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Underground Railroad

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Standard Convey Ideas in Writing

Outcomes Students assume the role of one of three different participants in the Underground Railroad. They will evaluate the characters' motivations and actions from each point of view, and then share their discoveries with the class through journal writing. Students will also synthesize their learning by writing an essay about the Underground Railroad.


 
Classroom Information
GED Descriptors
     language arts - writing , social studies
Roles
     Family, Community Member
Program Type(s)
     ABE, GED, Family Literacy, Urban, Rural, Corrections
NRS Learner Levels (ABE/GED)
      3, 4, 5, 6
Time Frame
      At least three 45-minute sessions
Technology Integration
Slavery in America
The Underground Railroad Wikipedia
Civil War & Slavery Thematic Collection
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
Emancipation Proclamation
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Critique of Slavery
Diary Writing: A Research Method of Teaching and Learning
Venn Diagram Teaching Strategy

Keywords
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bullet Ethnic Groups > African-American
bullet History > topic > war > Civil War
bullet History > topic > war > Civil War > Emancipation Proclamation
bullet History > topic > war > Civil War > Fugitive Slave Act
bullet History > topic > war > Civil War > Underground Railroad

Purposeful, Transparent, Contextual, Building Expertise
Purposeful and Transparent
Students will study the past to gain insights into current civil rights issues happening in the news today.

Contextual
Using maps, reading the Fugitive Slave Act, the Emancipation Proclamation and additional trade book selections about the Underground Railroad provide students with an authentic learning experience.

Building Expertise
Students are gaining content specific vocabulary and writing summaries.


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


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