Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks
Chapters 10-12Vocabulary in Context - Provide definitions and quotes for each term. Define each term as it is used in the context of the book.
1.) Arrogantly: " then he announced t that he was going" (p.153) making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently
2.) Nuisance:"Gayle said they were a "public Nuisance" (p.154) a person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance.
3.) Plight: " and the Plight of the poor." (p.170) a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.
4.) Premonition: " I guess it was kind of Premonition" (p.172) a strong feeling that something is about to happen, esp. something unpleasant
5.) Endorsement: " He asked me for Endorsement of his candidacy. (p.176) an act of giving one's public approval or support to someone or something
6.) Apprehensive: " and can vote without felling Apprehensive (p.186) anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
Comprehension Questions - Answer all questions in complete sentences. You only need to provide quotes where it asked you for evidence from the text
1.) How did the bus boycott affect the city of Montgomery? the bus boycott affect the city of Montgomery because there would be not buss bisness or no black people to go on the busses and it went to court. Rosa anted to change the law.
2.) What is Rosa's opinion about her impact on the world? Support your answer with evidence from the text. Rosa's opinion about her impact on the world is being happy, but a little scared because people are still threatening her with phone calls. "The threatening telephone calls continued even after the Supreme Court decision."(p.161)
3.) How did the end of the bus boycott affect Rosa's life? The end of the bus boycott affected Rosa's life because the bus segregation laws changed, and other places like Birmingham, Alabama, and Tallahassee, Florida started to make a bus boycott too.
4.) What was Rosa's opinion about livening in Hampton, Virginia? Give evidence from the text to support your answer. Rosa's opinion about livening in Hampton, Virginia is a little sad, and happy. She is happy because she got a job. She is sad because she wanted her mom and husband to get a job there too. "I accepted the position at Hampton hoping there would be a place for my husband and mother as well."(p.162)
5.) How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. affect Rosa's view on violence? Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. affected Rosa's view on violence because she believed that nonviolence is the only way African- Americans won so many victories over segregation, because he said the nonviolence is not the right way to go.
6.) How was living in the South different from the North during the Civil Rights Movement? It was diffrent it was better in the South and not as much civle rights
7.) How had being a symbol for the Civil Rights Movement affected Rosa's life? being a symbol for the Civil Rights Movement affected Rosa's life because she would get seen and asked things.
8.) What was Rosa's opinion about Malcolm X? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
9.) How is life for Rosa different in her later years than when she was younger? Rosas life was different because she made the law and she got treated better in her later years.
Chapters 10-12Vocabulary in Context - Provide definitions and quotes for each term. Define each term as it is used in the context of the book.
1.) Arrogantly: " then he announced t that he was going" (p.153) making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently
2.) Nuisance:"Gayle said they were a "public Nuisance" (p.154) a person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance.
3.) Plight: " and the Plight of the poor." (p.170) a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.
4.) Premonition: " I guess it was kind of Premonition" (p.172) a strong feeling that something is about to happen, esp. something unpleasant
5.) Endorsement: " He asked me for Endorsement of his candidacy. (p.176) an act of giving one's public approval or support to someone or something
6.) Apprehensive: " and can vote without felling Apprehensive (p.186) anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
Comprehension Questions - Answer all questions in complete sentences. You only need to provide quotes where it asked you for evidence from the text
1.) How did the bus boycott affect the city of Montgomery? the bus boycott affect the city of Montgomery because there would be not buss bisness or no black people to go on the busses and it went to court. Rosa anted to change the law.
2.) What is Rosa's opinion about her impact on the world? Support your answer with evidence from the text. Rosa's opinion about her impact on the world is being happy, but a little scared because people are still threatening her with phone calls. "The threatening telephone calls continued even after the Supreme Court decision."(p.161)
3.) How did the end of the bus boycott affect Rosa's life? The end of the bus boycott affected Rosa's life because the bus segregation laws changed, and other places like Birmingham, Alabama, and Tallahassee, Florida started to make a bus boycott too.
4.) What was Rosa's opinion about livening in Hampton, Virginia? Give evidence from the text to support your answer. Rosa's opinion about livening in Hampton, Virginia is a little sad, and happy. She is happy because she got a job. She is sad because she wanted her mom and husband to get a job there too. "I accepted the position at Hampton hoping there would be a place for my husband and mother as well."(p.162)
5.) How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. affect Rosa's view on violence? Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. affected Rosa's view on violence because she believed that nonviolence is the only way African- Americans won so many victories over segregation, because he said the nonviolence is not the right way to go.
6.) How was living in the South different from the North during the Civil Rights Movement? It was diffrent it was better in the South and not as much civle rights
7.) How had being a symbol for the Civil Rights Movement affected Rosa's life? being a symbol for the Civil Rights Movement affected Rosa's life because she would get seen and asked things.
8.) What was Rosa's opinion about Malcolm X? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
9.) How is life for Rosa different in her later years than when she was younger? Rosas life was different because she made the law and she got treated better in her later years.