2014 December Exam ELA

Worked toward getting civil rights for African-Americans; believed in nonviolent forms of protesting; founder of the SCLC; worked as a preacher before getting involved in civil rights work; excellent speaker; wrote Letter from a Birmingham Jail; gave "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington; shot in Memphis while there to speak to striking sanitation workers

was told at a young age that he wasn't able to be a lawyer because he was black; went to Boston and met several people who got him involved in the "wrong kind" of lifestyle; went to prison for burglary; converted to the Nation of Islam; worked as a speaker and as the "face" of the Nation of Islam; left the Nation of Islam over differences with Elijah Muhammad; took a trip to Mecca; was shot by members of the Nation of Islam

reverend in Birmingham, fought for integration in the city; his home and church were bombed several times, he was beater for trying to integrate a local high school

close friend of Martin Luther King

founder of the UNIA; inspired African -Americans to segregate themselves and become less dependent on whites; wanted African Americans to return to Africa

father of Malcolm X; chased out of town for voicing his opinions on equality for blacks; followed the teaching of Marcus Garvey; killed mysteriously by a trolley

hot-headed, young leader of the civil rights movement; clashed with King because their ideas about how to get equal rights did not match

Public safety commissioner in Birmingham; drove around in a white tank; whole-heartedly supported segregation and encouraged the police to use violent tactics

former governor of Alabama; "Segregation today' segregation tomorrow, segregation forever"

Leader of the Nation of Islam; often clashed with Malcolm X because Malcolm was hotheaded and outspoken

director of the documentary 4 Little Girls

wife of Malcolm; also a member of the Nation of Islam; mother of 6 girls; later changed her last name to Shabazz

wife to Martin Luther King; advocate for civil rights

author of The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963

friend of Malcolm X; helped him get a job as a shoe shine boy

Malcolm's half-sister; took him in when he was 16 years old; funded his trip to Mecca

Boxer who changed his name to Muhammad Ali when he converted to the Nation of Islam

Middle Watson child; protagonist of The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963; narrator of the story

Youngest Watson child

Oldest Watson child; often referred to as the juvenile delinquent

friend to Cynthia Wesley; active in the civil rights movement

former US president; continued working to pass civil rights legislation; passed the Voting Rights Act

Refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus; her arrest started the Montgomery bus boycotts

one of the victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing; father was Chris; described by her father as feisty

the youngest victim of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

one of the victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing; friends with Carolyn McKinstry

one of the victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing; played clarinet; library helper; good student

Malcolm's mother; slipped into severe depression after the death of her husband; eventually was committed to a mental institution

one of the men responsible for the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church; "Dynamite Bob"; convicted of the bombing in 1977

Author of  By Any Means Necessary:  Malcolm X

protagonist of The Giver; chosen to be the Receiver of Memory

former Receiver of Memory; asked for Release; the Giver's daughter

toddler with pale eyes; able to hold onto the memories that Jonas transmits to him; scheduled for release because he cannot sleep through the night; rescued by Jonas

the man who holds onto all the memories for the community and provides the community with advice and guidance based on these memories

author of The Giver

a book about someone's life written by someone else

a story that is not true

a book that is true or lists facts and details and information; not a story

a nonfiction movie/film based on facts and documents and interviews

a perfect society; literally translates to "no place"

keeping groups of people separated based on race

the joining together of races and making them equal

black and white young people who rode buses from state to state to protest the segregation of the interstate bus system

unfair laws that made it impossible for African-Americans to do things like eat where they want, register to vote, sit where they want on a bus, or attend the same schools as whites

black people would sit at lunch counters and wait to be served even though they were not welcome in the restaurant

refusing to spend money on a good or service in order to cause a company financial suffering so they would change their policies

refusing people their constitutional right to vote

a movement that said that African-Americans should return to Africa and should separate themselves from whites; blacks should own their own businesses, schools, and neighborhoods to keep them from being too dependent on whites

protesting without violence or aggression; King learned this technique from Gandhi

political organization founded by Malcolm X after his split from the Nation of Islam

religious and political group that began in Detroit in 1930; run by Elijah Muhammad; joined by Malcolm X during his time in prison; promoted equal rights for African Americans; did not support King's "turn the other cheek" policy; empowered African Americans to get equal rights "by any means necessary"; helped many African Americans who struggled with drug addiction and poverty

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; young people who helped with sit ins and protests

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; worked to test laws in the court system

Southern Christian Leadership Conference; group of clergymen who worked to organize people for boycotts and marches for civil rights

Congress of Racial Equality; helped organize the Freedom Riders

Montgomery Improvement Association; organized the bus boycott in Montgomery

Universal Negro Improvement Association; founded by Marcus Garvey

Ku Klux Klan; terrorist group that targeted African Americans through intimidation and violence

Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights; founded by Fred Shuttlesworth

an exaggerated example of what could go wrong in today's society if something in the society is not changed; terrible society; the opposite of a utopia where citizens live in terrible conditions

the moral or lesson of a story; based on the big idea

connects with theme; can sum up the message of a story in one word such as love or family

saying something negative/bad/mean in a nice way

where and when a story takes place

the turning point of a story; the time at which there is the most interest and excitement in a story

the events of the story that lead from the exposition to the climax

a character that never changes throughout the course of a story

a character that changes, grows and learns something throughout the course of a story

a point of view where the character is a part of the story; uses I, me, my, our et cetera

a point of view where the story is being told by an outside character or narrator; it usually focuses on one main character; uses he, she, they, et cetera

a point of view where all characters' thoughts and actions can be seen through the narrator; uses he, she, they

the main character of the story; the hero

the character that makes things difficult for the protagonist; this character works against the protagonist