Book Summary
Booker T. Washington was a slave on a plantation in Virginia until he was nine years old. His autobiography offers readers a look into his life as a young child. Simple pleasures, such as eating with a fork, sleeping in a bed, and wearing comfortable clothing, were unavailable to Washington and his family. His brief glimpses into a schoolhouse were all it took to make him long for a chance to study and learn. Readers will enjoy the straightforward and strong voice Washington uses to tell his story. 

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make connections to prior knowledge

Objectives

• Make inferences
• Identify and form complex sentences
• Use content vocabulary

Materials

• Book - Up From Slavery (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry-erase board
• Inferences, Complex Sentences, Content Vocabulary worksheets

    Indicates an opportunity to use the book interactively (all activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are not consumable)

Vocabulary

• Content words: big house, Emancipation Proclamation, entangled, flax, manual labor, overseer, paradise, plantation, quarters, scolding, self-reliance, trade, woe