1. M ARTIN my brother LindaC/Callison/2011

2. Another book by Christine King Farris... and more

3. Vocabulary Word Introduction Read the word chorally Define the word: Read it chorally Example: Let the teacher give an example Ask: The teacher will ask you a question about the word. Tell your answer to your partner.

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

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

6. ____ is the separation of people or things. segregation

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

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

9. An ____ supports a belief or cause. activist

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

11. 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.

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

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

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

15. African Americans have been called ____ in the past. Negroes

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

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

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

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

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