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America’s People
Unit 6 Lesson 5Cesar E. Chavez
Created by Mrs. Perez-Vasquez
2nd Grade
Vocabulary and Definitions
Content Standard:Reading: Vocabulary and Concept Development 1.0Learning Objective:Today, you will correctly read the vocabulary and definitions
Cesar E. Chavez
Story written by Don McLeese
Treated
Past tense of treat: to behave toward or deal with in a certain way.Cesar Chavez believed all farm workers should be treated fairly.
Definition: An explanation of the word.
Union
A group of workers who join togetherto get better pay and working conditions.
Definition:
Cesar Chavez helped led the farm workers union.
Support
To provide for.
Definition:
It was hard for farm workers to support their family.
BorderThe line where one country ends and another begins.
Definition:
Cesar’s grandfather crossed the Mexican border into Texas in the 1880’s.
Crops
Plural of crop: fruits, vegetables, or other plants that are grown on a farm and sold.
Definition:
In California, Cesar Chavez and his family picked crops for other farms.
Migrant Farm Workers
A person who travels from one farm to another.
Definition:
Farm workers move from farm to farm to pick crops. Some travel to different states
StrikeTo stop work in order to get better pay and working conditions.
Definition:
In 1965, Cesar asked grape pickers to strike or to refuse to work.
Boycott
To refuse to buy something.
Definition:
Cesar Chavez asked American to boycott grapes. Some people stopped buying grapes.
Weakened
Past tense of weaken: To grow less strong.
Definition:
The two hunger strikes may have weakened Cesar Chavez.
Weakened
To grow less strong.
Definition:
The cotton pickers were weakened.
Weakened
To grow less strong.
Definition:
After playing soccer all morning my legs were weakened.
Community
People who live together in the same town or place.
Definition:
Throughout the Mexican-American community, Cesar is as important as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is for civil rights
Community
The Mexican-American community is proud California celebrates March 31 as Cesar Chavez Day, making his birthday a state holiday.
The memory of Cesar Chavez lives on.
People who live together in the same town or place
Definition
Awarded
Past tense of award: To give honor after careful thought.
Definition:
In 1994, after his death, President Bill Clinton awarded Cesar the U.S. Medal of Freedom.
Concept Vocabulary
The concept word for this lesson is
Many individuals have worked to obtain equality. Can you think of someone? Why is equality important?
equality
Definition:
equality
Equality means “shared equal rights.”