Unit 1- Story 5

1. Unit 1- Story 5 A Picture Book of Jesse Owens A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

2. Vocabulary A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

3. exhibition • A car • A court room • A public display; demonstration • A game with friends A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

4. C) A public display; demonstration A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

5. pneumonia • A cleaning agent • A serious lung disease caused by an infection with water on the lungs • Something used to lift a car or truck • A fight A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

6. B) A serious lung disease caused by an infection with water on the lungs A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

7. prejudice • Unfounded fear or suspicion of a particular group, race, or religion; discrimination • To sit before a judge • A way to show that you care about everyone • To go undercover A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

8. A) unfounded fear or suspicion of a particular group, race, or religion; discrimination A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

9. Share croppers • Tenant farmers who pay rent by sharing their crops with landlords/owners • People who own their own land • Those who sell land to others • Those who sit at the table with friends and share their food A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

10. A) Tenant farmers who pay rent by sharing their crops with landlords/owners A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

11. spectacle • A famous person • An idea that is shared with your friends • Glasses to be worn to read • a grand public display or performance; scene A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

12. D) a grand public display or performance; scene A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

13. Comprehension A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

14. 1) Why was JC sick a lot as a child? • His house was often too cold or too hot • Family was too poor to pay for doctors or medicines • His family just didn’t care and only wanted to make money • A and B A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

15. D) A and B A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

16. 2) How did JC learn about pain? • His mother beat him often • JC’s mom cut a lump out with a hot kitchen knife without medicine • He never had any money • He saw his dog get run over by a tractor A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

17. B) JC’s mom cut a lump out with a hot kitchen knife without medicine A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

18. 3)Why did JC and his family move from Alabama to Ohio? • He was suspended from school because he yelled at his teacher for saying his name wrong • They were sick of the prejudice • JC’s family were able to get better jobs to help their family • They were scared of the whites A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

19. C) JC’s family were able to get better jobs to help their family A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

20. 4)Why did Coach Riley want JC to train for the track team? • He needed more sprinters and fielders • Coach recognized the talent, as good coaches do, and wanted Jesse to get better • He saw that Jesse ran really fast and wanted to get rich off of Jesse • He wanted to get Jesse off the streets A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

21. B) Coach recognized the talent, as good coaches do, and wanted Jesse to get better A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

22. 5) What advice did Coach Riley give to Jesse while training? A) We will train every day so that you will never be beaten B) We will train every day before school and run for the future: college and maybe the Olympics C) You should always have the best equipment D) You should always stretch before you do your warm-ups and sprints. A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

23. B) We will train every day before school and run for the future: college and maybe the Olympics A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

24. 6) Why was Jesse called: ‘a floating wonder’? • People wondered how he really ran on air • People wondered how he got the name Jesse from JC • He was so good at home that he surprised many people • He ran so unbelievably fast that it looked like he was floating on air A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

25. D) He ran so unbelievably fast that it looked like he was floating on air A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

26. 7) Why did Jesse have the ‘greatest day in track-and-field history’ on May 25, 1935? • His children were born • Jesse set 3 world records and tied for a 4th • He married Minnie Ruth Solomon • He met Lutz Long and took a famous picture A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

27. B) Jesse set 3 world records and tied for a 4th A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

28. 8) How did Jesse prove Hitler wrong? • He won all the track and field events at the Olympics • He was a black man and won 4 gold medals at the Olympics; he was not inferior, but superior • He beat Hitler in a race • He didn’t show good sportsmanship to the other racers A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

29. B) He was a black man and won 4 gold medals at the Olympics; he was not inferior, but superior A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

30. 9)Why was the picture of Lutz Long and Jesse Owens so important? • It shows that two people of different racial backgrounds can get along without prejudice and hatred; hopefully this can happen all around the world • It shows that Jesse is not a poor sport • It shows that Lutz Long will become an American and not be with Hitler’s nation anymore • It shows that Jesse and Lutz Long posed for a picture A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

31. A) It shows that two people of different racial backgrounds can get along without prejudice and hatred; hopefully this can happen all around the world A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

32. 10) Why did Jesse get a ticker-tape parade when he got home to America? • He got discrimination outlawed in America • He won so many medals at the Olympics • He beat Hitler in a race • He took a picture with Lutz Long A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

33. B) He won so many medals at the Olympics A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

34. 11)What was Jesse’s opinion of discrimination at the time he wrote his first book? • He didn’t want to tell anyone what to do • He thought that the blacks had to work hard to fight prejudice • He thought discrimination was really bad and people need to get along • He didn’t really experience discrimination and didn’t understand why blacks didn’t work harder to succeed in life A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

35. D) He didn’t really experience discrimination and didn’t understand why blacks didn’t work harder to succeed in life A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

36. 12) Even with Jesse’s popularity, why couldn’t he ride in the front of a bus or eat at certain restaurants? A) He didn’t really want to sit up front and never at out at restaurants B) People didn’t care about his 4 gold medals C) In America, there were laws that stated blacks couldn’t sit in the front of a bus or eat at certain restaurants D) In America, the Civil Rights Bill was already signed at that time. A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

37. C) In America, there were laws that stated blacks couldn’t sit in the front of a bus or eat at certain restaurants A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

38. 13) What jobs did Jesse have? A) He didn’t have to work because he won 4 gold medals at the Olympics B) He had many jobs including: owning an athletic shops, coaching kids, writing a book C) He had many jobs including: a playground director, making speeches and radio appearances, led a band, started a company, ran exhibition races D) He was a coach for Michael Phelps A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

39. C) He had many jobs including: a playground director, making speeches and radio appearances, led a band, started a company, ran exhibition races A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

40. 14) Why did Jesse have so many jobs? A) He wanted more money B) He didn’t get along with others C) He was black and people were discriminatory and prejudice D) He moved a lot A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

41. C) He was black and people were discriminatory and prejudice A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

42. 15) What was Jesse’s opinion about discrimination after his second book? • He realized that black Americans had to fight against prejudice in order to succeed • He didn’t really experience discrimination and didn’t understand why blacks didn’t work harder to succeed in life • He wanted to work with Martin Luther King, Jr. to end discrimination • He didn’t want to tell people what to do A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

43. A) He realized that black Americans had to fight against prejudice in order to succeed A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

44. 16) Which people and events in Jesse’s life helped shape him into a person with courage and dedication to important goals. • People: Hitler, Lutz Long. Events: being really fast, winning 4 gold medals • People: his parents, Coach Riley. Events: being poor, hard work, experiencing prejudice to overcome obstacles • People: President Ford, Lutz Long. Events: racing exhibition races for money, receiving recognition from others • People: his wife and kids. Events: working hard, being a share cropper, a ticker tape parade A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

45. B) People: his parents, Coach Riley. Events: being poor, hard work, experiencing prejudice to overcome obstacles A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

46. 17) Did Jesse help with the movement to end discrimination in America? • Yes because he wanted to get rich • No because he thought others were doing fine without his help • Yes because he experienced it and didn’t think it was right in America: The Land of the Free • No because he never experienced it and thought it was a waste of time A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

47. C) Yes because he experienced it and didn’t think it was right in America: The Land of the Free A Picture Book of Jesse Owens