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 has seceded from the Union before the Civil War." (pg.94 ) Definition: membership
2.) Repudiate: " They took out ads in the papers repudiating their women." (pg. 96) Definition: to not agree
3.) Repercussion: " I felt that I could express myself honestly without any repercussions or antagonistic attitudes from other people." (pg.107) Definition: unwelcome
4.) Indignant: "Over the years she'd had her share of run-ins bus drivers, but at first she couldn't get the other woman in the Council to indignant. " (pg.110) Definition: a feeling
5.) Gall: "What galled her, and many more of us, was that blacks were over sixty-six percent of the riders." (pg.110 ) Definition: bold
6.) Consent: "I was getting an NAACP workshop together for the 3rd grade and 4th December, I was trying to get the consent of Mr. H. Council Trenholm at Alabama State to have the Saturday meeting at the college. " (pg. 113) Definition: agreement
7.) Neglect: " " (pg. ) Definition:fail
8.) Agitator: "That's what the whites liked to do, say that any trouble was caused by outside agitators " (pg. 135) Definition: protest
9.) Oppression: " We are here this evening to say those who have been mistreated us so long that we are tired--- tired of being segregated and humiliated; tired of being kicked about by the brutal feet of oppression..." (pg. 138) Definition: mean
10.) Courteous: "1) Courteous treatment on the buses;" (pg.140 ) Definition: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 affect Rosa's life because black and white people were in same school and treated equally. Rosa learned how to sew and be a right citizen. She started school at the age 42.
2.) Why did so few African-American lawyers come to work in the South?
Few African-American lawyers come to work in the South like Charles Langford and Fred Grey because they wanted equal rights for everyone.
3.) What impact did Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country?
The impact of Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country in equality in the schools and white schools and black schools. Teachers got the same amount of money white people did. It started at 1951 and ended at 1945 to decide
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 impact her on December 1 1955 because she didn't want to move from her seat in the bus.
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 first she wouldn't have anything to talk about if she was in the cell alone and she might have not come up of the idea of calling her family.
6.) Describe one purpose for including descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse".
When Rosa's brother came back from the Civil War and there was still segregation.
7.) Why does Rosa choose to name Chapter 9, "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now"?
Rosa choose the name "They've Messed with he Wrong One Now "? because people were protesting and one person started sing a song.
8.) What impact did Rosa refusing to give up her seat on the bus have on the African-American community in Montgomery?
The impact Rosa of refusing to give up her seat on the bus have on the African-American community in Montgomery is that she takes away power that the white people have also, of the bus boycott.
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 uses the photo of African- Americans sitting at the back of the bus on page 114 because black people would sit and separation of the power of white people.
10.) Why did Rosa's lawyers not defend her to the court?
Rosa's lawyers not defend her to the court because if she is guilty she goes to supreme court.
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 has seceded from the Union before the Civil War." (pg.94 ) Definition: membership
2.) Repudiate: " They took out ads in the papers repudiating their women." (pg. 96) Definition: to not agree
3.) Repercussion: " I felt that I could express myself honestly without any repercussions or antagonistic attitudes from other people." (pg.107) Definition: unwelcome
4.) Indignant: "Over the years she'd had her share of run-ins bus drivers, but at first she couldn't get the other woman in the Council to indignant. " (pg.110) Definition: a feeling
5.) Gall: "What galled her, and many more of us, was that blacks were over sixty-six percent of the riders." (pg.110 ) Definition: bold
6.) Consent: "I was getting an NAACP workshop together for the 3rd grade and 4th December, I was trying to get the consent of Mr. H. Council Trenholm at Alabama State to have the Saturday meeting at the college. " (pg. 113) Definition: agreement
7.) Neglect: " " (pg. ) Definition:fail
8.) Agitator: "That's what the whites liked to do, say that any trouble was caused by outside agitators " (pg. 135) Definition: protest
9.) Oppression: " We are here this evening to say those who have been mistreated us so long that we are tired--- tired of being segregated and humiliated; tired of being kicked about by the brutal feet of oppression..." (pg. 138) Definition: mean
10.) Courteous: "1) Courteous treatment on the buses;" (pg.140 ) Definition: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 affect Rosa's life because black and white people were in same school and treated equally. Rosa learned how to sew and be a right citizen. She started school at the age 42.
2.) Why did so few African-American lawyers come to work in the South?
Few African-American lawyers come to work in the South like Charles Langford and Fred Grey because they wanted equal rights for everyone.
3.) What impact did Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country?
The impact of Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country in equality in the schools and white schools and black schools. Teachers got the same amount of money white people did. It started at 1951 and ended at 1945 to decide
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 impact her on December 1 1955 because she didn't want to move from her seat in the bus.
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 first she wouldn't have anything to talk about if she was in the cell alone and she might have not come up of the idea of calling her family.
6.) Describe one purpose for including descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse".
When Rosa's brother came back from the Civil War and there was still segregation.
7.) Why does Rosa choose to name Chapter 9, "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now"?
Rosa choose the name "They've Messed with he Wrong One Now "? because people were protesting and one person started sing a song.
8.) What impact did Rosa refusing to give up her seat on the bus have on the African-American community in Montgomery?
The impact Rosa of refusing to give up her seat on the bus have on the African-American community in Montgomery is that she takes away power that the white people have also, of the bus boycott.
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 uses the photo of African- Americans sitting at the back of the bus on page 114 because black people would sit and separation of the power of white people.
10.) Why did Rosa's lawyers not defend her to the court?
Rosa's lawyers not defend her to the court because if she is guilty she goes to supreme court.