Homework Contract

Name:

Reading
Comprehension

Week of: March 2, 2015

Assignments
Read the Lyndon B Johnson passage and complete all of the comprehension
questions.

Grammar/
Vocabulary

Math
Science
Spelling Words
Suffixes

doable
famous
careless
various
endless
reliable
nervous
useless
flexible
washable
helpless
terrible
valuable
dangerous
powerless

WB pgs. 9-5 and 9-7 (Front and Back)

Complete the 2-step word problems
Complete Science WB pgs. 70 - 74 (the Insta-Lab is not required)
Vocabulary Words:

1. authority the right and power to lead

Ex: Marshall had respect for and acceptance of the authority of the Supreme
Court.
2. civil rights the basic freedoms that all citizens deserve to have
because they are citizens
Ex: Houston and Marshall wanted to protect the civil rights of African
Americans.
3. segregation a system of keeping people separate from others
Ex: When Marshall was young, segregation was common in some parts of the
United States.
4. Campaign the period during which people running for office try to
convince voter to vote for them.
Ex: Lyndon B. Johnson loved to go out and campaign with his father, who
was a part of the Legislature in Texas.
5. Diligence- the act of hard work and attention given to a subject.
Ex. Johnson was diligent about the fight to end segregation.
6. District- the part of a state represented by a member of the House of
Representatives.
Ex: People in Johnsons district voted him into office.
7. Poverty- lack of money.
Ex: Lyndon B. Johnson wanted to end poverty.

8. Representative- a member of a state of national legislature.

Ex: The United States has a representative democracy.
9. Senator- a member of the United States Senate.
Ex: Lyndon B. Johnsons grandfather told him that he would one day be a
state Senator.
10.
Tolerance- respect for others value ad beliefs.
Ex: Johnsons dream was for everyone to practice tolerance, even if they
disagree.