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This Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s “Learning to Read” lesson plan also includes:
- Learning to Read: Annotated Teacher Version (.pdf)
- Learning to Read: Version for Student Annotation (.pdf)
- “Learning to Read” by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (.pdf)
- Final Assessment (.pdf)
- Final Assessment Answer Sheet (.pdf)
- Yankee Teachers
- Brief Biography of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (.pdf)
- "Learning to Read" with Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's "Aunt Chloe"
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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's poem "Learning to Read" is the focus of a lesson that teaches middle schoolers how to do a close reading of a text. The lesson introduces them to a brief biography of the poet, includes a video reading, and provides a worksheet that asks readers to summarize the meanings of each poem's lines. A final assessment tests their understanding of the poem.
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Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Use the poem to introduce scholars to the close reading comprehension strategy
- Use during February's African American History Month
Classroom Considerations
- Class members should have some knowledge of the antebellum south
Pros
- An answer key is provided for the final assessment
Cons
- None