Student Name Text-Dependent Questions Graphic Organizer

Student Name ______________________

Text-Dependent Questions Graphic Organizer

Directions: After rereading the text, write answers to each question below in the "My Response" section. Support each response by recording textual evidence in the "Evidence From the Text" section. After you are given time to talk to a classmate and share ideas, complete the "My Thoughts Now" section based on your conversation.

1. Why was Harriet taught to look for the North Star?

My Response

Evidence From the Text

My Thoughts Now

2. What was Harriet taught to say to white women and white men? Why was she taught to use this language?

My Response

Evidence From the Text

My Thoughts Now

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3. Who were the patrollers and why did the slaves whisper the word?

My Response

Evidence From the Text

My Thoughts Now

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Text-Dependent Questions Worksheet Directions: Answer the questions below on a separate sheet of lined paper. You may use this sheet to

make any notes or draft your response, but only your complete answers on a separate sheet of paper will be scored. You may refer to the reading passage and your graphic organizer to help you answer the questions.

1. In the paragraph 1, the author says that by the age of six, Harriet "had unconsciously absorbed many kinds of knowledge, almost with the air she breathed." What does this phrase mean in the context of the excerpt?

2. What words and phrases does the author use to illustrate the slaves' reactions to the sound of galloping horses? What mood do the words create?

3. What two lessons was Harriet taught? How are the lessons connected? Give evidence from the text to support your answer.

4. Explain how Harriet comes to the realization that she is a slave. Cite evidence from the text to support your explanation.

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