WEEK 24 VOCABULARY BELL RINGER Servant Indentured Lynching Harlem Renaissance Ku Klux Klan NAACP Indentured Servant §  The supply of indentured servants from England § 
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was soon inadequate to meet the labor needs of the sugar industry. I think it means…… (N) an unfree laborer under contract to work for another person without pay but in exchange for accommodations such as food or other essentials. Syn.: bondsman, chattel Ant.: none Lynching §  After WWI violence was unleashed toward blacks resulting in eighty lynchings in one year. §  I think it means ……. §  (N) To put to death, especially by hanging by mob action and without legal authority. §  Syn.: hang, kill Ant.: none Harlem Renaissance §  In the 1920’s and 1930’s , the neighbor-hood was
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the locus of the “Harlem Renaissance,” an
outpouring of artistic and professional works
without precedent in the American black
community.
I think it means ……
A cultural movement that spanned the 1930’s
emphasizing the exploration and development of
music, art, and literature in the black community.
Syn.: renewal, invigoration
Ant.: destruction
Ku Klux Klan
§  The Ku Klux Klan or KKK (informally known as the Klan) is believed to be the longest running terrorist group in the U.S. §  I think it means …. §  (n) An American post Civil War secret society advocating white supremacy. §  Syn: supremacist, hate group §  Ant: NAACP NAACP §  The NAACP was formed partly in response to the continuing horrific practice of lynching and the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois. §  I think it means…… §  (n) Founded Feb. 12. 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots-­‐based civil rights organization and seeks to remove all barriers of racial discrimination through the democratic process. §  Ant: Ku Klux Klan § 
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Week 26: Test Prep. §  Only 3 questions this week because of Presidents’ Day last week and registration in the media center on 2-­‐27-­‐14 Excerpt from: 2000 California Census: Employment Although census data indicate a definite increase in unemployment rates between 1990 and 2000, (2) it should be remembered that employment conditions tend to fluctuate with economic cycles and that census figures really provide only a snapshot of labor-­‐
market conditions at a specific point in the cycle. 1. Which is the BEST meaning for the word fluctuate as it is used in the underlined sentence labeled two in paragraph one? A) rise B) wavers C) never changes D) remain the same Excerpt from: Battling Cancer: One Woman's Journey Tracy Wilson Julianne had never given much thought to cancer before one dismal Monday morning last April. The dawn clouds were gray and heavy, and it looked as though it might rain at any second as Julianne meandered to the mailbox at the end of the lawn. As she opened the box, the rusty hinge made a screech much like someone scraping fingernails across a blackboard. The news Julianne received in a postcard that day was much more unnerving. It was simply stated: ‘Miss Taylor, please call our office to schedule a follow-­‐up appointment as soon as possible. Tests from your annual physical examination have revealed an abnormality.’ 2. The author of the passage MOST LIKELY uses the word dismal in the first sentence A) to give the weather report for the day. B) to show how the author feels about cancer. C) to create emotions in the reader. D) to describe Julianne's recent doctor visit. Excerpt from: Wuthering Heights By Emily Brontë Hindley threw it, hitting him on the breast, and down he fell, but staggered up immediately, breathless and white; and, had not I prevented it, he would have gone just so to the master, and got full revenge by letting his condition plead for him, intimating who had caused it. 3. In this sentence from the passage, what does the word intimating mean? A) to lie about something B) shouting with bitterness C) intimidating by aggression D) communicating indirectly through suggestion