ENGLISH LANGUAGE S.S.S2 SECOND TERM

WEEK THREE

THEME: READING

COMPREHENSION

Students should be able to;

1. Listen attentively to the passage
2. Identify main points
3. Write down key points and ideas

CONTENT

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman was an American woman who was born a slave. Her real name was Araminta Ross. She was born in 1819 or 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland. Her parents were both slaves. She had 9 brothers and sisters. When she was a child, she worked in the fields sometimes and as a baby nurse or maid in a house.

At age 5 'Minty' (Araminta's nickname) was made to take care of a baby for a woman known as Miss Susan. She had to rock the cradle to keep the baby quiet. If the baby cried, Minty would be whipped. She was sold out or rented to different families.... View More