M ARTIN my brother LindaC/Callison/2011

Another book by Christine King Farris... and more

1.Read the hint 2.Look at the picture 3.Try to guess the word 4.Click to see the word

Something that is ____ is not right or just. unfair

Your ____are people who were members of your family before the present generation. ancestors

A group of people or things is ____ if there are many of them. numerous

____ is the separation of people or things. segregation

If you ____ something, you stayed away from it. avoided Something tells me I should stay away from this critter.

If an ____ takes place, some- thing unfair has been done. injustice

An ____ supports a belief or cause. activist

When a law is ____ it does not follow the constitution of a country or state. unconstitutional

When you practice ____, you use peaceful means to show disapproval. nonviolence 1960—Thirty-four Virginia Union University students sat at the “Whites Only” lunch counter at Thalhimers Department Store and were refused service. Many feel this act of non- violence led to the start of the Civil Rights Movement in Richmond, Virginia.

High Interest Words These are words in the story you may not have seen before.

In olden days people might have hung clothes in a ____. chiffarobe

Rufus suffered the ____ of being dressed like a lobster. indignity

African Americans have been called ____ in the past. Negroes

Having very strong opinions and refusing to consider the ideas of others is ____. bigotry

Human beings can be divided into ____ on the basis of physical charac- teristics (skin or hair color). races racial: relating to races

A person’s ____ is either male or female. gender

Something that is ____ is lower in quality and value. inferior Cheap ball! I swear I only bit it once!

unfair ancestors numerous segregation avoided injustice activist nonviolence unconstitutional High Interest Words chiffarobe indignity Negroes gender bigotry racial inferior