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: With draw form an alliance
" '....., then let South Carolina secede again.' " (page 92)
2.) Repudiate: Refuse to accept
"They took out ads in the paper repudiating their women." (page 96)
3.) Repercussion: Unwelcome one
"I felt that I could express myself honestly wihtout any repercussions...." (page 107)
4.) Indignant: Feeling Angry
"...., but at first she couldn't get teh other women in the Council to get indigant." (Page 110)
5.) Gall: Bold Behavior
"What galled her and many more of us was tha tblacks were more than sixty six percent of the riders." (page 110)
6.) Consent: Permission
"..., and I was trying to get teh consent of Mr. H. Council Trenholm at Alabama Sate to have the Saturday meeting at the collage." (page 113)
7.) Neglect: Ignore
8.) Agitator: Annoying
"They also wanted to rule out the NAACP so that the powers that be could not charge this demonstaration, this show of strength, was being led by outside agitators." (page 135)
9.) Oppression: Cruel treatment
"...tired of being kicked about by the brutal feet of opresson...." (apge 138)
10.) Courteous: Respectful
"There were three demands: 1)Courteous treatment on the buses;.." (page 140)
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 because they treated everybody equally, she could go to classes, and blacks and whites lived together in one community wihtout violence.
2.) Why did so few African-American lawyers come to work in the South?
<<<<<< So few African American layers came to work in the South because there was a lot of violence, segragration, and they wanted to fight for the rights of the blacks.
3.) What impact did Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country?
<<<<<<The impact that the Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country because the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision that the schools have to treat all people equally.
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 always looks at the bus drivers first before going in since she doens't want the same encounter to happen to her again.
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 women who was in the cell with her when she explains her experience on how she got arrested because it can explains violence and how she wasn't lonely when she was in jail.
6.) Describe one purpose for including descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse".
<<<<<<<One purpose for inlcuding descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White violence Get's Worse." is when an African American went on a bus and struck him on the head when he went on the white section of the bus.
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 Messed with the Wrong One Now" because there was a little girl named Mary Fances who had kept chanting "They've messed with the wrong one now" and since its in qoutation marks it means it was from some one who had talked or had said something.
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 had on refusing to give up her seat on the bus on the African Americans communtiy in Montgomery was that most people rebeled/protest against the buses and she also made a Montgomery Bus Boycott against teh buses.
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 teh back of the bus on page 114 because it showed how segragrated the buses could be since there was a sign that said Colored Only. It suported the main idea of the text because of the seperation of the blacks and the whites.
10.) Why did Rosa's lawyers not defend her to the court?
<<<<<<<Rosa's lawyers didn't defend her on court because they wanted to make her go to a higher court so that the segragration laws oculd be changed.
1.) Secede: With draw form an alliance
" '....., then let South Carolina secede again.' " (page 92)
2.) Repudiate: Refuse to accept
"They took out ads in the paper repudiating their women." (page 96)
3.) Repercussion: Unwelcome one
"I felt that I could express myself honestly wihtout any repercussions...." (page 107)
4.) Indignant: Feeling Angry
"...., but at first she couldn't get teh other women in the Council to get indigant." (Page 110)
5.) Gall: Bold Behavior
"What galled her and many more of us was tha tblacks were more than sixty six percent of the riders." (page 110)
6.) Consent: Permission
"..., and I was trying to get teh consent of Mr. H. Council Trenholm at Alabama Sate to have the Saturday meeting at the collage." (page 113)
7.) Neglect: Ignore
8.) Agitator: Annoying
"They also wanted to rule out the NAACP so that the powers that be could not charge this demonstaration, this show of strength, was being led by outside agitators." (page 135)
9.) Oppression: Cruel treatment
"...tired of being kicked about by the brutal feet of opresson...." (apge 138)
10.) Courteous: Respectful
"There were three demands: 1)Courteous treatment on the buses;.." (page 140)
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 because they treated everybody equally, she could go to classes, and blacks and whites lived together in one community wihtout violence.
2.) Why did so few African-American lawyers come to work in the South?
<<<<<< So few African American layers came to work in the South because there was a lot of violence, segragration, and they wanted to fight for the rights of the blacks.
3.) What impact did Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country?
<<<<<<The impact that the Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country because the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision that the schools have to treat all people equally.
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 always looks at the bus drivers first before going in since she doens't want the same encounter to happen to her again.
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 women who was in the cell with her when she explains her experience on how she got arrested because it can explains violence and how she wasn't lonely when she was in jail.
6.) Describe one purpose for including descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse".
<<<<<<<One purpose for inlcuding descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White violence Get's Worse." is when an African American went on a bus and struck him on the head when he went on the white section of the bus.
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 Messed with the Wrong One Now" because there was a little girl named Mary Fances who had kept chanting "They've messed with the wrong one now" and since its in qoutation marks it means it was from some one who had talked or had said something.
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 had on refusing to give up her seat on the bus on the African Americans communtiy in Montgomery was that most people rebeled/protest against the buses and she also made a Montgomery Bus Boycott against teh buses.
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 teh back of the bus on page 114 because it showed how segragrated the buses could be since there was a sign that said Colored Only. It suported the main idea of the text because of the seperation of the blacks and the whites.
10.) Why did Rosa's lawyers not defend her to the court?
<<<<<<<Rosa's lawyers didn't defend her on court because they wanted to make her go to a higher court so that the segragration laws oculd be changed.