Section 4: "Wanted Dead or Alive"
(Pages 1-19)

1. "Harriet was growing .......being out of doors."
Pg. 11 Par. 1

I chose this passage because it contains a simile using "as".  Harriet is described as working as hard as a man.

What kinds of work was Harriet doing in this passage?

Answer: She plowed cornfields, she loaded heavy wood

Author's purpose: To Inform
 

2. "The overseer picked.....the ground."
Pg.18 Par. 2

I chose this passage because it is controversial.  Harriet was hit in the head with a iron weight, and she fell to the ground.

Do you think that the overseer had just cause to hit Harriet?

Answer: Absolutely not, Harriet was only trying to help an fellow slave.

Authors purpose: To Describe
 

3. Find a passage with Cause/Effect Pg. 19
 

4. Own your own
 

5. Own your own