1. Mr. King J110

2. Week 9 Vocabulary Words Feminism (n): The belief that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men Gender (n): The fact of being male or female Poverty (n): The situation or experience of being poor Racism (n): The belief that different races of people have different characteristics and abilities, and that the qualities of your own race are the best; unfair treatment or violence against people of different races than your own Sexism (n): Unfair attitudes and behavior based on the belief that one gender is “less than” the other in some way Vignette (n): A short description in a book or play showing the typical features of a person or situation

3. Feminism Feminism (n): The belief that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men In the 1960’s, the feminist movement began to give equal rights to women.

4. Gender Gender (n): The fact of being male or female

5. Poverty Poverty (n): The situation or experience of being poor This video clip describes one way that high school students are helping people deal with poverty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcK9FkjXDQA

6. Racism Racism (n): The belief that different races of people have different characters and abilities, and that the qualities of your own race are the best; unfair treatment or violence against people of different races than your own Listen to Mr. King’s story about racism.

7. Sexism Sexism (n): Unfair attitudes and behavior based on the belief that one gender is “less than” the other in some way What are some examples of sexism from this video clip? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py5X_biBOYk

8. Vignette Vignette (n): A short description in a book or play showing the typical features of a person or situation House on Mango Street is an example of a vignette