Read this sentence from the passage “Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.” “Strict laws—called “Jim Crow” laws— enforced a system of white supremacy that discriminated against blacks and kept them in their place as second-class citizens.” Using context clues, what is a synonym for the word “supremacy” in the sentence above?

What is the narrator's main conflict in this passage? a. he doesn't like someone mispronouncing his name. b. he has a history of beating up kids he doesn't like. c. he has a violent temper that he cannot control. d. he doesn't like "the kid" he mentions in the paragraph.

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.

Taking initiative turns an idea into reality. what is an idea that you've had, a dream or a big goal? how could you take initiative, even a small step, to turn that idea into something tangible?