Short reading New York
One-Room Schoolhouse
Short excerpt from America’s Library article:
One-room Schoolhouse
Would you like to experience what going to school was like in the late 1800s? To start with, imagine everyone in school sharing only one teacher and one classroom.
I. Vocabulary words from this article:
- memorize
- recite
- platform
- typically
- arithmetic
- geography
- stove
- outhouse
- century
- vary
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II. Pre-Reading Questions
What is a typical class room like in your school?
What do you think it would be like to study in a small one-room schoolhouse?
III. Reading Time
One-room Schoolhouse
When you have finished reading, return to this page and answer the questions below.
IV. Post-Reading Questions
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