Multi-Lit Vocabulary 1

Assimilation

• the act of entering a country in order to live there

• the process of uniting or bringing together different ethnic groups

• refers to any immigrant that goes through the correct legal procedure to live and work in a country

• the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another; the process of fitting in to a new culture or becoming like others in that culture

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

bigotry

• suspicion or dislike directed against an individual, group, or race, usually based on characteristics that are beyond individual control

• the freedoms and rights a person may have as a member of a community, state, or nation; the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.

• common group characteristics based on race, nationality, religion, language, customs, and/or shared history; the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next

• the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community; the act of breaking down the barriers that separate two (usually racial) groups

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

bilingual

• Able to speak two languages fluently

• the freedoms and rights a person may have as a member of a community, state, or nation; the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.

• common group characteristics based on race, nationality, religion, language, customs, and/or shared history

• the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community; the act of breaking down the barriers that separate two (usually racial) groups

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

civil rights

• the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community; the act of breaking down the barriers that separate two (usually racial) groups

• the freedoms and rights a person may have as a member of a community, state, or nation; the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.

• the migration and dispersion of a people from their homeland

• unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members; a biased attitude or act of prejudice against a group

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Culture

• the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community; the act of breaking down the barriers that separate two (usually racial) groups

• the migration and dispersion of a people from their homeland

• common group characteristics based on race, nationality, religion, language, customs, and/or shared history; the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next

• unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members; a biased attitude or act of prejudice against a group

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Desegregation

• the act of leaving a country to settle elsewhere

• the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community; the act of breaking down the barriers that separate two (usually racial) groups

• A social division based on national origin, religion, language, and often race.

• the process by which distance and isolation among countries is diminished due to increased trade, travel, and electronic communication

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

diversity

• difference, variety

• the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community; the act of breaking down the barriers that separate two (usually racial) groups

• common group characteristics based on race, nationality, religion, language, customs, and/or shared history; the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next

• A social division based on national origin, religion, language, and often race.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Diaspora

• A social division based on national origin, religion, language, and often race.

• the act of leaving a country to settle elsewhere

• statutes that make English the official language in a country

• the migration and dispersion of a people from their homeland

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Discrimination

• A social division based on national origin, religion, language, and often race.

• unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members; a biased attitude or act of prejudice against a group

• difference, variety

• Refers to any immigrant who does not go through the correct legal procedure to live and work in a country; other terms are "illegal alien" or "undocumented foreigner"

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Emigration

• the process by which distance and isolation among countries is diminished due to increased trade, travel, and electronic communication

• the act of leaving a country to settle elsewhere

• Refers to any immigrant who does not go through the correct legal procedure to live and work in a country; other terms are "illegal alien" or "undocumented foreigner"

• statutes that make English the official language in a country

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C