"The Watson's go to Birmingham - 1963" Vocabulary

Boycott

• to support something or to take part in something

• to encourage others to support or to take part in

• to refuse to buy something or to take part in something (protest)

• to forgive someone for acting wrongly in a manner against you

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4D

Pervasive

• not impacting others

• extending through something

• only impacting one other

• refusal to purchase something

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Bravo

• well done

• mediocre

• a term used to show average work

• a term used to indicate failure

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

Peon

• a smaller insect

• a person who does hard work for little to nothing in return

• a person who does hard work with great compensation in return

• a person who is highly respected within a community

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.L.6.5C

Lazy-Eyed/Cockeyed

• a person who acts in a lazy manner

• a term used to refer to Byron in the novel

• a person who does hard work for little to nothing in return

• cross-eyed or having an eye that squints or slants

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

jacked up

• a term used to refer to being beaten up

• a term used to refer to someone who is being lazy

• a term used to refer to someone who thinks highly of themselves

• a term used to refer to someone of high intelligence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

pan

• to criticize someone or something harshly

• to question someone intently

• to make fun of someone

• to search for gold in a harsh manner

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

discrimination

• judging a book by its cover

• to speak to someone differently because you are unsure of their beliefs

• treating others fairly

• prejudice or unjust behavior to others based on differences in age, race, or gender

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

jabber

• to talk quietly

• to talk in a soft, slow tone

• to talk in a fast, confused, or foolish way that is hard to understand

• to talk to ensure understanding from others

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

egghead

• a term used for someone with a slanted or squinted eye

• a term used to refer to someone of high intelligence

• a term used to refer to someone with an egg shaped head

• a term used to indicate someone has little intelligence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C