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Cesar Chavez: Glossary

barrio - a Hispanic neighborhood or district in a US city.

boycott - a protest in which the public is asked not to buy certain products or services until workers' demands are met.

contract - a binding legal agreement between two parties.

huelga - the Spanish word meaning a labor strike.

hunger strike - when someone refuses to eat until some demands are met.

immigrant - a person who moves to a new country.

legislator - a person who makes laws. A member of Congress is a legislator.

Mexico - a North American country located southwest of the USA and north of Guatemala and Belize.

migrant farm worker - farm laborers who move from farm to farm, harvesting the fields.

negotiate - to talk with others in order to come to an agreement.

NFWA - National Farm Workers Association, the union group formed by Cesar Chavez in 1962. The MFWA fought for the rights of migrant farmworkers. It changed its name to the United Farm Workers (UFW) in 1974

pesticide - a chemical poison that kills insects and may harm people.

strike - when workers refuse to work until improved working conditions and/or salary demands are met.

UFW - United Farm Workers, the name adopted (in 1973) by the union group, the National Farm Workers Association (formed by Cesar Chavez).

union - a workers' rights group.

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A short, printable book about the great Hispanic-American labor leader, Cesar Estrada Chavez, who used nonviolent methods to improve the lives of migrant farm workers.
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Cesar Chavez Coloring Printable

Print out a coloring page on Cesar Chavez with a picture to color and some information about his life.
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Cesar Chavez Worksheet

Print out a worksheet on Cesar Chavez with information on his life, a picture to color and three questions to answer. Answers: 1. United Farm Workers, 2. pesticides, 3. lettuce and grapes.
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Put 10 Cesar Chavez-Related Words in Alphabetical Order - Worksheet

Put 10 Cesar Chavez-related words in alphabetical order. The words are: boycott, farm, grapes, growers, lettuce, migrant, pesticide, strike, union, workers. Go to the answers.
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Cesar Chavez Alphabet Code

Use the alphabet to find the quote from Cesar Chavez on this worksheet. Answer: "You are never strong enough that you don't need help."
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Cesar Chavez Wordsearch Puzzle

Find the words in the printable wordsearch puzzle, then use the extra letters to find the secret message. Secret Message: "Social justice leader." Or go to the answers.
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Cesar Chavez Cloze Worksheet

Print out a fill-in-the-blanks page on Cesar Chavez. Go to the answers.
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Cesar Chavez Vocabulary Quiz

Print out a vocabulary quiz page on terms related to Cesar Chavez's life. Go to a Chavez-related glossary.
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Cesar Chavez KWL Worksheet

Print out a KWL graphic organizer on Cesar Chavez - the student fills out the chart, writing, "What I Know," "What I Want to Find Out," and "What I Have Learned."
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Fruit in Spanish

Label the orange, lemon, apple, strawberry, watermelon, avocado, banana, pear, cherry, and grapes in Spanish.
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Vegetables in Spanish

Label the peas, potato, celery, carrot, pumpkin, onion, cucumber, corn, broccoli, mushroom, and tomato in Spanish.
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Label the people, food, animals, shapes, etc. in Spanish.


Cesar Chavez: 4 Causes --> 1 Effect
Fishbone Diagram Printout


Chart an effort like that of Cesar Chavez's non-violent fight for migrant farm worker rights. Use a cause-and-effect graphic organizer to structure the way you might fight for social justice. Sample answers, the desired effect is better working conditions/salary for migrant farm workers. The causes used to get the effect could be: Lobby legislators (write letters to congress, draft a petition and get signatures on it), Create a group to bargain with owners (get members to join, write an agreement with the terms you desire), Organize strikes (get strikers, determine when and where strike should occur), and Start boycotts (determine what should be boycotted, contact newspapers and local news).

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