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Chapter 1
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

James Weldon Johnson

Abstract: The narrator describes his early life at home with his mother.

Source: James Weldon Johnson, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (Boston: Sherman, French, and Co., 1912)


Lexile Level: TBD
       
Origin: American
       
Genre: Historical Fiction
Reading Level: 9        Language: English        File name: 1751
Sunshine State Standards:
LA.A.1.4: The student uses the reading process effectively.

LA.D.2.4: The student understands the power of language.

LA.E.1.4: The student understands the common features of a variety of literary forms.


Theme: Racism
Reading Strategy: Comprehension (Decode, make connections to prior knowledge, think about and control what is being read)
 
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