- ELA: #1-20 of the packet - read over the review, circle key words, etc.!
- Study spelling and practice in cursive
- Green: study vocab
- Math: there is no HOTS POW today -
- 1-20 of the packet unless you are green group who got most of it done already, then finish it (1-34) - show your work and put stars next to the ones you don't understand! Use HOTS POW techniques! :)
- Lyndon B Johnson test is Wednesday (it's a 4 day unit - short!!) study!
Green:
Spelling Words
sometimes
pickup
dishwater
notebook
upstairs
football
sunshine
outdoors
hallway
timeout
doorway
sunset
bookcase
everyone
everything
Vocabulary Words
mutter- talk in an unclean voice, usually in a low voice
frantic- marked by uncontrolled excitement
immature- behaving as if younger than one’s age
mock- to treat with ridicule or contempt
appreciate- hold dear
unison- occurring together
reek- a distinctive odor that is offensive
Pink:
Pecos Bill – Week 2
Spelling Words
doctor
dollar
power
sugar
corner
collar
danger
ladder
labor
cellar
other
motor
hunger
calendar
horror
officer
finger
director
master
regular
Vocabulary Words
polecat – a brown to black European flesh-eating mammal related to the weasels
mesquite – a thorny deep-rooted tree or shrub of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico that belongs to the legume family, produces pods rich in sugar, and is important as food for livestock; also : the wood of the mesquite used especially in grilling food
saddlebags – one of a pair of covered pouches laid across the back of a horse behind the saddle or hanging over the rear wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle
puny – slight or lesser in power, size, or importance
homestead – a home and surrounding land
dangle – to hang loosely especially with a swinging motion
curious - eager to learn
Lyndon B. Johnson:
Name: ______________________________
Test is ________________________________________.
Study Guide: Lyndon B. Johnson
campaign:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
civil rights:________________________________________________
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poverty:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
segregation:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
tolerance:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why did Lyndon B. Johnson become President of the United States?
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What were some of the improvements that Johnson included in his plan called The Great Society?
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Explain the purpose of the Head Start Program. Is it still in use today?
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Explain the Voting Rights Act.
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REVISED Social Studies: Lyndon B. Johnson Study Guide
Campaign- the period during which people running for office try to convince voters to vote for them
Civil rights- the basic rights that all citizens in a country have
Poverty- lack of money
Segregation- the practice of keeping people of different races apart
Tolerance- respect for others’ values and beliefs
Lyndon B. Johnson grew up in a house with no electricity and no running water and that many other people faced the same hardships. One problem that LBJ wanted to solve was poverty.
Not allowing African Americans to stay at the same hotels or eat at the same restaurants as other people is known as segregation.
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson believed that all citizens share basic freedoms that should be respected, and he persuaded other people to pass laws to protect these freedoms, known as civil rights.
Lyndon B. Johnson believed that everyone deserved to be respected no matter what their differences. This shows LBJ’s tolerance towards others.
After Lyndon B. Johnson served as Vice President, he suddenly became the President of the United States because the President was killed.
LBJ’s work displayed the character trait of diligence when he worked for a long time to end segregation. He succeeded when Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Spending more money to improve education, housing, and health were part of Johnson’s plan, which was called The Great Society.
Part of President Lyndon B. Johnson helped create a government program to help preschool children learn to read. The program is still in use today; it is called Head Start.
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a law that made it illegal to require African Americans to take tests in order to vote and ended other unfair practices. The law was called the voting right act.
To pay for the services that government provides, people pay taxes.
