Planning and writing the section about Harriet Tubman's early life | English

Starter quiz

The introduction of a biography includes __________ information.
- general ✓
- specific
- vague
The main sections of a biography include __________ information.
- general
- specific ✓
- vague
Select the correct definition of a fronted adverbial.
- vocabulary associated with a particular subject
- a sentence starter followed by a comma ✓
- a group of sentences grouped together by theme
- a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause
Select the definition of a relative complex sentence.
- vocabulary associated with a particular subject
- a sentence starter followed by a comma
- a group of sentences grouped together by theme
- a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause ✓
Select the facts that are appropriate to include in the 'early life' section of a biography about Harriet Tubman.
- Harriet Tubman was born in 1820. ✓
- Harriet Tubman was a conductor on the 'Underground Railroad'.
- Harriet Tubman was born into enslavement. ✓
- Harriet Tubman worked in the US Military.
- Harriet Tubman lived and worked on a plantation. ✓
Put these events from Harriet Tubman's early life in the correct order.
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  born into enslavement on a plantation in 1820 in Maryland, USA
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  worked as a house servant
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  worked in the fields
- 4
  
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  protected another enslaved person from being attacked by an overseer
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  sustained lifelong injuries, including headaches and narcolepsy