Freedom at Fort Mose

Reread paragraph one. What is the best meaning for 'refuge'?

• danger
• option
• safety
• anger

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What happened when the rain came?

• The people loss a lot of money
• The children were forced to stay outside all day
• The people couldn't work in the fields and had to stay in the cabins
• The people had to work in the fields and became sick

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

"We knew that Mr. Slocum detested getting his boots wet so he rarely came to check on us." Define 'detested.'

• enjoyed
• loved
• feared
• hated

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The text describe reading as a...

• job
• hobby
• punishment
• gift

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

What did the young boy want his diary to accomplish?

• Help people understand what they risked to gain freedom
• Give people something to remember him by
• Be something that he can sell for a lot of money
• Make people see how well he began to read and write

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

When the young boy wrote his second diary entry, how long had he been at Fort Mose?

• A few weeks
• 5 years
• 1 year
• 2 months

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

Why did he have to stop writing on October 8th?

• It was time for dinner.
• It was his turn to gather palm fronds. 
• He had to go chop wood.
• Father told him to put the diary away.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

How did the family feel when they entered the heavy gates at Fort Mose?

• Scared but hopeful
• Happy and excited
• Ashamed
• Scared and sad

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

"...the old ones were quickly discarded." Use context clues to decide the best meaning for 'discarded.'

• kept safe 
• hidden
• thrown away
• buried

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Take a few seconds and each tell what you thought the theme was since a text can have more than one theme. Which theme below best fits this text?

• Don't talk to strangers.
• Always be prepared to do your job.
• It is important to use our freedom to help those who come after us.
• We should always learn to read and write now.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9