Harcourt Journeys:
Story Selection
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Unit 4: Lesson 19
“Harvesting Hope: The
Story of Cesar Chavez”
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Turn your Text Book to
page 478.
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Why does the selection begin
with an introduction about
Cesar’s life in Arizona?
Answer
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Answer:
The introduction tells the
reader about Cesar’s life
before covered in the
selection.
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How might a drought affect
the foods you eat?
Answer
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Answer:
If a drought causes little
corn to produce, I may
have to rely on wheat or
rice instead.
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3
Why do you think the author
uses words such as “battered”
and “filthy” to describe the place
where Cesar’s family lived in
California?
Answer
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Answer:
To help the reader make a
strong emotional connection
to the family’s surroundings.
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6
Is the statement that “lettuce
had to be the worst” a fact or
an opinion? How do you
know?
Answer
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Answer:
Opinion, because it states how
someone feels about
something.
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What causes Cesar to not feel
safe at school?
Answer
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Answer:
Cesar is punished when he
forgets to speak in English.
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What is another word for
“conflicts”?
Answer
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Answer:
Disagreements; fights
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Using text details, what can
you conclude about how the
migrant workers’ treatment
affected them?
Answer
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Answer:
They were always afraid of
what would happen to them if
they complained.
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8
What do you think Cesar Chavez
probably wanted to do when he
felt embarrassed? Why do you
think he forced himself to keep
talking?
Answer
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Answer:
Cesar probably wanted to stop
talking and end the meeting, but
he kept talking because he
believed in what he was doing
and was determined to succeed.
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10
Which of these would help workers
overcome feeling powerless: being
given free food, fighting for their
rights, lack of education, a living
wage, safer working conditions?
Answer
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Answer:
 Fighting for their rights
 A living wage
 Safer working conditions
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How does the author want
readers to feel about La
Causa? Use evidence from the
selection.
Answer
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Answer:
She wants the readers to
sympathize with the workers’
cause; she calls them “poorly
paid” and “hunched over.”
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11
Why does the author repeat
here that Cesar Chavez
refused to respond to the
company’s attacks with
violence?
Answer
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Answer:
To remind readers that Cesar
believed in using nonviolence.
He believed the truth was the
most powerful weapon.
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13
How might a peaceful march
provide publicity for the
farmworkers’ cause?
Answer
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Answer:
Newspaper and TV coverage of
the event creates public interest
in how farmworkers live, and in
the actions of the grape
company and local police force.
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How does the marchers’
treatment at the beginning of
the march compare with their
welcome at the end?
Answer
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Answer:
At first the police try to stop the march,
and the workers must sleep outside. But,
as word spreads, people offer them food
and drink, more people join the march,
and they are greeted with feasts, flowers,
and music.
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15
What events helped resolve
the farmworkers’ problem?
Answer
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Answer:
The march helped resolve the
problem; the owners didn’t want
attention and gave the workers a
contract and better conditions.
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Why did Cesar Chavez make
the contract announcement
from the capitol building
steps?
Answer
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Answer:
The capitol is the seat of the state
government, and he wanted to
show a connection between the
law and the farmworkers’ rights.
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Projectable 19.3
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Projectable 19.4
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How did you do?
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