Cesar Chavez Vocabulary

to refuse to buy or take part in something in order to make a point or force a change

• boycott

• labor union

• migrant

• strike

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

a person who moves from one place to another, usually to find work.

• boycott

• migrant

• persuasive

• strike

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Using the word in bold as context clues, select the best definition for the word below. "...we became migrant farmworkers, moving to different places..."

• traveling

• important

• hardworking

• powerful

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Context can also be used to define words in other languages. What is the best definition for the Spanish word huelga in the following sentence? "We don't work for less than what's fair. Money talks - Huelga!"

• believe

• strike

• pretend

• attack

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Using the words in bold as context clues, select the best definition below. "I returned to recruit more workers. Getting people was difficult.

• lose

• ignore

• gain

• pay

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word best describes someone who refuses to buy or take part in something to make a point or force a change?

• boycott

• labor union

• migrant

• strike

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What term is used for a person who moves from one place to another, usually to find work?

• boycott

• migrant

• persuasive

• strike

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

Using the word in bold as context clues, select the best definition for the word below. "...we became **migrant** farmworkers, **moving to different places..."

• traveling

• important

• hardworking

• powerful

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Context can also be used to define words in other languages. What is the best definition for the Spanish word **huelga** in the following sentence? "**We don't work for less than what's fair. Money talks - Huelga!"

• believe

• strike

• pretend

• attack

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Using the words in bold as context clues, select the best definition below. "I returned to **recruit** more workers. **Getting people** was difficult."

• lose

• ignore

• gain

• pay

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4