"George Washington Carver" is a one page, biographical passage about George Washington Carver, an African American professor who taught farmers and students better methods for farming, including planting peanuts to improve the soil. It is followed by an open-ended question which requires students to provide evidence from the story; it includes writing a reflective paper about what they believe is Carver's greatest legacy and supporting their answer with textual evidence. This passage aligns with Common Core Anchor Reading Standard 1 requiring close reading, textual evidence, main idea, and summarizing.