Harriet Tubman

In this lesson, students will read about Harriet Tubman and how she helped enslaved people find freedom.

CONTENT OBJECTIVE: I can tell who Harriet Tubman was and what she did.

WIDA Standards

• WIDA Standard 5 (Social Studies): Identify and describe important historical figures (Harriet Tubman).
• WIDA Standard 2 (Language Arts): Use past tense verbs to tell about historical events (was, escaped, helped).
• WIDA Standard 1 (Social/Instructional): Use frames to retell (e.g., “Harriet Tubman was ____. She ____.”).

LANGUAGE: English