the NAACP affect Rosa's life?
Working in the NAACP as a secretary affected Rosa's life positively because she enjoys it and on page 81 it says "There was no pay, but I enjoyed the work"
Chapters 4-6
Vocabulary in Context - Provide definitions and quotes for each term. Define each term as it is used in the context of the book.
1.) Aversion: a strong feeling of dislike.
Quote: "I had an aversion to white men, with the exception of my grandfather, and Raymond Parks was very light skinned." (p.55)
2.) Integrated: to bring together
Quote: "The base was integrated because President Roosevelt had issued an order for bidding segregation in the public places, trolleys, or buses at military bases." (p.65)
3.) Condemned: to announced to be guilty
Quote: "I thought it was awful that they were condemned to die for a crime they did not commit." (p.63)
4.) Vouch: to support one for being true
Quote: "He tried for a long time, but he never would agree to go even with some of his white acquaintances who said they would vouch for him." (p.72)
5.) Dignified: to give someone honor
Quote: "He was a proud, dignified man who carried him self straight as an arrow." (p.73)
6.) Enforce: to keep in force
Quote: "They carried guns and had what they called police power to rearrange the seating and enforce all the other rules of segregation on the buses." (p.77)
7.) Brutality: cruelty
Quote: "They formed the group to protest against racial discrimination, lynching, brutality, and unequal education." (p.80)
8.) Timid: shy
Quote: " I was the only women there, and they said they needed a secretary, and I was too timid to say no." (p.81)
9.) Accomplice: a person who helps someone do a crime
Quote: " A Henry County grand jury refused to indicate the six white men, although the driver of the kidnap car confessed and named his accomplices." (p.84)
Comprehension Questions - Answer all questions in complete sentences. You do NOT need to provide quotes.
1.) Who were the Scottsboro Boys?The Scottsboro Boys were nine young men accused of rapping a woman.
2.) Look at the photo on page 61 of the Scottsboro boys. Why was this photo and caption used in the book? How does it support the main idea of the text?
- The photo and caption of the Scottsboro boys was used in the book because it says they were arrested and it supports the main idea of the text because it helps the reader more about the Scottsboro Boys.
3.) How did President Roosevelt change the law?
- President Roosevelt changed the law because he had issued an order forbidding segregation in the public places, trolleys, or buses at military bases. So African Americans could ride buses with no segregated area.
4.) Look at the photo on page 82 of Rosa at the Montgomery NAACP. Why was this photo and caption used in the book? How does it support the main idea of the text?
- The photo on page 82 of Rosa at the Montgomery NAACP photo and caption was used because the text says they attended a meeting. It supports the main idea of the text because pages 82 and 83 talk about the meeting so the reader can be supported by a picture.
5.) Why did Rosa choose to tell the reader about her experience getting kicked off the bus?
Rosa tells the reader about her experience getting kicked off the bus because she wants us to know that he famous stand while sitting was not the first
6.) Why did the African-American people in the back of the bus want Rosa to do what the bus driver said?
The African American people in the back of the bus want Rosa to do what the bus driver ewants because they didn't want anything bad happening to Rosa
7.) Retell one of the examples Rosa gives of white violence against African-Americans.
A woman and Jerimiah Reeves were having an affair and when someone looked through the window, the woman would yell rape. Jerimiah Reeves was sentenced to death and then he died when he was twenty one.
8.) How did working as the secretary of the NAACP affect Rosa's life?
Working in the NAACP as a secretary affected Rosa's life positively because she enjoys it and on page 81 it says "There was no pay, but I enjoyed the work"