Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers

Why were the children Dolores taught going to school hungry, sick and with no shoes?

• The students had no homes and were homeless living in the streets.

• Their parents were farm workers who were not being treated or payed properly.

• Their parents were farm workers who worked all day and had no time to shop for food or shoes.

• The students were segregated due to the color of their skin.

What is one challenge the farm workers were facing?

• Farm workers were going on strike to get shoes and food for their children.

• Farm workers stopped picking grapes until they received better pay.

• Farm workers worked many hours and got very little pay and were being treated horribly by farm owners.

• Dolores was not able to get shoes and food for her students.

In this selection: What does the word "strike" mean?

1. To hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon.

2. A disaster or disease that occurs suddenly and have harmful effects.

3. In baseball when a player does not swing the bat and misses 3 times.

4. A refusal to work organized by a group of workers as a form of protest, typically to gain better treatment.

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Explain with detail and evidence from text, Why Dolores and the farm workers taught going on strike would be a good idea to help them solve their problem?

"When the bosses won't change their minds, she shares stories that show why their farms are not healthy places to work."

Look at the underlined word, what is a synonym for the word healthy?

• good

• evil

• illness

• natural

How did Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez both feel toward the farm owners? Include text evidence to support your answer.

What is the most likely reason Dolores Huerta used her voice to get attention from news reporters, mayors and governors.

• Dolores Huerta wants to get famous and get money for the farm workers and their families.

• Dolores wants the people to use violence to get farm owners to listen.

• She wants all people to understand the unfair treatment. This way change can be made.

• She wants people to stand up for themselves and not work in farms anymore.

What is the most likely reason the author wrote this article?

• To entertain with a unique story of a loving teacher who cares for her students.

• To inform the reader of how a woman used her voice to help her community be treated better.

• To teach the reader how to stand up for yourself.

• To persuade the reader to not buy grapes until farm owners raise the pay of their workers.

How would you describe Dolores Huerta? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

What themes are represented in this selection?

(must pick two)

• Compassion,

  Stand up for others and fight for their rights.

• Courage,

  do not give up. Stand for what you believe is right.

• Greediness,

  get want you want from others hard work.

• Revenge,

  When others don't listen. Harm them.