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: "I had an aversion to white men, with the exception of my grandfather, and Raymond Parks was very light skinned." (p.55)
Definition: to dislike
2.) Integrated: "The base was integrated because President Roosevelt has issued an order for bidding segregation in the public places, trolleys, or buses at military bases." (p.65)
Definition: to allow different types of people to do something
3.) Condemned: "I thought it was awful that they were condemned to die for a crime they did not commit." (p.63)
Definition: forced to do something.
4.) Vouch: "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)
Definition: to defend
5.) Dignified: "He was a proud, dignified man who carried himself straight as an arrow." (p.73)
Definition: to show dignity
6.) Enforce: "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)
Definition: to make
7.) Brutality: "They formed the group to protest against racial discrimination, lynching, brutality, and unequal education." (p.80)
Definition: to be cruel
8.) Timid: "I was the only woman there, and I was too timid to say no." (p.81)
Definition: to be scared
9.) Accomplice: "A Henry County grand jury refused to indict the six white men although, the driver of the kidnap car confessed and named his accomplices." (p.84)
Definition: a person who is helping a person who is doing something wrong.
each term. Define each term as it is used in the context of the book.
1.) Aversion: "I had an aversion to white men, with the exception of my grandfather, and Raymond Parks was very light skinned." (p.55)
Definition: to dislike
2.) Integrated: "The base was integrated because President Roosevelt has issued an order for bidding segregation in the public places, trolleys, or buses at military bases." (p.65)
Definition: to allow different types of people to do something
3.) Condemned: "I thought it was awful that they were condemned to die for a crime they did not commit." (p.63)
Definition: forced to do something.
4.) Vouch: "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)
Definition: to defend
5.) Dignified: "He was a proud, dignified man who carried himself straight as an arrow." (p.73)
Definition: to show dignity
6.) Enforce: "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)
Definition: to make
7.) Brutality: "They formed the group to protest against racial discrimination, lynching, brutality, and unequal education." (p.80)
Definition: to be cruel
8.) Timid: "I was the only woman there, and I was too timid to say no." (p.81)
Definition: to be scared
9.) Accomplice: "A Henry County grand jury refused to indict the six white men although, the driver of the kidnap car confessed and named his accomplices." (p.84)
Definition: a person who is helping a person who is doing something wrong.
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 people who were accused of raping two white women.
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 on page 61 and caption was used in the book because it represents the Scottsboro boys being under arrest. It supports the main idea of the text because it is a picture of the Scottsboro boys being under arrest.
3.) How did President Roosevelt change the
law?
President Roosevelt changed the law by saying not to have segregation in some places.
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?
This photo and caption was used in the book to show what the NAACP looked like. It supports the main idea in the text because they are talk about the secretary in chapter 6.
5.) Why did Rosa choose to tell the reader
about her experience getting kicked off the bus?
Rosa chose to tell the reader about getting kicked off the bus because it was a very important thing that happened to blacks.
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 wanted Rosa to do what the bus driver said because the other black people were afraid of white people and did what they were told to do.
7.) Retell one of the examples Rosa gives of white violence
against African-Americans.
One of the examples Rosa gives white violence against African-Americans is that "Mrs. Recy Taylor of Abbevile, a black woman who leaving church, got kidnapped and stripped of her clothes and raped by six white men." (p.84)
8.) How did working as the secretary of the
NAACP affect Rosa's life?
Working as a secretary helped Rosas life because she like being secretary for the NAACP even though she wasn't getting paid for it.
You do NOT need to provide quotes.
1.) Who were the
Scottsboro Boys?
The Scottsboro boys were nine people who were accused of raping two white women.
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 on page 61 and caption was used in the book because it represents the Scottsboro boys being under arrest. It supports the main idea of the text because it is a picture of the Scottsboro boys being under arrest.
3.) How did President Roosevelt change the
law?
President Roosevelt changed the law by saying not to have segregation in some places.
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?
This photo and caption was used in the book to show what the NAACP looked like. It supports the main idea in the text because they are talk about the secretary in chapter 6.
5.) Why did Rosa choose to tell the reader
about her experience getting kicked off the bus?
Rosa chose to tell the reader about getting kicked off the bus because it was a very important thing that happened to blacks.
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 wanted Rosa to do what the bus driver said because the other black people were afraid of white people and did what they were told to do.
7.) Retell one of the examples Rosa gives of white violence
against African-Americans.
One of the examples Rosa gives white violence against African-Americans is that "Mrs. Recy Taylor of Abbevile, a black woman who leaving church, got kidnapped and stripped of her clothes and raped by six white men." (p.84)
8.) How did working as the secretary of the
NAACP affect Rosa's life?
Working as a secretary helped Rosas life because she like being secretary for the NAACP even though she wasn't getting paid for it.