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Close Reading Links for S mall G roup I nStructIon My Diary... Instruction by Nancy Boyles In Their Own Words Diaries from Long AgoMy Diary... Close Reading Links for S mall G roup I nStructIon In Their Own Words Diaries from Long Ago Instruction by Nancy BoylesClose Reading Links for Small Group Instruction is published by Capstone 1710 Roe Crest Drive, North Mankato, Minnesota 56003. www.mycapstone.com © 2018 by Capstone. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. For information regarding permission, write to Capstone, 1710 Roe Crest Drive, North Mankato, Minnesota 56003. Instruction copyright © Nancy Boyles 2018 Editorial credits Emily Raij, editor; Cynthia Della-Rovere, designer; Jo Miller, media researcher; Tori Abraham, production specialist Developed and Produced by Focus Strategic Communications Inc. Adrianna Edwards, project manager and media researcher; Ron Edwards, editor; Ruth Dwight, designer and compositor; Francine Geraci, copyeditor and proofreader; Paula Joiner, media researcher Image credits Library of Congress: LC-DIG-stereo-1s00074, 7; Shutterstock: Aleksei Gurko, 1, 4-5, 16, 20, 22; Everett Historical, 15, 18; Patrick Poendl, 10; Zack Frank, 8. Cover: Library of Congress (photograph); Shutterstock: Alesei Gurko (diary), Galushko Sergey (quill and inkwell); Design Elements: Shutterstock: Katyau, siro46. In Their Own Words: Diaries from Long Ago ISBN: 978-1-4966-0860-4 Bibliography page 6, Hester, Sallie. Diary of Sallie Hester: A Covered Wagon Girl. First-Person Histories. North Mankato, Minnesota: Capstone, 2014. page 12, Berry, Carrie. Diary of Carrie Berry: A Confederate Girl. First-Person Histories. North Mankato, Minnesota: Capstone, 2014. page 17, Forten, Charlotte. Diary of Charlotte Forten: A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War. First-Person Histories. North Mankato, Minnesota: Capstone, 2014. Excerpts include passages from original sources that have been shortened or amended for instructional purposes. Printed and bound in the USA. 010446F17Table of Contents Introduction to In Their Own Words: Diaries from Long Ago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Sallie Hester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Text-Dependent Questions for Sallie Hester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Carrie Berry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Text-Dependent Questions for Carrie Berry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Charlotte Forten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Text-Dependent Questions for Charlotte Forten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Questions for Connecting the Texts in This Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Skill Target for Understanding the Genre Characteristics of a Diary . . . . . . .23 Answer Frame for Understanding the Genre Characteristics of a Diary . . . .244 Introduction to In Their Own Words: Diaries from Long Ago When you read about history, you usually read about it from the point of view of experts who are writing about it now, but did a lot of research about that time from the past . This kind of writing is mostly factual, with lots of important information, but doesn’t show what it was like to live during that time . When you read a primary source, you often get a different view of history . You find out what it felt like to live during these times. Primary sources are written by the people who were alive at that time and experienced the life they are writing about . One kind of primary source is a diary, a little book where people keep a daily record of events and experiences . In this unit, you will read excerpts from the diaries of three young girls who lived through trying times in American history . Sallie Hester was 14 years old when she and her family made the dangerous journey west to California in a covered wagon . Sallie wrote about her experiences on the trail and the hardships endured by her family and other pioneers . Carrie Berry was a 10-year-old Southern girl in the 1860s during the Civil War . She and her family lived in Atlanta, Georgia, where they were Confederates . This meant they thought states should decide their own laws about whether slavery should be allowed . Carrie writes about what it was like to live in Atlanta during a very difficult point during this war, when her city was in grave danger . 5 Charlotte Forten, age 16, also lived during the time of the Civil War, but her home was in the north, in Massachusetts . She was an African-American, but she was free, not a slave . In her diary, she writes about a slave named Anthony Burns who came from Virginia, but was captured in Massachusetts . As you closely read excerpts from the diaries of Sallie, Carrie, and Charlotte, think about these questions: • What challenges did each girl face? • How was the world that each girl lived in the same or different from our world today? • How might you have reacted if you were Sallie, Carrie, or Charlotte? My Diary...6 S allie Hester Sallie Hester was 14 years old when she and her family made the dangerous journey west to California in a covered wagon . Sallie wrote in her diary about her experiences on the trail and the hardships endured by pioneer families . May 21, 1849 Camped on the beautiful Blue River, 215 miles [346 kilometers] from St . Joe, with plenty of wood and water and good grazing for our cattle . Our family all in good health . When we left St . Joe my mother had to be lifted in and out of our wagons; now she walks a mile or two without stopping, and gets in and out of the wagons as spry as a young girl . She is perfectly well . We had two deaths in our train within the past week of cholera—young men going West to seek their fortunes . We buried them on the banks of the Blue River, far from home and friends . This is a beautiful spot. The Plains are covered with flowers. PAUSE AND THINK Words to clarify Details to notice We are in the Pawnee Nation, a dangerous and hostile tribe . We are obliged to watch them closely and double our guards at night . They never make their appearance during the day, but skulk around at night, steal cattle and do all the mischief they can . PAUSE AND THINK Words to clarify Details to notice In the mid-1800s, more than 2,000 Pawnee families lived in what are now Nebraska and Wyoming. Many wagon-train travelers feared the Pawnee because they were known as fierce warriors. But the Pawnee were one of the most helpful tribes to pioneers. They helped the United States stop other American Indians from attacking settlers. PAUSE AND THINK Words to clarify Details to notice7 When we camp at night, we form a corral with our wagons and pitch our tents on the outside, and inside of this corral we drive our cattle, with guards stationed on the outside of tents . We have a cooking stove made of sheet iron, a portable table, tin plates and cups, cheap knives and forks (best ones packed away), camp stools, etc . We sleep in our wagons on feather beds; the men who drive for us sleep in the tent . PAUSE AND THINK Words to clarify Details to notice Pawnee Indians ride horses at one of their Nebraska camps in 1866. 8 June 3 Our tent is now pitched on the beautiful Platte River, 315 miles [507 km] from St . Joe . The cholera is raging . A great many deaths; graves everywhere . We as a company are all in good health . Game is scarce; a few antelope in sight . Roads bad . PAUSE AND THINK Words to clarify Details to notice Goose Creek, June 17 This is our day of rest . There are several encampments in sight, making one feel not quite out of civilization ... Passed this week Court House Rock . Twelve miles [19 km] from this point is Chimney Rock, 230 feet [70 meters] in height . PAUSE AND THINK Words to clarify Details to notice Chimney Rock is located in western Nebraska.Next >