WORDS
POETRY
ANALYSIS
UP FROM SLAVERY
CENTRAL IDEAS
BITS N PIECES
100
A gifted orator, he began to spread his ideas about industrial education around the country.
What is speaker?
100
To whom does "His" refer to in line 1?
Who is Booker T. Washington?
100
Which of the following best expresses a central idea of "up from slavery"? A. Booker t. Washington cared only about his own education. B. In 1863, Pres. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. C. Booker T. Washington showed perseverance in achieving his dream of getting an education.
What is C?
100
Reread "A Piece of Property." Which sentence below best expresses the central idea of this section? A. Booker never knew his actual birthday. B. Slaves were denied basic human rights, including the right to an education. C. Most slaves lived in shacks while their owners lived comfortably in big houses. D. If a slave was caught reading, he could be whipped or killed.
What is B? Slaves were denied basic human rights, including the right to an education.
100
What was the name of the document that Pres. Lincoln signed that officially freed all slaves in the states?
What is Emancipation Proclamation?
200
They also learned skills like sewing, cheese making, blacksmithing. Booker became a passionate believer in what was known as.......
What is industrial education?
200
A Kind of learning that comes with Grade-A elbow grease to teach its lessons. What does elbow grease mean?
What is physical or manual labor?
200
On page 8, author Lauren Tarshis writes, "Across the South, former slaves were starving for education." In this sentence, Tarshis is comparing education to......?
What is food?
200
What was the name of the school Booker T. Washington wanted to go to?
What is the Hampton Institute?
200
An education was believed to give a person .......
What is power?
300
Northern states had banned slavery decades before, and most northerners believed it should be..........in the South too.
What is abolished?
300
According to the poem, Washington said that black people should perform their skilled service work in what way? (2 words)
What is with pride and dignity?
300
On page 8, author Lauren Tarshis writes, "Across the South, former slaves were starving for education." In this sentence, Tarshis is comparing education to......? This is an example of what type of literary device?
What is a metaphor?
300
Where did Booker T. Washington and his family move to after the War ended and they were freed? city and state
What is Malden, West Virginia?
300
Booker knew what happened to slaves caught glancing at a newspaper.
What is sold, whipped or even killed?
400
Low skilled work that can be physically punishing and demoralizing.
What is common or manual labor?
400
This is a nickname Washington was called during his lifetime.
What is the "Great Accommodator"?
400
Consider this line from the poem: "Once emancipated, stay enslaved to common labor." Which section of the article explores a similar idea? A. Truly Free? B. The Civil War C. A Piece of Property D. An Inspiration
What is A?
400
What state was the Hampton Institute located in?
What is Virginia?
400
Give the three modes of transportation Booker took to get to The Hampton Institute.
What is train, stagecoach and walking?
500
A traveling storyteller or historian.
What is a griot?
500
the all-black Institute for an "industrial education."
What is Tuskegee?
500
In what section would you find contributing information..."If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else," Booker famously wrote.
What is An Inspiration?
500
If Booker T. Washington couldn't read, how did he learn about the Civil war?
What was working swatting flies in the Burroughses' dining room and overhearing the conversation?
500
Booker T. Washington became one of the best known figures in the U.S. because......
What is he used his fame to raise money for thousands of schools for black students across the South? or What is a writer and speaker who inspired people around the world?
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