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Quilt Codes

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Standard Read with Understanding

Outcomes criteria that are useful in evaluating the credibility of historical sources and claims and write a paper defending their views.


 
Classroom Information
GED Descriptors
     language arts - reading , social studies
Roles
     Family, Community Member
Program Type(s)
     ABE, GED, Family Literacy, Urban, Rural, Corrections
NRS Learner Levels (ABE/GED)
      4, 5, 6
Time Frame
      3-5 hours
Technology Integration
Putting it in Perspective: The Symbolism of Underground Railroad Quilts
The Underground Railroad Quilt Code
Did Quilts Hold Codes
UGRR Quilt Code (chapter)
UGRR Quilt Code
Quilt Code FAQs
Quilt Code Talk
The Credibility Challenge: In Search of Authority on the Internet
Discussion Webs Teaching Strategy

Keywords
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bullet Education > reading
bullet History > topic > war > Civil War > Underground Railroad
bullet History > topic > quilts

Purposeful, Transparent, Contextual, Building Expertise
Purposeful and Transparent
As students are reading more and varied texts, they will need to know how to evaluate if sources are true. There are historical documents on the GED test to evaluate and make judgments about.

Contextual
Each of us is confronted with more and more information that is readily available on the Internet and we must increase our information literacy levels in order to make informed decisions in our lives.

Building Expertise
After collecting information about the quilt codes, students write a paper in defense of what they believe to be true.


Lesson Designer
Judy Franks
Ohio Literacy Resource Center
(330) 672-0753
jfranks@literacy.kent.edu


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