Celebrating Juneteenth and Extended Constructed Response (ECR) Writing Strategies

Vocabulary flashcards covering the history and reading analysis of Juneteenth alongside fourth-grade Extended Constructed Response (ECR) writing strategies and terminology.

Juneteenth

A holiday celebrated on June 19 honoring freedom, remembrance, and the future, which began in Texas in 1865, became a Texas state holiday in 1979, and became a national holiday in 2021.

General Gordon Granger

The Union General who arrived in Galveston on June 19, 1865, to read an order announcing that enslaved people in Texas were free.

Emancipation Proclamation

The document issued by President Abraham Lincoln about two and a half years before Granger's arrival in Galveston that had not effectively reached or been enforced for the approximately 250,000 enslaved people in Texas.

Freedmen's Bureau

An agency created by Congress near the end of the Civil War to provide food, find homes, establish schools and colleges, provide medical care, and teach freed people about rights such as voting.

Jack Yates

A leader in Houston who, along with members of his church, collected $1,000 in 1872 to purchase 10 acres of land for freed people to celebrate together.

Emancipation Park

A 10-acre site in Houston purchased in 1872 by Jack Yates and church members to create a dedicated space for June 19 celebrations.

Jubilee Day

An early name used for the June 19 celebration in Texas before it became widely known as Juneteenth.

Main Idea

A reading concept describing what one specific section or group of paragraphs is mostly about.

Central Idea

The overarching big idea that connects an entire reading selection.

Rejoice

To feel or show great happiness.

Inference

A reading strategy and conclusion made by combining text evidence with background knowledge (Text evidence + what I know).

Extended Constructed Response (ECR)

A detailed written response that explains an idea, analyzes a topic, and incorporates direct support from the text.

Detailed Evidence

The use of specific facts, examples, and quotes to prove points and build understanding in writing.

Step-by-Step ECR Strategy

A 5-step writing process: (1) Plan Your Answer, (2) Hook the Reader, (3) State Your Claim, (4) Body Paragraphs, and (5) Summarize.

ECR Rubric Levels

The four scoring tiers used to evaluate extended writing based on organization, evidence, and analysis: Developing Writer (1), Emerging Writer (2), Skilled Writer (3), and Supercharger Writer (4).