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"(p. 55)
2.) Integrated: combined
"The base was integrated"(p. 65Quote:
3.) Condemned: sentence to punishment
Quote: "they were condemned to die for a crime they did not commit"(p. 63)
4.) Vouch: support
Quote: "had to have white people to vouch for them"(p. 71)
5.) Dignified: characterized by dignity
Quote: "He was a proud, dignified man"(p. 73)
6.) Enforce: to obtain
Quote: "rearrange the seating and enforce all the other rules"(p. 77)
7.) Brutality: cruelty
Quote: "protest against racial discrimination, lynching, brutality, and unequal education"(p. 80)
8.) Timid: shy
Quote: "I was too timid to say no"(p. 81)
9.) Accomplice: helper or assistant
Quote: "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 boys that were accused of raping two white girls and arrested unjustly.
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?
It showed the Scottsboro Boys being led to the courtroom. This picture was used because it showed that they were talking about that in the book. It supports that they were talking about the Scottsboro Boys being treated unfairly.
3.) How did President Roosevelt change the law?
President Roosevelt changed the law by making public buses, places, and military bases integrated instead of separated.
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 because it supports the main idea of the text by showing us about the NAACP
meetings which they are talking about in the story.
5.) Why did Rosa choose to tell the reader about her experience getting kicked off the bus?
Rosa chose to tell the reader about her experience getting kicked off the bus because she wanted to let the reader know that that had happened to her before.
6.) Why did the African-American people in the back of the bus want Rosa to do what the bus driver said?
The people in the back of the bus either probably wanted Rosa to be safe or they didn't want to get hurt themselves.
7.) Retell one of the examples Rosa gives of white violence against African-Americans.
One of the examples was when a black boy was accused raping a white woman when people knew they were having an affair.
8.) How did working as the secretary of the NAACP affect Rosa's life?
It affected Rosa's life by letting her know about all of the black-white injustices.
1.) Aversion: a strong feeling of dislike
Quote: "I had an aversion to white men"(p. 55)
2.) Integrated: combined
"The base was integrated"(p. 65Quote:
3.) Condemned: sentence to punishment
Quote: "they were condemned to die for a crime they did not commit"(p. 63)
4.) Vouch: support
Quote: "had to have white people to vouch for them"(p. 71)
5.) Dignified: characterized by dignity
Quote: "He was a proud, dignified man"(p. 73)
6.) Enforce: to obtain
Quote: "rearrange the seating and enforce all the other rules"(p. 77)
7.) Brutality: cruelty
Quote: "protest against racial discrimination, lynching, brutality, and unequal education"(p. 80)
8.) Timid: shy
Quote: "I was too timid to say no"(p. 81)
9.) Accomplice: helper or assistant
Quote: "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 boys that were accused of raping two white girls and arrested unjustly.
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?
It showed the Scottsboro Boys being led to the courtroom. This picture was used because it showed that they were talking about that in the book. It supports that they were talking about the Scottsboro Boys being treated unfairly.
3.) How did President Roosevelt change the law?
President Roosevelt changed the law by making public buses, places, and military bases integrated instead of separated.
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 because it supports the main idea of the text by showing us about the NAACP
meetings which they are talking about in the story.
5.) Why did Rosa choose to tell the reader about her experience getting kicked off the bus?
Rosa chose to tell the reader about her experience getting kicked off the bus because she wanted to let the reader know that that had happened to her before.
6.) Why did the African-American people in the back of the bus want Rosa to do what the bus driver said?
The people in the back of the bus either probably wanted Rosa to be safe or they didn't want to get hurt themselves.
7.) Retell one of the examples Rosa gives of white violence against African-Americans.
One of the examples was when a black boy was accused raping a white woman when people knew they were having an affair.
8.) How did working as the secretary of the NAACP affect Rosa's life?
It affected Rosa's life by letting her know about all of the black-white injustices.