Weaving It Together

Culture Cue
Some of the material in this chapter could
arouse painful feelings among students
who have experienced discrimination
because of their minority status. Be sure to
take this into account as you monitor class
discussions.
Internet Activity
You might ask students to write a short
summary of what they fi nd out about
Sherpas and download a picture of some
Sherpa people and their homes. Have
them display their writing and pictures in
the classroom so that others can look at
them.
Predicting, p. 99
Answers will vary.
Vocabulary
A. Vocabulary in Context, p. 102
1. b 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. c 6. a 7. d
8. b 9. c 10. a 11. b
B. Vocabulary Building, p. 103
1. a. worn b. wear 2. a. discovered
b. discoveries 3. a. agricultural
b. agriculture
C. Vocabulary in New Context, p. 103
Answers will vary.
Reading Comprehension
A. Looking for the Main Ideas, p. 104
1. a 2. b 3. d
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B. Looking for Details, p. 104
1. F 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. F 7. F
C. Making Inferences and Drawing
Conclusions, p. 105
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. They were kind and generous.
2. He was trying to get an education.
3. Black Americans were not allowed
to attend some schools. 4. Booker
T. Washington had heard of the
important agricultural research that
George Washington Carver had done.
5. He wanted to support a school that
black Americans attended. 6. Many
farmers switched from cotton to
peanuts.
Writing Skills
Exercise C 1, p. 108
Paragraph 2: soon after, in 1865, at age 12
Paragraph 3: for the next 12 years, when,
eventually, in 1890, soon
Paragraph 4: in 1891, after
Paragraph 5: one day
Paragraph 6: in 1896, after a while, now
Paragraph 7: meanwhile
Paragraph 8: by the 1930s
Paragraph 9: in 1940, in 1943
Exercise C 2, p. 108
3, 1, 5, 8, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11, 13, 6, 9, 12
Exercise C 3, p. 108
Paragraph 1: greatest scientists; quiet . . .
kind man; he . . . rich; greatest good;
greatest number
Paragraph 2: last name
Paragraph 3: next . . . years; he . . . black
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