Civil Rights ELA

Civil Rights vocabulary

by Renee Pearce

to stop using the goods or services of (a company, country, etc.) until changes are made​

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​I will boycott Tik tok until they make sure their videos are kid safe.

​boycott

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Multiple Choice

Why would you boycott a store?

• They help people.

• They treat people unfairly.

not allowed by the law​

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​It is illegal to not wear a seatbelt in a moving car.

​illegal

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Multiple Choice

Which of these is illegal?

• helping a friend

• giving food to someone

• stealing from a store

​to walk with a large group of people who are protesting or supporting something

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

​march

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Multiple Choice

Why are the people in the picture marching?

• They need exercise

• They want something to change

• They are soldiers

Multiple Choice

Which would be a good movement?

• people starting to pollute the ocean

• people starting to treat people unfairly

• people starting to be kind to each other

to separate groups of people because of their particular race, religion​

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​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

​segregated

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Multiple Choice

Does segregated mean...

Poll

Are you familiar with the phrase "civil rights"?

• yes

• no

​budget

• ​a budget is a set amount of money that someone has to spend

Multiple Choice

A budget is ______________ that a person can spend on something.

• time

• money

• people

​civil rights

• ​rights or freedoms that ALL people have under the US constitution

Multiple Choice

What is another word for rights?

• freedoms

• left

• leaders

​funding

• ​money provided for a special reason

Multiple Choice

If you have a good idea, someone might give you ____________to fund your idea

• people

• time

• money

​petition

• a formal written request, usually signed by many people, asking leaders to do something about a situation ​

Open Ended

What is something you might sign a petition for?

example: I would sign a petition asking for three day weekends.

​protests

• an event in which people gather to show disapproval of something,

Multiple Choice

What do protestors want?

• change

• money

• new clothes

​resist

​*to fight against something or someone

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​*to not give in or surrender

Multiple Choice

Which picture shows a dog resisting?

​signatures

• ​someone's name written on a document indicating their knowledge of the document

Draw

Write your signature

​sit-in

• one or more people occupying an area for a protest

Multiple Choice

A sit-in is a way to...

• help a store owner

• protest something unfair

• get a good meal