Literature for Lesson 11

Vocabulary for Lesson 11

emancipation

The act of setting free from the power of another, from slavery

Find 6 words or groups of words that mean the same as emancipation.

liberty	enslavement	captivity	freedom	imprisonment	slavery
freeing	confinement	release	bondage	democracy	self-government

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Vocabulary Practice for Lesson 11

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Fiction

Civil War on Sunday
by Mary Pope Osborne
AR Reading Level 3.4 Point Value 1.0

Cannon fire!

That's what Jack and Annie hear when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the time of the American Civil War. There they meet a famous nurse named Clara Barton and do their best to help wounded soldiers. It is their hardest journey in time yet - and the one that will make the most difference to their own lives!

Video

Watch the opening part from the video Dances with Wolves. Notice the hopitals and battlefield.

Watch the burning of Atlanta from the video Gone with the Wind.

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