RI.6.1-6.4 Harriet Tubman Part 1 and Part 2

What is the central idea of the passage?

• It is Harriet Tubman’s appreciation of the winter season. 

• It is Harriet Tubman’s negative interactions with the overseer. 

• It is concerning a celebration Harriet Tubman attended at the Big House.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Why did the enslaved people on the plantation spend so much time preparing the Yule log?

• They were following very detailed instructions from the overseer. 

• They wanted the log to burn slowly so they could have a long break. 

• They enjoyed the warmth and beauty of the burning log.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What item does the author use to symbolize comfort and security?

• The cabin

• The overseer’s horn

• The blankets

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the meaning of the word quarter as it is used in the passage?

• One fourth of a whole amount

• A place where people live

• A coin that’s valued at twenty five cents

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the central idea of Harriet Tubman Part 2?

• It is about slave catchers and armed patrols who tried to capture Harriet Tubman. 

• It is about Harriet Tubman’s thoughts and experiences during her journey to the North.

• It is about childhood memories that made Harriet Tubman return to life on the plantation.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Read this excerpt from paragraph 2 of Harriet Tubman Part 2.

“She thought of those other rides in wagons, when she was a child, the same clop-clop of the horses' feet, creak of the wagon, and the feeling of being lost because she did not know where she was going.”

Why might the author have included this memory from Tubman's childhood?

• It helps show that Harriet Tubman is still paralyzed by fears of her childhood.

• It helps show why Harriet Tubman’s current wagon ride felt familiar but also unique.

• It shows how much transportation has advanced since Harriet Tubman’s childhood.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What is the meaning of inconsolable as it is used in the passage Harriet Tubman Part 2?

• Extremely sad

• Somewhat guilty

• Deeply annoyed

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why did the farmer probably tell Tubman to only travel at night in Harriet Tubman Part 2?

• Traveling at night would decrease her chances of being caught by slave owners and the patrol.

• Traveling at night would decrease her chances of being caught by slave owners and the patrol.

• Traveling under the cover of night would enable Harriet Tubman to use the stars to help her navigate to her next stop.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1