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A Trip to the Underground Railroad
Students will read a variety of
materials related to slavery in America. They will study
the history of the beginning of the slavery movement to
the abolishment of slavery.
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Nevada
Objective(s):
3.5 The students will compare works of
literature from the same historical period.
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Subjects:
English/Language Arts, English/Languages Arts
Learning Levels: Intermediate, Middle
School
Author(s): Rochelle Cannon, Ann
Froby, Carla Zamora
Submitted by: Carolyn Breaz
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Classroom, 3
weeks
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Day 1
1. Previous knowledge - picture
activity and discussion
2. Read picture book "Minty"
then do culminating activity on Day 2
Day 2
1.
Culminating activity from picture book "Carousel
activity"
2. Begin K-W-L chart
Day 3
1. Class
discussion on K-W-L
2. Students view "Follow the
Drinking Gourd" video
3. Symbolism of North
Star
Day 4
1. Article on three songs used by slaves
to get message across (Cobblestone-
Antislavery Movement)
"Songs of Slavery"
2. Journal writing activity on three
songs. Question: Which song had major impact
and
why?
Day 5
Read background story "Riding
Underground" and have students complete context clues
activity
Day 6
1. Laser disc segment on underground
railroad
2. Students will actively listen to "A Glory
Over Everything" (audio tape provided in teacher kit for
"Elements of Literature")
3. Students will complete
Herringbone activity
Day 7
1. Teacher will share
"Brer Rabbit" stories.
2. (Circle activity) After each
story students will discuss symbolism that identifies which
animals are masters and which are slaves.
Day 8
1.
Text story Lincoln, page 126
2. Discussion on why
Lincoln was important in the anti-slavery movement
3.
Student will make verbal contributions of connections in
literature, films, songs, etc.
Day 9
1. Oral
Sharing/class discussion on Lincoln
2. Read
"Emancipation Proclamation" orally to class
3. Students
will complete jigsaw activity and put each section of E.M.
into own words
Day 10
1. Finish K-W-L
chart
2. Oral review of information given on slavery
and on how to complete Venn Diagram
Day 11
1.
Closure activity - Venn Diagram
Students will
compare/contrast two works
Text on Harriet Tubman and
Cobblestone background information |
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Carousel activity (participation
grade)
K-W-L chart
Context clue assignment (vocabulary
words)
Herringbone activity (the 5 w's)
Journal
writing
Venn diagram |
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1. Nonfiction pictures: Lincoln, slaves on
plantation, chain gangs, auctions, slaves on ships,
conditions, Bill of Sale, slave family separations,
abolitionists, Harriet Tubman pictures, map of American, North
Star/Big Dipper
2. Minty, a Story of Harriet Tubman,
Alan Schroeder
3. "Follow the Drinking Gourd"
video
4. Songs of Slavery in Antislavery, Cobblestone,
February 93
5. Journals
6. Laser disc/Elements
of Literature text, Holt, Reinhart and Winston
7. Audio
tape "Glory Over Everything" in Lit. text
8.
Herringbone graphic organizer
9. Short story "Riding
Underground" by Jeannie Borsch
10. Collection of "Brer
Rabbit" stories
11. Copy of "Emancipation Proclamation"
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