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Language Arts 6

Reading
Comprehension

Word Skills: Vocabulary

Writing

Social Studies 6
6.1 Prehistory
6.2 Mesopotamia/Egypt
6.3 Ancient Israel/Hebrews
6.4 Ancient Greece
6.5 Ancient India
6.6 Ancient China
6.7 Ancient Rome

Reading
Standard 3.5 Identify the speaker and recognize the difference between first-and third-person narration
(e.g., autobiography compared with biography).

Biography: Glory Over Everything by Ann Petry and
Three Readings on Harriet Tubman (All Aboard with Thomas Garrett, from Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People and from The Harriet Tubman Series )
Focus: Standard 3.5

Look at the attributes of a biography

The writing is third person, speaking about someone else's own life.
It is non-fiction, meaning it is real.

Look at the attributes of an autobiography

The narrator is first person, speaking about his or her own life.

Chapter 5 Text Book Link
Standards (Hover cursor on bear for info)

1.4

2.3

3.5

1.0

Vocabulary

elude
inexplicable
legitimate
defiant
sinewy
prudent
hazardous
diligence
servitude
jubilant

The author writes an autobiographical account about abolitionist Harriet Tubman.

Literature

❑ A Glory over Everything pp. 286–299
❑ Before You Read pp. 286–287
❑ Focus On: questions and activities pp. 297–298 Scaffolded responses
❑ Vocabulary: Clarifying Word Meanings p. 299
❑ Grammar Link: Don’t Use Bad and Badly Badly p. 299

Informational Materials

❑ Connecting and Clarifying Main Ideas: All Aboard with Thomas Garrett and from Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People and from The Harriet Tubman Series pp. 300–314
❑ Reading Informational Materials pp. 300–301
❑ Focus On: questions p. 306 Scaffolded responses
❑ Vocabulary: Related Words p. 306
❑ Vocabulary: Multiple-Meaning Words p. 307
❑ Focus On: questions and activities p. 314 Scaffolded responses

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1. What kind of help does the white woman refer to when she tells Harriet, “If you ever need any help—“?
2. Help in escaping north where Harriet will be free
3. On Tubman’s first escape attempt, what occurred after her brothers stopped?
4. Which event occurred just before Harriet Tubman sang aloud?
5. Tubman sang aloud one afternoon because —
6. At the beginning of her trip, Tubman knew which farmhouse to go to because —
7. The Underground Railroad was —
8. Which statement best describes the character of Harriet Tubman?
9. How would you describe the point of view used to narrate this selection?
10. Which statement best explains the main purpose of this selection? It tells the true story of a life other than the ___________.