Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Literacy Homework: Tuesday, March 16

a) Go to http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdtub.htm

b) Read the biography on Harriet Tubman.

c) Answer the following questions on your Reading Journal:
1) What bad incident happened to Harriet Tubman when she was 12? What was the consequence?
2) What does the word covert on the 4th paragraph (besides the map) mean? Use context clues!
3) What did the slaves use as a guide when fleeing?
4) Why was Harriet known as Moses?
5) What different jobs did she undertake during the Civil War?

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