To Reach the Promised Land by Stephen Ray Lilley

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To Reach the Promised Landby Stephen Ray Lilley
Booker T. Washington 18561915
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• 01 What is the meaning of the word obstacles in
  paragraph 12 of the selection?
• A. Opportunities
• B. Hostilities
• C. Rewards
• D. Barriers

LC04 Interpret vocabulary critical to the
meaning of the text (Reading GLE 1.3.2)
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02 The selection shows that hard work is
necessary to achieve a goal. Provide two examples
from the selection to support this
idea. ____________________________________________
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LC01 Demonstrate understanding of theme or
message and supporting details (Reading GLE2.1.3)
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• Text-based details may include, but are not
  limited to
• Bookers mother prayed for months that the slaves
  would be freed
• Stepfather worked at a salt furnace
• The family walked hundreds of miles through
  Appalachian Mountains to join Bookers stepfather
• He worked in the salt furnace/worked before and
  after school
• Bookers mother saved money to buy him the
  speller
• He learned his letters/Blue-Backed Speller
• He took lessons at night/studied at night
• He convinced his parents to let him attend school
• He worked the coal mines in terrible conditions
• He saved money
• Bookers family and friends gave money to help
  him attend school
• He walked and/or rode many miles to go to
  school/he walked all night/he walked to school
• He worked on his way to Hampton/paradise/promised
  land
• He slept under sidewalks while on the way to
  Hampton
• He swept and dusted the classroom
• He worked while attending classes at Hampton

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02 The selection shows that hard work is
necessary to achieve a goal. Provide two examples
from the selection to support this idea.
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G. First he took lessons at night D. ...he had
to work at the salt furnace before and after
school L. ...he walked five-hundred-mile trip
to Hampton, Virginia to go to the
Hampton Institute
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02 The selection shows that hard work is
necessary to achieve a goal. Provide two examples
from the selection to support this idea.
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O. Booker swept the room three times and
dusted it four.
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02 The selection shows that hard work is
necessary to achieve a goal. Provide two examples
from the selection to support this idea.
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This response is a 0. This student did not
provide specific text-based examples.
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• 03 Which sentence tells how Washingtons mother
  and stepfather were
• different?
• A. One allowed him to become a teacher one
  preferred that he mine coal.
• B. One supported his wish to attend school
  one wanted him to work.
• C. One wanted him to stay at home one forced
  him to move away.
• D. One refused his request for money one
  granted it.

LA06 Compare/contrast elements within and
between text(s) (Reading GLEs 2.3.1, 2.4.6)
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• 04 Which sentence best summarizes this selection?
• A. Booker finally attended the Tuskegee
  Institute.
• B. Bookers childhood dream was to become a
  free man.
• C. Booker overcame many barriers to achieve an
  education.
• D. Bookers stepfather hoped Booker would work
  in the salt mines.

LC02 Summarize with evidence from the reading
(Reading GLE 2.1.7)
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• 05 What is most likely the authors purpose for
  writing the selection?
• A. To persuade the reader to work hard in
  school
• B. To describe life in the South after the end
  of slavery
• C. To explain the importance of working in the
  family business
• D. To inform the reader about a man who
  struggled to achieve an education

LT08 Analyze authors purpose in a literary text
and/or effectiveness for different audiences,
and/or identify facts and opinions, and/or
authors assumptions and beliefs (Reading GLEs
2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4)
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06 What problem did Booker T. Washington face?
What are three steps he took to solve this
problem? _________________________________________
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Strand LA05 Apply understanding of literary text
elements, features, and graphics (genre, plot,
character, setting, conflict, resolution, simile,
metaphor, graphic elements, illustrations, caption
s) (Reading GLEs 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.3.3)
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Appropriate problems may include, but are not
limited to He was once a slave / had no last
name He wanted to go to school / wanted to get an
education He wanted to go to school, but he did
not have the money He was poor He didnt know how
to read Hampton Institute was 500 miles away He
did not know where Hampton Institute
was Text-based steps may include, but are not
limited to A. He worked in the salt furnace / he
worked before and after school B. He learned his
letters / Blue-Backed Speller / learned to read
and write C. He took lessons at night / studied
at night D. He convinced his parents to let him
attend school E. He attended day school F. He
made up last name of Washington G. He worked the
coal mines in terrible conditions H. He saved
money / got money from family to attend the
Hampton Institute I. He walked and / or traveled
to go to school J. He walked all night K. He
worked on his way to Hampton / paradise /
promised land L. He slept under sidewalks while
on the way to Hampton M. He swept and dusted the
classroom / impressed the teacher N. He worked
while attending classes at Hampton O. He became
Hamptons most famous graduate / he graduated /
became a teacher
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06 What problem did Booker T. Washington face?
What are three steps he took to solve this
problem?
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Problem getting an education B. ...studying
Websters blue backed speller. H. ...had to
save up money so he could travel to Hampton,
Virginia. N. ...working in a school in order to
pay of his expenses
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06 What problem did Booker T. Washington face?
What are three steps he took to solve this
problem?
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Problem ...the urge to go to school. D.
...persuaded his mother and father to allow him
to go to school. O. Finally, he became a
teacher at Tuskegee Institute.
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06 What problem did Booker T. Washington face?
What are three steps he took to solve this
problem?
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A. ...had to work at the salt furnace... H.
...travel 500 mile trip to Hampton, Virginia by
walking... N. he also had to clean and sweap
with a broom to impress her.
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06 What problem did Booker T. Washington face?
What are three steps he took to solve this
problem?
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Problem ...he wanted to attend school.
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06 What problem did Booker T. Washington face?
What are three steps he took to solve this
problem?
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This response is a 0. This student did not
identify a problem or provide specific text-based
steps.
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• 07 Which statement is the most important
  conclusion that may be drawn
• from the selection?
• A. Traveling great distances in the late 1800s
  was a challenge.
• B. Reaching ones own promised land is worth
  the struggle.
• C. Achieving an education in the late 1800s
  was difficult.
• D. Working together to support a family is
  important.

LT09 Evaluate reasoning and ideas/themes related
to the text (Reading GLE 2.4.1, 2.4.5)