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 FictionReading 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: RacismReading Strategy: Comprehension (Decode, make connections to prior knowledge, think about and control what is being read) Download Support Material Download MP3 View text as webpage Download PDF Mp3 Length: Word count: 4197 Use PDF for printing
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