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Evidence Analysis: Black History

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Evidence Analysis: Black History

Students analyzing historical documents

📚 Part 1: Identifying Relevant vs. Irrelevant Evidence

Read this main idea statement: "Harriet Tubman was a courageous leader who risked her life to help enslaved people escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad."

Instructions: For each piece of evidence below, decide if it is RELEVANT (supports the main idea) or IRRELEVANT (does not support the main idea). Circle your choice.

1. Harriet Tubman made 19 trips to the South and never lost a single person she was guiding to freedom.

RELEVANT

IRRELEVANT

2. Harriet Tubman was born around 1822 in Maryland.

RELEVANT

IRRELEVANT

3. She carried a pistol and threatened to shoot anyone who wanted to turn back during escape journeys.

RELEVANT

IRRELEVANT

4. Harriet Tubman was approximately 5 feet tall.

RELEVANT

IRRELEVANT

5. She worked as a spy for the Union Army during the Civil War and led a raid that freed over 700 enslaved people.

RELEVANT

IRRELEVANT

6. Harriet Tubman had several siblings who remained enslaved.

RELEVANT

IRRELEVANT

✏️ Part 2: Justify Your Reasoning

7. Choose ONE piece of evidence from Part 1 that you marked as IRRELEVANT. Explain why it does not support the main idea about Harriet Tubman's courage and leadership.
8. Choose ONE piece of evidence from Part 1 that you marked as RELEVANT. Explain how it specifically supports the main idea about Harriet Tubman's courage and leadership.

📝 Part 3: Writing with Textual Evidence

Read this passage about Frederick Douglass:

"Frederick Douglass escaped slavery in 1838 and became one of the most powerful voices for abolition in American history. Born into slavery around 1818, he secretly learned to read and write, which was forbidden for enslaved people. After his escape, Douglass wrote his autobiography, 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave,' which became a bestseller and opened many people's eyes to the horrors of slavery. He traveled throughout the North giving speeches about his experiences and advocating for the end of slavery. Douglass also supported women's rights and spoke at the first women's rights convention in 1848. He advised President Lincoln during the Civil War and continued fighting for civil rights until his death in 1895."

9. What is the main idea of this passage? Write it in your own words.
10. Write a paragraph (4-5 sentences) that uses at least TWO pieces of textual evidence from the passage to support the main idea. Remember to use quotation marks around exact words from the text.

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