Vocabulary for the Week Accustomed

(adjective) Customary or usual, (i.e. his accustomed route) Amateurs

(noun) Engaging or engaged in without payment or a person considered contemptibly inept at a particular activity.

Commence (verb) Begin, start

Competence (noun) Ability to do something successfully or efficiently

Component (noun) part or element of a larger whole, especially of a part of a machine

or vehicle. Condemn

(verb) express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure Corollary

(noun) proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved

Vocabulary for the Week Diminished

(adjective) made smaller or less Existentialist

(noun) person who believes in existentialism, philosophical theory that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible for their actions.

Fallacious (adjective) mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound

argument Fastidious

(Adjective) very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

Insidious (adjective) proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful

effects

Vocabulary for the Week Monotonous

(adjective) dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interests.

Pragmatic (Adjective) dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way

that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations. Subterfuge

(noun) deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal

Malcolm X’s “A Message to the Grass Roots” What is the overall message delivered by Malcolm X?

The civil rights movement issues and ineffectiveness due to the following factors: How whites view the “ex-slave;”

“So we are all black people, so-called Negroes, second-class citizens, ex-slaves. You’re nothing but an ex-slave. You don’t like to be told that. But what else are you?” (1st sentence of third paragraph)

Agreeing on a common enemy; “We have a common enemy. We have this in common: We have a

common oppressor, a common exploiter, and a common discriminator. But once we all realize we have a common enemy, then we unite on the basis of what we have in common.” (1st sentence, beginning of 4th paragraph)

Lack of violence against whites “You bleed when the white man says bleed; you bit when the white

man says bite; and you bark when the white man says bark. I hate to say this about us, but it’s true. How are you going to be nonviolent in Mississippi, as violent as you were in Korea?” (pg 401)

Malcolm X’s “A Message to the Grass Roots” Do you think Malcolm X makes a strong argument against

the justification of violence against whites? What examples does he cite? Revolutions examples (page 401)

All revolutions had violence. Make parallels (similarities) American Revolution , French Revolution

(landless), Russian Revolution (landless) Fighting in US Wars

“If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black babies and black men, then it is wrong for America to draft us and make us violent abroad in defense of her.”

Malcolm X’s “A Message to the Grass Roots” How did Malcolm X attempt to unite African Americans in his

speech? Give examples.

Opinion based, need sufficient examples.

2nd through 4th Paragraph

Unifying under a common enemy

Same history, “ex-slave”

“You don’t catch hell”

Alice Walker’s “Once” Discussion Which section of the poem most struck a chord with you and

why?

What did the poem tell you about African Americans’ view of themselves? Give examples.

Stokely Carmichael Excerpt Handout Answers1. Opinion…explain why or why not you liked the speech.

2. Condemn: express complete disapproval of

3. Liberal: open to new behavior/opinions, willing to discard traditional beliefs.

4. Institutions: organizations founded for a specific purpose

5. Subterfuge: deceit in order to achieve one’s goal

6. “Were he to condemn himself, he would have to inflict punishment upon himself.” then the example of the Nazis.

7. Opinion, explain why!

8. “Integration was subterfuge, an insidious subterfuge.”“Some negroes have been waling down a dream street talking about sitting next to white people…we were never fighting for the right to integrate, we were fighting against white supremacy.

9. Opinion, support your opinion!

ACT Reading Passage Jigsaw Groups Group 1 (Questions 1 & 2)

Derek Trayvond Angelique Huda

Group 2 (Questions 3 & 4) Ganiu Jevon Jamila Alliyah

Group 3 (Questions 5 & 6) Devin Alyssha Crystal Memona

Group 4 (Questions 7 & 8)

Brittany John Patrick Tanya Alexis

Group 5 (Questions 9 & 10) Takira Shaquanda Deshawn Sarah Gema

ACT Reading Passage Jigsaw Instructions1. D

2. F

3. C

4. G

5. A

6. H

7. A

8. F

9. B

10. H

INSTRUCTIONS:

In five groups, find/justify the correct

answers to the problems.• You will be responsible for reporting

out to another group.• If the answer is not directly in the

text, justify why the answer choice is

correct based on inferences and

context clues from the passage.

ACT Reading Passage Jigsaw Groups Group A

Derek Jevon Memona Brittany & Tanya Sarah

Group B Trayvond Ganiu Alyssha Alexis Shaquanda & Deshawn

Group C Angelique Jamila Devin Patrick Gema

Group D Huda Alliyah Crystal John Takira

INSTRUCTIONS:

In each group, you

have a representative

who will report out the

“justification” for each

answer choice. Each

group member needs

to write down the

justification on the

ACT handout/answer

sheet.