{"id":162,"date":"2015-03-09T05:02:34","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T05:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=162"},"modified":"2015-06-18T21:24:35","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T21:24:35","slug":"standing-up","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/chapter\/standing-up\/","title":{"raw":"Standing Up For Your Human Rights","rendered":"Standing Up For Your Human Rights"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\r\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Learning\u00a0Goals<\/h3>\r\nAt the end of this lesson, you will be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Understand and use new vocabulary words<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Read words with double vowels ou, ow, and oo<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Apply the grammar rules you\u2019ve learned in this book<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Create and write a plan to stand up for a human rights issue<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_171\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/fists-311162_1280.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/fists-311162_1280-300x297.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/fists-sky-red-black-fight-311162\/\" class=\"wp-image-171 size-medium\" height=\"297\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a> Human rights[\/caption]\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Get Ready to Read <\/span><\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Think of a time you\u00a0stood up for yourself. What happened? How did you feel?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Vocabulary<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<table style=\"height: 122px\" width=\"658\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">1. The government will give more money to people on <strong>income assistance<\/strong>.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">a. A\u00a0company, business, club, or group that was put together for a special purpose<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">2. Always try to speak to the person who has\u00a0<strong>responsibility<\/strong> for the problem you face.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">b. Having the job of taking care of something or someone<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">3. What might get in your way? Be creative to find ways to deal with these <strong>challenges<\/strong>.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">c. A\u00a0feeling that good things will happen in the future<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">4. Find an <strong>organization<\/strong> that tries to solve problems like yours. See if they have someone who can help you learn more.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">d. Money that the government gives people who are out of work, sick, disabled, or old<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">5. Jack Layton called for more hope and<strong> optimism.<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">e. Something\u00a0difficult<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">6. Jack Layton called for less fear and\u00a0<strong>despair.<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">f. A\u00a0feeling of no hope<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>Write an answer for each question using the word in bold. Write in\u00a0complete sentences. <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>What is the biggest <strong>responsibility<\/strong> you have ever had?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>What sport do you think is the most <strong>challenging<\/strong>?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>If you had one million dollars to give to one <strong>organization<\/strong>, which one would you give it to?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Ask your instructor to check your work.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Word Attack Strategy <\/span><\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\r\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Word Patterns<\/h3>\r\nSome words have double vowels -- two vowels side by side.\u00a0The double vowels <strong>ow<\/strong>, <strong>oo<\/strong>, and <strong>ou<\/strong> are tricky because they each have two different sounds.\r\n<table width=\"483\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>ow<\/strong> can make a long \/<strong>o<\/strong>\/ sound like in <strong>snow<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>ow<\/strong> can also make an \/<strong>ou<\/strong>\/ sound like in <strong>plow<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>ou<\/strong> can make the sound \/<strong>ou<\/strong>\/ like in <strong>trout<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>ou<\/strong> can also make a long \/<strong>u<\/strong>\/ sound like in <strong>soup<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>oo<\/strong> can make a long \/<strong>u<\/strong>\/ sound like in <strong>school<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>oo<\/strong> can also make the vowel sound in <strong>book<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nNotice that both <strong>ow<\/strong> and <strong>ou<\/strong> can make the \/<strong>ou<\/strong>\/ sound.\r\n\r\nNotice that both <strong>ou<\/strong> and <strong>oo<\/strong> can make the long \/<strong>u<\/strong>\/ sound.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">Fill in the blanks with the double vowels that will make a real word.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">1.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<table style=\"height: 62px\" width=\"481\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;text-align: center\"><strong>ou \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ow<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">d___n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">t___el<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">l___d<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">2.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<table style=\"height: 62px\" width=\"478\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;text-align: center\"><strong>ou \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0ow<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">cl___d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">s___th<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">f___nd<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">\u00a03.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<table style=\"height: 62px\" width=\"478\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;text-align: center\"><strong>ou \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0ow<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">v___el<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">t___n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">disc___nt<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366\">\u00a0<strong>4.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<table style=\"height: 62px\" width=\"485\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ou \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0ow<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">sh___t<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">fl___er<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">all___<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>5. Write the words above in the boxes below. Read the words.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<table style=\"height: 62px\" border=\"1\" width=\"485\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;text-align: center\"><strong>ou<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;text-align: center\"><strong>ow<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>6. Read these words. Do the letters ow make a long \/o\/ sound or an \/ou\/ sound? Circle the correct choice.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<table style=\"height: 32px\" width=\"607\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n\na. follow\r\n\r\nb. shower\r\n\r\nc. flower\r\n\r\nd. snow\r\n\r\ne. window\r\n\r\nf. arrow\r\n\r\ng. rainbow\r\n\r\nh. below\r\n\r\ni. power\r\n\r\nj. grow\r\n\r\nk. tomorrow<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n\nlong \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/\r\n\r\nlong \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/\r\n\r\nlong \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/\r\n\r\nlong \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/\r\n\r\nlong \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/\r\n\r\nlong \/o\/\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/\r\n\r\nlong \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/\r\n\r\nlong \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/\r\n\r\nlong \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/\r\n\r\nlong \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/\r\n\r\nlong \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">7. Fill in the blanks to make a sentence using the words below.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<table style=\"height: 62px\" width=\"569\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">mushroom<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">balloon<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">shampoo<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">afternoon<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">cartoon<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">rooster<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. Do you go to school in the __________________ or at night?<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. I love this __________________ soup!<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. I got this chicken so I could have eggs, but it turns out it is a __________________.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">d. Do you have a favourite __________________ character?<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">e. I wash my hair with __________________ three times a week.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">f. There is a __________________ at my desk because it is my birthday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>8. Read the words. Does the oo make a long \/u\/ sound, or does it make the same sound you hear in book? Circle the correct choice.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<table style=\"height: 32px\" width=\"630\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n\na. fool\r\n\r\nb. room\r\n\r\nc. pool\r\n\r\nd. took\r\n\r\ne. moon\r\n\r\nf. good\r\n\r\ng. shook\r\n\r\nh. stood\r\n\r\ni. broom\r\n\r\nj. raccoon\r\n\r\nk. football\r\n\r\nl. looking\r\n\r\nm. understood\r\n\r\nn. mushroom<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n\nlong \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book\r\n\r\nlong \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book\r\n\r\nlong \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book\r\n\r\nlong \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book\r\n\r\nlong \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book\r\n\r\nlong \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book\r\n\r\nlong \/u\/\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book\r\n\r\nlong \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book\r\n\r\nlong \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book\r\n\r\nlong \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book\r\n\r\nlong \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book\r\n\r\nlong \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book\r\n\r\nlong \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book\r\n\r\nlong \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">9. Read the words below and sort them into the boxes below.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">around<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">rainbow<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">know<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">our<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">powerful<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">grow<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">stood<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">how<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">food<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">shown<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">you<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">cloud<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">houses<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">about<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">group<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">arrow<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table style=\"height: 62px\" border=\"1\" width=\"520\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n\na. What says \/ou\/ like trout?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n\n\u00a0b. What says long \/o\/ like snow?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n\nc. What says long \/u\/ like soup?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n\nd. What has the same vowel sound as book?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Use Your Reading Skills<\/span><\/h1>\r\nRead\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/chapter\/standing-up-for-your-human-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\">Standing Up for Your Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>in your reader. Return to this page when you are done.\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Check Your Understanding<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>1. What is the main point of this text?<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. To explain how to send an email<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. To describe Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. To explain how to stand up for your rights<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">2. The steps for standing up for your rights are written below. They are in the wrong order. Put them in the right order. Look back at the text to help you.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. Know who you can turn to for support.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. Figure out the right person to talk to.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. Make a back-up plan.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">d. Decide what things\u00a0you can use to make your point.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">e. Set a goal.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">f. Predict what challenges might get in your way.\u00a0Come up with ways to deal with them.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">g. Write down the problem.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">h. Choose how to speak up -- in an email, on the phone, in person, or by letter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">3. Think about these human rights problems. Write down a goal that would solve the problem. <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<table style=\"height: 92px\" width=\"620\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\" width=\"40%\"><strong>Human Rights Problem<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\" width=\"60%\"><strong>Goal<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">a. The women in my workplace get paid less than the men, even though they do the same job.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">b. My landlord just raised my rent by an extra $200 a month.\u00a0This is illegal -- and I can't afford to pay that much.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">c. My kid\u2019s school will not let the queer students start a club to\u00a0fight homophobia.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">4. Name three ways you can speak up for your human rights.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">______________________________________________________________________<\/span>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">5. Name one thing you could do if your plan does not work the first time.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n______________________________________________________________________\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Grammar <\/span><\/h1>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">1. Are these complete sentences? <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. Women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. She made people laugh.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. In all of Canada.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">d. The first Aboriginal person in government.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">e. He told a story about Mouseland.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">f. Writing a book about what her family went through.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">g. Jim loves Jack.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">2. Put the two sentences together to make a compound sentence. <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. There are a lot of homeless people in my town. I wrote a letter to the government to ask them to help.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. I learned about the people running to be in government. I voted for the person I liked best.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. It\u2019s always important to stand up for what\u2019s right. It\u2019s not always easy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">3. Add capitals to these sentences. <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. joy kogawa wrote a book called <em>obasan<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. nellie mcclung used to live on vancouver island.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. did you know that december 10 is human rights day?<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">d. did you know that canada was the fourth country in the world to make same gender marriage legal?<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">e. tommy douglas went to brandon college.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>4. Add commas to these sentences. <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. To stand up for your human rights, you can write a letter send an email make a phone call or speak to someone in person.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. There are lots of people who can help you stand up for your rights, including friends family your MLA your MP or an organization.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. Let us be loving hopeful and optimistic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">5. Make these words plural. <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. right<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. life<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. man<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">d. baby<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">e. dish<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">6. Rewrite the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">underlined<\/span> words as contractions. <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. Dr. Seuss said, \u201cUnless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">It is<\/span> not.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. What <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">does not<\/span> kill us makes us stronger.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. Theodore Roosevelt said, \u201cBelieve you can and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">you are<\/span> half way there.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">d. In three words, I can sum up everything <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">I have<\/span> learned about life: it goes on.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">7. Below is a summary of a story you have read. Add an apostrophe or an apostrophe and an s to the words in brackets.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">(Viola Desmond) hero was Madam CJ Walker. Madam CJ Walker was (America) first self-made millionaire. Viola started a business like (Madam CJ) beauty business. (Viola) business was doing very well, too. One day, (Viola) car broke down when she was delivering her beauty products. She went to see a movie at the Roseland Theatre while she waited for her car to get fixed. She sat on the main floor of the theatre. The (theatre) main floor was for white people only. Viola was black. The (theatre) manager told her to move to the balcony. (Viola) eyesight was poor and she could not see from the balcony. She did not move. For that, the police took her to prison. Viola stood up for herself in court. She lost, but she helped start the fight for (African Canadians) rights.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Writing<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\r\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Writing Task<\/h3>\r\nThink of\u00a0a human rights problem in your life, or choose one from the list below. Make a plan to take a stand. Use the tips from the text and fill in this <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/04\/Make-A-Plan_e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Make a Plan<\/a> sheet. Edit your work with the checklist below. Hand in a final copy of your plan to your instructor.\r\n\r\nHuman rights problems:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>homelessness<\/li>\r\n\t<li>hunger<\/li>\r\n\t<li>low minimum wage<\/li>\r\n\t<li>bullying in schools<\/li>\r\n\t<li>missing and murdered Aboriginal women<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nChecklist:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Did I explain the problem clearly?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Did I make a goal that would solve the problem?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Did I figure out what decision-maker I should talk to?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Did I think of at least one challenge and a way to deal with it?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Did I decide on a way to talk to the decision-maker?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Did I\u00a0make a list of people who could help me?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<h2>Answer Key<\/h2>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Vocabulary<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>d<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>b<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td>e<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>a<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td>c<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6<\/td>\r\n<td>f<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Word Attack Strategy<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>down, towel, loud<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>cloud, south, found<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td>vowel, town, discount<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>shout, flower, allow<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td><strong>ou:<\/strong> loud, cloud, south, found, discount, shout<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>ow:<\/strong> down, towel, vowel, town, flower, allow<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6a<\/td>\r\n<td>long \/o\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6b<\/td>\r\n<td>\/ou\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6c<\/td>\r\n<td>\/ou\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6d<\/td>\r\n<td>long \/o\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6e<\/td>\r\n<td>long \/o\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6f<\/td>\r\n<td>long \/o\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6g<\/td>\r\n<td>long \/o\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6h<\/td>\r\n<td>long \/o\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6i<\/td>\r\n<td>\/ou\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6j<\/td>\r\n<td>long \/o\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6k<\/td>\r\n<td>long \/o\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>7a<\/td>\r\n<td>afternoon<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>7b<\/td>\r\n<td>mushroom<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>7c<\/td>\r\n<td>rooster<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>7d<\/td>\r\n<td>cartoon<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>7e<\/td>\r\n<td>shampoo<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>7f<\/td>\r\n<td>balloon<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8a<\/td>\r\n<td>long \/u\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8b<\/td>\r\n<td>long \/u\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8c<\/td>\r\n<td>long \/u\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8d<\/td>\r\n<td>same vowel sound as book<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8e<\/td>\r\n<td>long \/u\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8f<\/td>\r\n<td>same vowel sound as book<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8g<\/td>\r\n<td>same vowel sound as book<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8h<\/td>\r\n<td>same vowel sound as book<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8i<\/td>\r\n<td>long \/u\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8j<\/td>\r\n<td>long \/u\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8k<\/td>\r\n<td>same vowel sound as book<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8l<\/td>\r\n<td>same vowel sound as book<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8m<\/td>\r\n<td>same vowel sound as book<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8n<\/td>\r\n<td>long \/u\/<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>9a<\/td>\r\n<td>around, powerful, houses, about, how, cloud, our<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>9b<\/td>\r\n<td>rainbow, grow, shown, know, arrow<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>9c<\/td>\r\n<td>food, you, group<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>9d<\/td>\r\n<td>stood<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Check Your Understanding\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>c<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>g, e, b, f, d, h, a, c<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3a<\/td>\r\n<td>Women in my workplace will get equal pay for equal work.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3b<\/td>\r\n<td>My landlord will raise my rent by the amount allowed by law.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3c<\/td>\r\n<td>My kid\u2019s school will allow a club to fight homophobia.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>Answers will vary: write a letter, send an email, make a phone call, book an appointment, join an organization, vote<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td>Answers will vary: I could change my goals, speak out in a different way, talk to different people, or get help from different people.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Grammar<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1a<\/td>\r\n<td>no<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1b<\/td>\r\n<td>yes<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1c<\/td>\r\n<td>no<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1d<\/td>\r\n<td>no<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1e<\/td>\r\n<td>yes<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1f<\/td>\r\n<td>no<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1g<\/td>\r\n<td>yes<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2a<\/td>\r\n<td>There are a lot of homeless people in my town, so I wrote a letter to the government to ask them to help.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2b<\/td>\r\n<td>I learned about the people running to be in government, and I voted for the person I liked best.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2c<\/td>\r\n<td>It\u2019s always important to stand up for what\u2019s right, but it\u2019s not always easy.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3a<\/td>\r\n<td>Joy Kogawa wrote a book called <em>Obasan<\/em>.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3b<\/td>\r\n<td>Nellie McClung used to live on Vancouver Island.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3c<\/td>\r\n<td>Did you know that December 10 is Human Rights Day?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3d<\/td>\r\n<td>Did you know that Canada was the fourth country in the world to make same gender marriage legal?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3e<\/td>\r\n<td>Tommy Douglas went to Brandon College.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4a<\/td>\r\n<td>To stand up for your human rights, you can write a letter, send an email, make a phone call, or speak to someone in person.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4b<\/td>\r\n<td>There are lots of people who can help you stand up for your rights, including friends, family, your MLA, your MP, or an organization.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4c<\/td>\r\n<td>Let us be loving, hopeful, and optimistic.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5a<\/td>\r\n<td>rights<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5b<\/td>\r\n<td>lives<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5c<\/td>\r\n<td>men<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5d<\/td>\r\n<td>babies<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5e<\/td>\r\n<td>dishes<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6a<\/td>\r\n<td>Dr. Seuss said, \u201cUnless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It\u2019s not.\u201d<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6b<\/td>\r\n<td>What doesn\u2019t kill us makes us stronger.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6c<\/td>\r\n<td>Theodore Roosevelt said, \u201cBelieve you can and you\u2019re half way there.\u201d<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6d<\/td>\r\n<td>In three words, I can sum up everything I\u2019ve learned about life: it goes on.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>7<\/td>\r\n<td>Viola Desmond's hero was Madam CJ Walker. Madam CJ Walker was America's first self-made millionaire. Viola started a business like Madam CJ's beauty business. Viola's business was doing very well, too. One day, Viola's car broke down when she was delivering her beauty products. She went to see a movie at the Roseland Theatre while she waited for her car to get fixed. She sat on the main floor of the theatre. The theatre\u2019s main floor was for white people only. Viola was black. The theatre's manager told her to move to the balcony. Viola's eyesight was poor and she could not see from the balcony. She did not move. For that, the police took her to prison. Viola stood up for herself in court. She lost, but she helped start the fight for African Canadians' rights.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Attribution<\/h2>\r\n<strong>Human rights<\/strong>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/fists-sky-red-black-fight-311162\/\">Fists<\/a>\u00a0by <a href=\"http:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/users\/Nemo-3736\/\">Nemo<\/a> is in the <a href=\"http:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/service\/terms\/#download_terms\">public domain<\/a>.","rendered":"<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Learning\u00a0Goals<\/h3>\n<p>At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand and use new vocabulary words<\/li>\n<li>Read words with double vowels ou, ow, and oo<\/li>\n<li>Apply the grammar rules you\u2019ve learned in this book<\/li>\n<li>Create and write a plan to stand up for a human rights issue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/fists-311162_1280.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/fists-311162_1280-300x297.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/fists-sky-red-black-fight-311162\/\" class=\"wp-image-171 size-medium\" height=\"297\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/fists-311162_1280-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/fists-311162_1280-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/fists-311162_1280-1024x1013.png 1024w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/fists-311162_1280-65x64.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/fists-311162_1280-225x223.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/fists-311162_1280-350x346.png 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/fists-311162_1280.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Human rights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Get Ready to Read <\/span><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Think of a time you\u00a0stood up for yourself. What happened? How did you feel?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Vocabulary<\/span><\/h1>\n<table style=\"height: 122px; width: 658px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">1. The government will give more money to people on <strong>income assistance<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">a. A\u00a0company, business, club, or group that was put together for a special purpose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">2. Always try to speak to the person who has\u00a0<strong>responsibility<\/strong> for the problem you face.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">b. Having the job of taking care of something or someone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">3. What might get in your way? Be creative to find ways to deal with these <strong>challenges<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">c. A\u00a0feeling that good things will happen in the future<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">4. Find an <strong>organization<\/strong> that tries to solve problems like yours. See if they have someone who can help you learn more.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">d. Money that the government gives people who are out of work, sick, disabled, or old<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">5. Jack Layton called for more hope and<strong> optimism.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">e. Something\u00a0difficult<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">6. Jack Layton called for less fear and\u00a0<strong>despair.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">f. A\u00a0feeling of no hope<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>Write an answer for each question using the word in bold. Write in\u00a0complete sentences. <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>What is the biggest <strong>responsibility<\/strong> you have ever had?<\/li>\n<li>What sport do you think is the most <strong>challenging<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<li>If you had one million dollars to give to one <strong>organization<\/strong>, which one would you give it to?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Ask your instructor to check your work.<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Word Attack Strategy <\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Word Patterns<\/h3>\n<p>Some words have double vowels &#8212; two vowels side by side.\u00a0The double vowels <strong>ow<\/strong>, <strong>oo<\/strong>, and <strong>ou<\/strong> are tricky because they each have two different sounds.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 483px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ow<\/strong> can make a long \/<strong>o<\/strong>\/ sound like in <strong>snow<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ow<\/strong> can also make an \/<strong>ou<\/strong>\/ sound like in <strong>plow<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ou<\/strong> can make the sound \/<strong>ou<\/strong>\/ like in <strong>trout<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ou<\/strong> can also make a long \/<strong>u<\/strong>\/ sound like in <strong>soup<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>oo<\/strong> can make a long \/<strong>u<\/strong>\/ sound like in <strong>school<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>oo<\/strong> can also make the vowel sound in <strong>book<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Notice that both <strong>ow<\/strong> and <strong>ou<\/strong> can make the \/<strong>ou<\/strong>\/ sound.<\/p>\n<p>Notice that both <strong>ou<\/strong> and <strong>oo<\/strong> can make the long \/<strong>u<\/strong>\/ sound.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">Fill in the blanks with the double vowels that will make a real word.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">1.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<table style=\"height: 62px; width: 481px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;text-align: center\"><strong>ou \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ow<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">d___n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">t___el<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">l___d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">2.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<table style=\"height: 62px; width: 478px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;text-align: center\"><strong>ou \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0ow<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">cl___d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">s___th<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">f___nd<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">\u00a03.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<table style=\"height: 62px; width: 478px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;text-align: center\"><strong>ou \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0ow<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">v___el<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">t___n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">disc___nt<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366\">\u00a0<strong>4.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<table style=\"height: 62px; width: 485px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ou \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0ow<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">sh___t<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">fl___er<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">all___<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>5. Write the words above in the boxes below. Read the words.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<table style=\"height: 62px; width: 485px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;text-align: center\"><strong>ou<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;text-align: center\"><strong>ow<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>6. Read these words. Do the letters ow make a long \/o\/ sound or an \/ou\/ sound? Circle the correct choice.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<table style=\"height: 32px; width: 607px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n<p>a. follow<\/p>\n<p>b. shower<\/p>\n<p>c. flower<\/p>\n<p>d. snow<\/p>\n<p>e. window<\/p>\n<p>f. arrow<\/p>\n<p>g. rainbow<\/p>\n<p>h. below<\/p>\n<p>i. power<\/p>\n<p>j. grow<\/p>\n<p>k. tomorrow<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n<p>long \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/<\/p>\n<p>long \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/<\/p>\n<p>long \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/<\/p>\n<p>long \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/<\/p>\n<p>long \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/<\/p>\n<p>long \/o\/\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/<\/p>\n<p>long \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/<\/p>\n<p>long \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/<\/p>\n<p>long \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/<\/p>\n<p>long \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/<\/p>\n<p>long \/o\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \/ou\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">7. Fill in the blanks to make a sentence using the words below.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<table style=\"height: 62px; width: 569px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">mushroom<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">balloon<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">shampoo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">afternoon<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">cartoon<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">rooster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. Do you go to school in the __________________ or at night?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. I love this __________________ soup!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. I got this chicken so I could have eggs, but it turns out it is a __________________.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">d. Do you have a favourite __________________ character?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">e. I wash my hair with __________________ three times a week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">f. There is a __________________ at my desk because it is my birthday.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>8. Read the words. Does the oo make a long \/u\/ sound, or does it make the same sound you hear in book? Circle the correct choice.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<table style=\"height: 32px; width: 630px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n<p>a. fool<\/p>\n<p>b. room<\/p>\n<p>c. pool<\/p>\n<p>d. took<\/p>\n<p>e. moon<\/p>\n<p>f. good<\/p>\n<p>g. shook<\/p>\n<p>h. stood<\/p>\n<p>i. broom<\/p>\n<p>j. raccoon<\/p>\n<p>k. football<\/p>\n<p>l. looking<\/p>\n<p>m. understood<\/p>\n<p>n. mushroom<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n<p>long \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book<\/p>\n<p>long \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book<\/p>\n<p>long \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book<\/p>\n<p>long \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book<\/p>\n<p>long \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book<\/p>\n<p>long \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book<\/p>\n<p>long \/u\/\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book<\/p>\n<p>long \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book<\/p>\n<p>long \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book<\/p>\n<p>long \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book<\/p>\n<p>long \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book<\/p>\n<p>long \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book<\/p>\n<p>long \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book<\/p>\n<p>long \/u\/ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 same vowel sound as book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">9. Read the words below and sort them into the boxes below.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">around<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">rainbow<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">know<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">our<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">powerful<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">grow<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">stood<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">how<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">food<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">shown<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">you<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">cloud<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">houses<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">about<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">group<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">arrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 62px; width: 520px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n<p>a. What says \/ou\/ like trout?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n<p>\u00a0b. What says long \/o\/ like snow?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n<p>c. What says long \/u\/ like soup?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">\n<p>d. What has the same vowel sound as book?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Use Your Reading Skills<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Read\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/chapter\/standing-up-for-your-human-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\">Standing Up for Your Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>in your reader. Return to this page when you are done.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Check Your Understanding<\/span><\/h1>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>1. What is the main point of this text?<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. To explain how to send an email<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. To describe Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. To explain how to stand up for your rights<\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">2. The steps for standing up for your rights are written below. They are in the wrong order. Put them in the right order. Look back at the text to help you.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. Know who you can turn to for support.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. Figure out the right person to talk to.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. Make a back-up plan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">d. Decide what things\u00a0you can use to make your point.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">e. Set a goal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">f. Predict what challenges might get in your way.\u00a0Come up with ways to deal with them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">g. Write down the problem.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">h. Choose how to speak up &#8212; in an email, on the phone, in person, or by letter.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">3. Think about these human rights problems. Write down a goal that would solve the problem. <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<table style=\"height: 92px; width: 620px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494; width: 40%;\"><strong>Human Rights Problem<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494; width: 60%;\"><strong>Goal<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">a. The women in my workplace get paid less than the men, even though they do the same job.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">b. My landlord just raised my rent by an extra $200 a month.\u00a0This is illegal &#8212; and I can&#8217;t afford to pay that much.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\">c. My kid\u2019s school will not let the queer students start a club to\u00a0fight homophobia.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">4. Name three ways you can speak up for your human rights.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">______________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">5. Name one thing you could do if your plan does not work the first time.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Grammar <\/span><\/h1>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">1. Are these complete sentences? <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. Women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. She made people laugh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. In all of Canada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">d. The first Aboriginal person in government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">e. He told a story about Mouseland.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">f. Writing a book about what her family went through.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">g. Jim loves Jack.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">2. Put the two sentences together to make a compound sentence. <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. There are a lot of homeless people in my town. I wrote a letter to the government to ask them to help.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. I learned about the people running to be in government. I voted for the person I liked best.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. It\u2019s always important to stand up for what\u2019s right. It\u2019s not always easy.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">3. Add capitals to these sentences. <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. joy kogawa wrote a book called <em>obasan<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. nellie mcclung used to live on vancouver island.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. did you know that december 10 is human rights day?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">d. did you know that canada was the fourth country in the world to make same gender marriage legal?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">e. tommy douglas went to brandon college.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>4. Add commas to these sentences. <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. To stand up for your human rights, you can write a letter send an email make a phone call or speak to someone in person.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. There are lots of people who can help you stand up for your rights, including friends family your MLA your MP or an organization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. Let us be loving hopeful and optimistic.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">5. Make these words plural. <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. right<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. life<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. man<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">d. baby<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">e. dish<\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">6. Rewrite the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">underlined<\/span> words as contractions. <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. Dr. Seuss said, \u201cUnless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">It is<\/span> not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. What <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">does not<\/span> kill us makes us stronger.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. Theodore Roosevelt said, \u201cBelieve you can and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">you are<\/span> half way there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">d. In three words, I can sum up everything <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">I have<\/span> learned about life: it goes on.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">7. Below is a summary of a story you have read. Add an apostrophe or an apostrophe and an s to the words in brackets.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">(Viola Desmond) hero was Madam CJ Walker. Madam CJ Walker was (America) first self-made millionaire. Viola started a business like (Madam CJ) beauty business. (Viola) business was doing very well, too. One day, (Viola) car broke down when she was delivering her beauty products. She went to see a movie at the Roseland Theatre while she waited for her car to get fixed. She sat on the main floor of the theatre. The (theatre) main floor was for white people only. Viola was black. The (theatre) manager told her to move to the balcony. (Viola) eyesight was poor and she could not see from the balcony. She did not move. For that, the police took her to prison. Viola stood up for herself in court. She lost, but she helped start the fight for (African Canadians) rights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Writing<\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Writing Task<\/h3>\n<p>Think of\u00a0a human rights problem in your life, or choose one from the list below. Make a plan to take a stand. Use the tips from the text and fill in this <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/04\/Make-A-Plan_e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Make a Plan<\/a> sheet. Edit your work with the checklist below. Hand in a final copy of your plan to your instructor.<\/p>\n<p>Human rights problems:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>homelessness<\/li>\n<li>hunger<\/li>\n<li>low minimum wage<\/li>\n<li>bullying in schools<\/li>\n<li>missing and murdered Aboriginal women<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Checklist:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Did I explain the problem clearly?<\/li>\n<li>Did I make a goal that would solve the problem?<\/li>\n<li>Did I figure out what decision-maker I should talk to?<\/li>\n<li>Did I think of at least one challenge and a way to deal with it?<\/li>\n<li>Did I decide on a way to talk to the decision-maker?<\/li>\n<li>Did I\u00a0make a list of people who could help me?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h2>Answer Key<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Vocabulary<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Word Attack Strategy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>down, towel, loud<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>cloud, south, found<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>vowel, town, discount<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>shout, flower, allow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td><strong>ou:<\/strong> loud, cloud, south, found, discount, shout<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>ow:<\/strong> down, towel, vowel, town, flower, allow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6a<\/td>\n<td>long \/o\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6b<\/td>\n<td>\/ou\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6c<\/td>\n<td>\/ou\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6d<\/td>\n<td>long \/o\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6e<\/td>\n<td>long \/o\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6f<\/td>\n<td>long \/o\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6g<\/td>\n<td>long \/o\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6h<\/td>\n<td>long \/o\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6i<\/td>\n<td>\/ou\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6j<\/td>\n<td>long \/o\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6k<\/td>\n<td>long \/o\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7a<\/td>\n<td>afternoon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7b<\/td>\n<td>mushroom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7c<\/td>\n<td>rooster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7d<\/td>\n<td>cartoon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7e<\/td>\n<td>shampoo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7f<\/td>\n<td>balloon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8a<\/td>\n<td>long \/u\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8b<\/td>\n<td>long \/u\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8c<\/td>\n<td>long \/u\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8d<\/td>\n<td>same vowel sound as book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8e<\/td>\n<td>long \/u\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8f<\/td>\n<td>same vowel sound as book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8g<\/td>\n<td>same vowel sound as book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8h<\/td>\n<td>same vowel sound as book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8i<\/td>\n<td>long \/u\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8j<\/td>\n<td>long \/u\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8k<\/td>\n<td>same vowel sound as book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8l<\/td>\n<td>same vowel sound as book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8m<\/td>\n<td>same vowel sound as book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8n<\/td>\n<td>long \/u\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9a<\/td>\n<td>around, powerful, houses, about, how, cloud, our<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9b<\/td>\n<td>rainbow, grow, shown, know, arrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9c<\/td>\n<td>food, you, group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9d<\/td>\n<td>stood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Check Your Understanding\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>g, e, b, f, d, h, a, c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3a<\/td>\n<td>Women in my workplace will get equal pay for equal work.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3b<\/td>\n<td>My landlord will raise my rent by the amount allowed by law.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3c<\/td>\n<td>My kid\u2019s school will allow a club to fight homophobia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Answers will vary: write a letter, send an email, make a phone call, book an appointment, join an organization, vote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Answers will vary: I could change my goals, speak out in a different way, talk to different people, or get help from different people.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Grammar<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1a<\/td>\n<td>no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1b<\/td>\n<td>yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1c<\/td>\n<td>no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1d<\/td>\n<td>no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1e<\/td>\n<td>yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1f<\/td>\n<td>no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1g<\/td>\n<td>yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2a<\/td>\n<td>There are a lot of homeless people in my town, so I wrote a letter to the government to ask them to help.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2b<\/td>\n<td>I learned about the people running to be in government, and I voted for the person I liked best.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2c<\/td>\n<td>It\u2019s always important to stand up for what\u2019s right, but it\u2019s not always easy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3a<\/td>\n<td>Joy Kogawa wrote a book called <em>Obasan<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3b<\/td>\n<td>Nellie McClung used to live on 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It\u2019s not.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6b<\/td>\n<td>What doesn\u2019t kill us makes us stronger.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6c<\/td>\n<td>Theodore Roosevelt said, \u201cBelieve you can and you\u2019re half way there.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6d<\/td>\n<td>In three words, I can sum up everything I\u2019ve learned about life: it goes on.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Viola Desmond&#8217;s hero was Madam CJ Walker. Madam CJ Walker was America&#8217;s first self-made millionaire. Viola started a business like Madam CJ&#8217;s beauty business. Viola&#8217;s business was doing very well, too. One day, Viola&#8217;s car broke down when she was delivering her beauty products. She went to see a movie at the Roseland Theatre while she waited for her car to get fixed. She sat on the main floor of the theatre. The theatre\u2019s main floor was for white people only. Viola was black. The theatre&#8217;s manager told her to move to the balcony. 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