Up from Slavery teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on Up from Slavery for ages 14 to 18: a plan, a worksheet and the answers for each week, a final essay with a marking guide, and a reading certificate to print. Free to use in class.
Five weeks, week by week
- Week 1Chapters 1 to 3
Chapters 1 to 3 trace Washington’s journey from slavery to Hampton, linking freedom, personal responsibility, and the struggle for education.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 4 to 7
Chapters 4 to 7 show Washington choosing teaching over politics and studying community needs, presenting education as practical service.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 8 to 10
Chapters 8 to 10 describe Tuskegee’s early growth, showing how student labor, community gifts, and persistence turn educational aims into facilities.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 11 to 14
Chapters 11 to 14 connect Tuskegee’s hardships and fundraising with Washington’s public argument for practical education and racial cooperation.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 15 to 17
Chapters 15 to 17 examine Washington’s public leadership, family life, rest, and recognition while keeping educational service at the center.
Plan · worksheet · answers
Assessment
Final essay
Three questions to choose from, 800 to 1,200 words, with a marking guide in four bands.
Quiz bank
The 30 questions and 38 flashcards online, for homework or a quick check in class. Open the quiz
Discussion
Questions for small groups, meeting by meeting. The book club kit
Reading certificate
Certificate of reading
Student's name
has read
Up from Slavery
by Booker T. Washington
Teacher and class
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