Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks
Chapters
7-9
Vocabulary in Context - Define each term as it is used in the
context of the book.
1.) Secede: "He was referring to the fact that the southern states had seceded from the Union before the Civil War." (p.94)
Definition: to be independent
2.) Repudiate: "They took out ads repudiating their women." (p.96)
Definition: to refuse
3.) Repercussion: "I felt that I could express myself honestly without any repercussions or antagonists attitudes from other people." (p.107)
Definition: something that is bad
4.) Indignant: "Over the years she'd had her share of run-ins with bus drivers, but at first she couldn't get the other woman in the Council to get indignant." (p.110)
Definition: to be angry over something
5.) Gall: "What galled her, and many more of us, was that blacks were over sixty-six percent of the riders." (p.110)
Definition: to be annoyed
6.) Consent: "I was getting an NAACP workshop together for the 3rd and 4th of December, and I was trying to get the consent of Mr. H. Council Treholm at Alabama State t have the Saturday Meeting at the College." (p.113)
Definition: to allow something
7.) Neglect:
Definition: to ignore
8.) Agitator: "...was being led by outside agitators." (p.135)
Definition: to make people angry
9.) Oppression: "...tired of being kicked about by the brutal feet of oppression." (p.138)
Definition: to be cruel
10.) Courteous: "1) Courteous treatment on the buses." (p.140)
Definition: to be nice
context of the book.
1.) Secede: "He was referring to the fact that the southern states had seceded from the Union before the Civil War." (p.94)
Definition: to be independent
2.) Repudiate: "They took out ads repudiating their women." (p.96)
Definition: to refuse
3.) Repercussion: "I felt that I could express myself honestly without any repercussions or antagonists attitudes from other people." (p.107)
Definition: something that is bad
4.) Indignant: "Over the years she'd had her share of run-ins with bus drivers, but at first she couldn't get the other woman in the Council to get indignant." (p.110)
Definition: to be angry over something
5.) Gall: "What galled her, and many more of us, was that blacks were over sixty-six percent of the riders." (p.110)
Definition: to be annoyed
6.) Consent: "I was getting an NAACP workshop together for the 3rd and 4th of December, and I was trying to get the consent of Mr. H. Council Treholm at Alabama State t have the Saturday Meeting at the College." (p.113)
Definition: to allow something
7.) Neglect:
Definition: to ignore
8.) Agitator: "...was being led by outside agitators." (p.135)
Definition: to make people angry
9.) Oppression: "...tired of being kicked about by the brutal feet of oppression." (p.138)
Definition: to be cruel
10.) Courteous: "1) Courteous treatment on the buses." (p.140)
Definition: to be nice
Comprehension Questions - Answer all questions using complete
sentences. You do NOT need to provide quotes.
1.) How did the Highlander School affect Rosa's life?
The Highlander School affected Rosa's life by black and white people treating everybody equally.
2.) Why did so few African-American lawyers come to work in the South?
African-American lawyers come to work in the south because there is very bad segregation in the South. The only two lawyers were Fred Gray and Charles Langford.
3.) What impact did Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country?
The impact that Brown vs. Board of Education had on the country is that Blacks wanted to get equal things. For Example, White Schools have a lot of books and Black Schools have not that much books in their library.
4.) How did Rosa's experience with the bus driver 12 years earlier impact her on December 1, 1955?
Rosa's experience with the bus driver 12 years earlier impacted her on December 1, 1955 because it was the bus driver that she got kicked off 12 years ago and the same one on December 1, 1955.
5.) Why does Rosa include the story about the woman who
was in the cell with her when she explains her experience being
arrested?
Rosa includes the story about the woman who was in the cell with her because she was also a black woman who was being treated unfairly to when a white person just hit her on the head for no reason and she charged after him and then she ended up in jail and the white man didn't.
6.) Describe one purpose for including descriptions of violence
in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse".
One purpose for descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violencbuse Gets Worse" by the white being mean to the black people and the black people are getting in trouble for it and the white people are not.
7.) Why does Rosa choose to
name Chapter 9, "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now"?
Rosa chose to name chapter 9 "They've Messes with the Wrong One Now" because they know that Rosa Parks doesn't have a criminal record and she is very nice.
8.) What impact
did Rosa refusing to give up her seat on the bus have on the African-American
community in Montgomery?
The impact that Rosa did to give up her seat on the bus had on the African-American community in Montgomery was that all the African Americans wanted to fight back civil rights and have no more segregation.
9.) Why did the author use the photo of
African-Americans sitting at the back of the bus on page 114? How does it
support the main idea of the text?
The author used the photo of African American sitting at the back of the bus because it shows how blacks were force to sit on the back of the bus. It supports the main idea of the text by showing how blacks and whites were separated.
10.) Why did Rosa's lawyers not defend
her to the court?
Rosa's lawyers did not defend her to the court because she doesn't just want to change everything in Montgomery, she wants to change everything in the 50 states.
sentences. You do NOT need to provide quotes.
1.) How did the Highlander School affect Rosa's life?
The Highlander School affected Rosa's life by black and white people treating everybody equally.
2.) Why did so few African-American lawyers come to work in the South?
African-American lawyers come to work in the south because there is very bad segregation in the South. The only two lawyers were Fred Gray and Charles Langford.
3.) What impact did Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country?
The impact that Brown vs. Board of Education had on the country is that Blacks wanted to get equal things. For Example, White Schools have a lot of books and Black Schools have not that much books in their library.
4.) How did Rosa's experience with the bus driver 12 years earlier impact her on December 1, 1955?
Rosa's experience with the bus driver 12 years earlier impacted her on December 1, 1955 because it was the bus driver that she got kicked off 12 years ago and the same one on December 1, 1955.
5.) Why does Rosa include the story about the woman who
was in the cell with her when she explains her experience being
arrested?
Rosa includes the story about the woman who was in the cell with her because she was also a black woman who was being treated unfairly to when a white person just hit her on the head for no reason and she charged after him and then she ended up in jail and the white man didn't.
6.) Describe one purpose for including descriptions of violence
in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse".
One purpose for descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violencbuse Gets Worse" by the white being mean to the black people and the black people are getting in trouble for it and the white people are not.
7.) Why does Rosa choose to
name Chapter 9, "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now"?
Rosa chose to name chapter 9 "They've Messes with the Wrong One Now" because they know that Rosa Parks doesn't have a criminal record and she is very nice.
8.) What impact
did Rosa refusing to give up her seat on the bus have on the African-American
community in Montgomery?
The impact that Rosa did to give up her seat on the bus had on the African-American community in Montgomery was that all the African Americans wanted to fight back civil rights and have no more segregation.
9.) Why did the author use the photo of
African-Americans sitting at the back of the bus on page 114? How does it
support the main idea of the text?
The author used the photo of African American sitting at the back of the bus because it shows how blacks were force to sit on the back of the bus. It supports the main idea of the text by showing how blacks and whites were separated.
10.) Why did Rosa's lawyers not defend
her to the court?
Rosa's lawyers did not defend her to the court because she doesn't just want to change everything in Montgomery, she wants to change everything in the 50 states.