Frederick Douglass Printable Fact or Fiction
Grade Level: 5 | Lexile: 1000 | Word Count: 542
This activity requires students to read a Frederick Douglass passage and then, to sort determine if statements about the passage are fact or fiction

Use this Activity:

Discuss -

  1. How did Frederick Douglass learn to read, and why was this important?
  2. Why do you think Douglass risked his life to escape slavery?
  3. What impact did Douglass’s book and speeches have in the U.S. and Europe?
  4. Why was Douglass’s speech after Lincoln’s death so important?
Reading Groups - This passage serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 20 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to mark fact or fiction for each statement.