Two Tickets to FreedomTwo Tickets to Freedom

The True Story of Ellen The True Story of Ellen and William Craft, and William Craft,

Fugitive SlavesFugitive SlavesOpen Court 4th Grade Unit 1 Risks and Consequences

Lesson 6 Two Tickets to Freedom

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Two Tickets to Two Tickets to Freedom VocabularyFreedom Vocabulary

fugitivefugitivesympathetsympatheticicassertedasserted

abolitionistabolitionist

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fugitivesfugitives “use context “use context

clues”clues”

The officer’s voice and manner almost chilled the blood of the fugitives.

Escaped prisoners are Escaped prisoners are fugitivesfugitives from the law. from the law.

fugitives: Persons who run away

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sympatheticsympathetic “use context “use context

clues”clues”

The passengers seemed sympathetic to “Mr. Johnson,” because he was so obviously ill.

Harold was Harold was sympatheticsympathetic toward the senior citizen toward the senior citizen and offered his seat on the and offered his seat on the bus.bus.

sympathetic: showing kind feelings toward others

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assertedasserted “use context “use context

clues”clues”“I do not know anyone here,” asserted Mr. Johnson regretfully.

Grandma Grandma assertedasserted that that no one was to eat no one was to eat before dinnertime.before dinnertime.

asserted: said firmly

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abolitionistabolitionist “use context “use context

clues”clues”The conductor, who may well have been an abolitionist, thought he would tease this Southern slave owner.

The The abolitionistabolitionist movement movement successfully successfully

ended slavery.ended slavery.

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indignantlyindignantly “use context “use context

clues”clues”

“I am no slave hunter,” the conductor indignantly replied.

““Stop that right Stop that right now!” Mary shouted now!” Mary shouted indignantly.indignantly.

indignantly: with anger

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fugitives: Persons who run away

sympathetic: showing kind feelings toward others

asserted: said firmly

abolitionist: a person who wants to end slavery

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These words all come from the These words all come from the same root, same root, offic. offic.

officofficeeofficofficerer

officofficialial officofficiateiate

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These words contain long (u)These words contain long (u)-ew, -u, and u_e-ew, -u, and u_e

ffewew

calccalcuulatelate

confconfuussee

uussee

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These words end with the These words end with the suffix –ationsuffix –ation

-ation means the “state of -ation means the “state of being”being”

destindestinationationconversconversatiationoninforminformationation

plantplantationation

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These words from the story These words from the story contain the /oo/ sound.contain the /oo/ sound.

fluteflutewhosewhose

crewcrew

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