Read Like This, Too—Finding Central Ideas and Details in a
Literary Nonfiction Text

In the final activity of this module on literary nonfiction, read one more excerpt from the final chapter of Twelve Years a Slave, which occurs once Northup’s ordeal is over. After you read and annotate the text, answer some multiple choice questions about the central idea and details in the text. 

Download the Read Like This - Conquer It worksheet, which includes the excerpt from Twelve Years a Slave. Remember to read carefully, underline or circle unfamiliar vocabulary, and interact with the author and the text on the margins of your paper. This careful preparation will make answering questions about the text a much easier task.