Determining the Meaning of Words

In one afternoon fifty years ago, so much of our turbulent history – the stain of slavery and anguish of civil war met on this bridge, Edmund Pettus Bridge.

What does turbulent mean?

• violent

• peaceful

• happiness

• madness

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

They marched as Americans who had endured hundreds of years of brutal violence, and countless daily indignities – but they didn’t seek special treatment, just the equal treatment promised to them almost a century before.

What is the synonym of endured ?

• jumped

• experienced

• short-lived

• learned

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What they did here will reverberate through the ages.

What is the synonym of reverberate ?

• whisper

• murmur

• silence

• resound

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What could more profoundly vindicate the idea of America than plain and humble people – the unsung, the downtrodden, the dreamers not of high station, not born to wealth or privilege, not of one religious tradition but many – coming together to shape their country’s course?

What is antonym of vindicate?

• convict

• acquit

• clear

• absolve

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

That’s why Selma is not some outlier in the American experience.

What is synonym of outlier?

• included

• detached

• member

• attached

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

The American instinct that led these young men and women to pick up the torch and cross this bridge is the same instinct that moved patriots to choose revolution over tyranny.

What is the antonym of tyranny?

• utilitarian

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• democracy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

It was Julia who first taught Lennon to play the banjo and introduced him to contemporary music.

What is the antonym of contemporary?

• current

• present

• out of date

• modern

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Singles such as “She Loves You” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand” soon made The Beatles just as prevalent in the United States as they were in England.

What does prevalent mean?

• common

• unpopular

• extinct

• forgotten

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

The term resulted from the huge craze The Beatles caused, particularly among teenage girls, at Beatles’ concerts and the band’s arrival and departure from concert locations.

What is the synonym of craze ?

• sane

• normal

• optimism

• enthusiasm

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Perhaps the constant touring and songwriting, combined with their overwhelming stardom, were too much for the band’s members.

What is the antonym of overwhelming ?

• small

• huge

• attractive

• pleasant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E