Benchmark Universe Unit 9 Weeks 1-3

What does "boom or bust" mean?

• To run out on the dance floor with a "boom" that will "bust" your hip.

• To win big or suffer a great loss.

• Something I heard my mom say about Coronavirus.

• A move designed to beat an opponent in hockey.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Seattle, Washington is know for which businesses:

• Amazon, an online store for almost everything.

• Starbucks, not just for coffee anymore.

• The Klondike Gold Rush, the Washington version on the "Gold Rush", not the ice cream.

• Microsoft, a computer software company.

• Boeing, a producer of airplanes.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Who was Cesar Chavez?

• The president of Mexico.

• An author of many short stories.

• The former president of Venezuela.

• A farm worker who helped organized other workers like himself stand up for their rights.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Why did farm workers strike (refuses to work)?

• They worked hard for little money.

• The fields could be very dangerous.

• They worked for long hours without breaks.

• It was a holiday.

• They were exposed to dangerous chemicals.

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

People need and use natural _____________________, such as farmland and oil, so jobs are created and industries grow around them.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Some of the earliest farm workers in California include:

• The Vikings in the 1300s.

• The Native Americans at Missions in the 1700 and 1800s.

• Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino farming communities in the 1800s.

• Braceros from Mexico in the 1900s.

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CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

The invention of the ________ created a boom the oil industry (gasoline and diesel producers).

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Where is oil a major natural resource?

• Texas (U.S.A.)

• Venezuela (South America)

• Libya & Saudi Arabia (The Middle East)

• California (U.S.A.)

Explain the "Dust Bowl" in 3 sentences or less.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5