Harriet Tubman

What is the author’s purpose for writing this passage?

• to inform readers about the difference between slavery and freedom

• to entertain readers with a story about the underground railroad

• to persuade readers that the Civil War was the most important war in history

•  to inform readers about why Harriet Tubman was important

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Part B: Select a relevant detail that supports the answer you chose in Part A.

• “ Slave owners hated her and tried to capture her, too, but Harriet managed to get away every time.” (paragraph 5)

•  “Harriet dreamed of being free one day.” (paragraph 2)

•  “So, she decided to risk her own life to help slaves escape to freedom.” (paragraph 4)

• ”She had to work in the hot sun and in the freezing cold.” (paragraph 1)

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Part A: What is the central idea of the text?

• Harriet Tubman was a slave master during the Civil War.

• Harriet Tubman worked on the farm all day long.

•  Harriet Tubman escaped to Philadelphia and was free.

• Harriet Tubman helped many people during the Civil War.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

How does the photograph contribute to the meaning of the text?

• The photograph explains how Harriet Tubman was brave.

• The photograph shows what Harriet Tubman looked like.

•  The photograph describes how Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery.

• The photograph shows the Underground Railroad.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Read this sentence from the text.

“None of the people she helped escape were ever recaptured.”

What is the meaning of the word recaptured as it is used in the text?

•  to have held onto again

•  to have not taken

• to have taken again

• to have hid again

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4