Unit 2: Writing From Notes: Harriet Tubman/Frederick Douglass

7th & 8th Grade CompositionComposition7th/8th
Assigned: Sep 9, 2025
Due: Sep 10, 2025
At home

Assignment Description

  1. Write a summary: Using your KWO, write a 3-paragraph summary of Harriett Tubman or Frederick Douglass. Do not refer back to the source text when writing the summary, using only the KWO.
  2. Dress it up: include and mark (underline) one “-ly adverb” and one “who/which clause” in each paragraph.
  3. Vocabulary: define abolitionist, chattel, underground and include in summary if possible.
  4. Create a Title: Create a title by repeating or reflecting 2 or 3 key words from the final sentence of the summary.
  5. Checklist: Follow the directions on the checklist on page 31 and check off each item as you complete it.
  6. Editor: Give the Letter to the Editor on page 25 and ask him/her to check your rough draft.
  7. Final Draft: Write your final draft making any changes that your editor suggested.
  8. Finished! Paperclip/staple the checklist, final draft, rough draft, and KWO together. Bring to class and be prepared to share with final draft with class.

Student Progress

Student Status Completed Actions
AW
Andrew Woodlee
Ambrose
Pending
AM
Archer Matthews
Aquinas
Complete Sep 16, 8:57 AM
CW
Caleb Whelan
Augustine
Pending
JW
Josiah Woodlee
Ambrose
Pending
KG
Keene Garrett
Athanasius
Complete Sep 9, 6:51 PM