1. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Vocabulary 1

2. Noun - a person’s unique personality or character
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identity____
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Noun - a person’s unique personality or character
Your identity makes you different from everybody else.

3. In Japanese culture, people often use chopsticks to eat.
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culture____
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Noun - the traditions, songs, style, food and language of a group of people
In Japanese culture, people often use chopsticks to eat.

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assimilation____
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Noun - fitting into another group’s culture by learning their language, traditions, customs, etc.
Europeans forced assimilation of language and religion onto Native Americans.

5. Noun - being banished or excluded
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ostracism____
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Noun - being banished or excluded
Ostracism is bad because it leaves people out.

6. Verb - to make a generalization about a person or group of people
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Noun - a general (and often untrue) opinion about a person or group of people.
Verb - to make a generalization about a person or group of people
A negative stereotype of teenagers is that they’re lazy, but we know that’s not true!

7. Women experienced oppression when they weren’t allowed to vote.
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Noun - when someone treats a group of people unfairly and keeps them from having the same rights as other people
Women experienced oppression when they weren’t allowed to vote.