Before Reading How does the title help me know what this text is going to be about? I think Henry is an escaped slave or is escaping and he has a box of stuff that is his freedom box. What do I know about this topic or subject? The underground railroad was a slave's one way ticket to freedom. What questions do I have? How long was the underground railroad and what is a freedom box? What type of nonfiction is this? How does that help me prepare for this read? I think this is Literary Nonfiction. So it will be like a story book. Is there a particular way that the text is structured? I think it is a story. | During Reading What do I understand? I think Henry is very still because I think his wife is right and he does too. Henry's family was sold to different places. So Henry is very sad. What is unclear? Is Henry's entire family being set free and he is going on to work because he said goodbye. Is the master's son going to be really mean because the old master was nice and kind good to his slaves. What new questions do I have? Why can't slaves sing out loud? How will Henry mail himself? What is oil of vitriol because it is very bad, it burned him to the bone. I wonder how many slaves mailed them selves out because it worked for Henry? | After Reading What have I learned? Henry Box Brown was a real person. That mailing yourself actually worked. What are the important ideas that stuck with me? That slaves were not aloud to know their birthday. What new or lingering questions do I have? How did Henry find oil of vitriol how was that used back then and why? |
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