Name: Date: Where and how did you get this information? What do you know about this topic? A long time ago people from Africa were kidnapped and taken to America to work on large farms called plantations. Slaves were treated poorly. Sometimes they were whipped if their master wanted to punish them. Slave families were often broken up by owners when they sold off family members. Slaves were “owned” by their masters; they were treated like property. Slaves were severely punished or killed if they tried to escape. Right before the Civil War, only the states in the South practiced slavery. In the North slavery was illegal.

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Name: Date: SettingCharactersConsequencesRisks A train going North to Philadelphia Ellen Craft—a light-skinned slave disguised as an injured slave owner. Ellen and William chose to escape so that they could be free together in the North. If they were caught, they would be returned to their master and seperated.h

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Name: Date: Title: Reflection—What do you feel about what you’ve read and written? What did do? What were those around doing? What does feel? What does think? What did the scene look like? Who did what and when? “Two Tickets to Freedom” is a biography telling how two slaves escaped to their freedom. Therefore, the young couple were able to overcome many obstacles and obtain their freedom. Initially on the train, After the train was on the other side of the river, Then as they approached the river,

Directions: Answer each question in a complete sentence. Write the page number down where you found your answer!!! 1.How can you summarize this story in one sentence (What is it about)? 2.How are rockets different from space shuttles? 3.Why is teamwork so important inside the space shuttle? 4.What was the biofeedback experiment for? 5.Why were people worried about her age when she was in the Peace Corps? 6.How do you know that Mae Jemison is a humble/modest person? 7.Aside from space and dancing, what else is Mae Jemison really into? 8.What is the company the Jemison Group for? 9.Why do astronauts lose bone cells in space? 10.What kind of astronaut did Mae Jemison become? 11.What do these words mean?: astronaut, excel, specialized, simulates, techniques 12. In a 5 sentence paragraph – Out of all the risks Mae Jemison took, which one do you think is the most important? Why? 13.In a 5 sentence paragraph – What is your dream for your future?

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What have you learned from what you’ve read? How are you going to remember what you’ve learned? Are you going to draw a sketch, write a song, or write a journal about how you feel about what you’ve learned?

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