"'Race' Politics"

What could 'race' politics have to do with a trip to the grocery store? Find out in this list based on Luis J. Rodriguez's poem.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 9 Unit 1's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Speak, Marigolds, Always Running, 'Race' Politics, WMDs, Chuck Liddell, Address to America's Schoolchildren, An Early Start on College, Why College Isn't for Everyone, Actually, College Is Very Much Worth It
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  1. forbidden
    excluded from use or mention
    We entered the forbidden
  2. narrow
    lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
    narrow line of hate
  3. imposed
    set forth authoritatively as obligatory
    imposed,
    transposed,
    supposed,
    a line of power/powerlessness
  4. transpose
    change the order or arrangement of
    imposed,
    transposed,
    supposed,
    a line of power/powerlessness
  5. supposed
    required or under orders
    imposed,
    transposed,
    supposed,
    a line of power/powerlessness
  6. abdomen
    the region of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
    the abdomen of this land,
    that strangles you
    in your days, in your nights
  7. plenty
    as much as necessary
    There we were, two Mexicans,
    six and nine--from Watts no less.
    Oh, this was plenty reason
    to hate us.
  8. grasp
    the act of holding tightly
    Punching until swollen and dark blue
    he slid from their grasp
    like a rotten banana from its peeling.
  9. lacerate
    cut or tear irregularly
    When they had enough, they threw us back,
    dirty and lacerated
  10. meddle
    intrude in other people's affairs or business
    He forced me to swear to God,
    to Jesus Christ, to our long-dead
    Indian Grandmother--
    keepers of our meddling souls.
Created on Thu Sep 18 17:29:08 EDT 2014 (updated Fri Sep 19 15:27:36 EDT 2014)

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