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To create or make.
Use "concoct" in a sentence and define it in your own words.
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The way of thinking of a person or a group.
Use "mentality" in a sentence and define it in your own words.
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To go from one country, region, or place to another.
Use "migration" in a sentence and define it in your own words.
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Emmett Till. He looks strikingly like Hallelujah.
What is the name of the boy from Chicago who went missing and who does he look like?
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Because the lyrics are "This is your land, this is my land" and he feels that it is hypocritical to perform because it only applies to white people. People of color don't get paid the same for their labor.
Why doesn't Hallelujah want to participate in the school play?
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Proud or boastful.
Use "haughtily" in a sentence and define it in your own words.
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Brief or concise. Shortened.
Use "tersely" in a sentence and define it in your own words.
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To cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
Use "humiliate" in a sentence and define it in your own words.
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Rose's Aunt Ruthie showed up because her husband Slow John beat her.
Who showed up to Rose's house with an injury? Why were they there?
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Reverend Jenkins accuses Sheriff Strider of lying to cover up Emmett Till's murder, which includes trying to bury Emmett the same day the body was found.
What does Reverend Jenkins accuse Sheriff Strider of during his sermon in Chapter 21?
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To make something more attractive; to lie.
Use "embellish" in a sentence and define it in your own words.
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Insensitive or cruel.
Use "callous" in a sentence and define it in your own words.
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To bring together; incorporate; to unite or combine.
Use "integrate" in a sentence and define it in your own words.
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She makes fun of the way she caught Rose dancing in front of the mirror. This greatly embarrasses her in front of Aunt Clara Jean.
What does Ma Pearl do or say that causes Rose to run out of the kitchen crying?
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Aunt Belle says that Ma Pearl has a slave mentality because she has a mindset that makes her fear white people, but also believe them to be better than people of color. She also says this because Ma Pearl seems content with things staying the same.
Explain the phrase "slave mentality" and which character said that.
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Noisy, energetic, cheerful.
Use "boisterous" in a sentence and define it in your own words.
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Given or delivered.
Use "administered" in a sentence and define it in your own words.
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Disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish.
Use "cantankerous" in a sentence and define it in your own words.
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Exposition; Rising Action; Climax; Falling Action; Resolution.
Name at least two different terms related to plot that we talked about and one event that took place in Midnight Without a Moon during each.
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-Rose has empathized with Queen when Ma Pearl was beating her.
-Emmett Till and his mother when he was murdered. -Emmett's uncle, Mose Right, for testifying and standing his ground. -Levi's family during his funeral. -What it's like to be white, or different in general.
Give two examples of times that Rose felt empathy for another character.
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Abrupt or offhand.
Use "brusque" in a sentence and define it in your own words.
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A justification for an action.
Use "warrant" in a sentence and define it in your own words.
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A special right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed by some.
Use "privilege" in a sentence and define it in your own words.
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Emmett Till was a boy from Chicago who was brutally beaten and murdered after he allegedly flirted with a white woman. In his trial, the white men were deemed "not guilty" and were let off without any charge despite witness testimonies.
Explain what happened to Emmett Till AND what happened in his trial.
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Because Papa thinks that Rose is smart enough to catch up. He thinks Queen and Fred Lee would give up if they fell too far behind.
What does Papa reveal was the reason why Rose was pulled from school, but not Queen or Fred Lee?
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