Harriet Tubman Guide to Freedom

Reading: Identify the Main Idea 2. Tubman took big risks because she believed in freedom. 3. Tubman encouraged her group with hopeful stories, even when she felt unsure. 4. Tubman was prepared to shoot someone in order to protect others. 5. Tubman earned people’s total trust.

Literary Analysis: Narrative Essay 1. Tubman took big risks because she believed in freedom for all. 2. Harriet Tubman would probably be hanged. 3. They walk at night and sleep during the day. It is very cold for much of the trip. 4. Harriet Tubman tells stories about how wonderful Canada is. 5. He is always kind and helps people. He gives every fugitive a new pair of shoes. 6. She rents a house for herself and the fugitives, and finds work for everyone.

Vocabulary 1. Fugitives are trying to escape and do not want to be seen. 2. Employees might get a free or reduced membership. 3. He or she would look untidy and disorganized. 4. He or she might refuse to do assignments and ignore instructions. 5. It would look clean and orderly. B. 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. A

Reading “Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind” Blow, winter wind. Your cold is not as harsh as that of humans who don’t give thanks. Your bite isn’t as sharp even though you make the air rough. Under the holly, sing that most friends are false and most love is foolish. Life is jolly nevertheless. Make us cold, winter sky. You don’t pain as much as people who forget favors we do for them. Although you freeze waters, your sting is not as sharp as the pain someone feels when forgotten by a friend.

Literary Analysis 1. It has one speaker who expresses his or her feelings and thoughts. 2. Anger towards humans; hostile challenge to the wind. 3. keen tooth, rude breath both express negatives in man. 4. Disappointment in humans

Narrative 1. It is a narrative because it tells a series of events. It tells a story. 2. The first stanza tells about a general uprising of slaves – how they could not turn back – and indicates how slave owners identified people as their property. The second stanza introduces Harriet Tubman and her role in leading slaves to freedom

Narrative 3. The main conflict is between escaping slaves and slave owners. In the end, the slaves maintain their commitment to escape. 4. The main setting is the woods that the slaves traveled through on their way to freedom. 5. In the first stanza, unnamed slaves are the main characters. The second stanza focuses on Harriet Tubman, leader of the escaped slaves. The slave owners, although intimidating, might be considered minor characters.

Vocabulary A. 1. A rich relative might leave someone a legacy when he or she dies. 2. A person who fails to give thanks to those who help him or her shows ingratitude. 3. some students feel anguish on the night before a big test. B. 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. A