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Freedom CrossingFreedom CrossingPresented by: Racquel CadyPresented by: Racquel Cady

IntroductionIntroduction

Along with our unit novel Along with our unit novel FreedomFreedom CrossingCrossing by Margaret Goff Clark, by Margaret Goff Clark, students will discover what life was students will discover what life was like as a slave, encounter the like as a slave, encounter the dangers of the Underground dangers of the Underground Railroad, and meet brave Railroad, and meet brave abolitionists who helped the abolitionists who helped the runaways reach freedom. runaways reach freedom.

TaskTask The Underground Railroad was a secret network The Underground Railroad was a secret network

organized by people who helped men, women, and children organized by people who helped men, women, and children escape from slavery before the Civil War. The Underground escape from slavery before the Civil War. The Underground Railroad provided shelter, food, and  transportation for Railroad provided shelter, food, and  transportation for the those who were trying to escape. Along the way, people the those who were trying to escape. Along the way, people also provided directions for the safest way to travel north also provided directions for the safest way to travel north on the dangerous journey to freedom. on the dangerous journey to freedom.

Your task will be:Your task will be: find out what life was like for slavesfind out what life was like for slaves create a timeline of events related to the Underground create a timeline of events related to the Underground

RailroadRailroad write a journal entry from the view point of a slave in which write a journal entry from the view point of a slave in which

you plan a route for your own escapeyou plan a route for your own escape Give a oral presentationGive a oral presentation “ “Journey to Freedom” Journey to Freedom”

ProcessProcess

11stst Learn about life as a slave Learn about life as a slave Visit the websites below to discover the struggles of life as Visit the websites below to discover the struggles of life as

a slave. Record your discoveries in your journal.a slave. Record your discoveries in your journal.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/j1.htmlhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/j1.html

http://www.freedomcenter.org/underground-railroad/#http://www.freedomcenter.org/underground-railroad/#

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/index.htmhttp://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/index.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/underground_railroad.htmhttp://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/underground_railroad.htm

http://pathways.thinkport.org/secrets/gourd1.cfmhttp://pathways.thinkport.org/secrets/gourd1.cfm

http://www.history.org/History/teaching/dayInTheLife/webactivities/dress/dress.cfmhttp://www.history.org/History/teaching/dayInTheLife/webactivities/dress/dress.cfm

Video ClipVideo Clip

Click on the link below to watch a Click on the link below to watch a video of the Underground Railroad.video of the Underground Railroad.

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/28706-assignment-discovery/28706-assignment-discovery-the-underground-railroad-discovery-the-underground-railroad-video.htmvideo.htm

Click on the link below to watch a Click on the link below to watch a video of the Underground Railroad.video of the Underground Railroad.

Freedom Crossing Freedom Crossing Book Connection Book Connection

22ndnd Explore this website to view the actual location Explore this website to view the actual location of Tryon’s Folly, the setting from our novel. of Tryon’s Folly, the setting from our novel.

Process ContinuedProcess Continued

33rdrd Create a timeline Create a timeline Show the important dates and Show the important dates and

events connected to the ending of slavery events connected to the ending of slavery (using the assigned teacher format) (using the assigned teacher format)

44thth Journal EntryJournal Entry In your journal write your “Journey to In your journal write your “Journey to

Freedom” using the writers process of Freedom” using the writers process of brainstorming, draft, revision, editing and final brainstorming, draft, revision, editing and final copycopy

EvaluationEvaluation((You will be evaluated on your oral presentation)You will be evaluated on your oral presentation)

ExemplaryExemplary

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PreparednePreparednessss

Student is Student is completely completely prepared and prepared and has obviously has obviously rehearsed. rehearsed.

Student seems Student seems pretty prepared pretty prepared but might have but might have needed a couple needed a couple

more rehearsalsmore rehearsals

The student is The student is somewhat somewhat prepared, but prepared, but it is clear that it is clear that rehearsal was rehearsal was lacking. lacking.

Student does not Student does not seem at all seem at all prepared to present prepared to present

Speaks Speaks ClearlyClearly

Speaks clearly Speaks clearly and distinctly and distinctly all (100-95%) all (100-95%) the time, and the time, and mispronounces mispronounces no words. no words.

Speaks clearly Speaks clearly and distinctly all and distinctly all (100-95%) the (100-95%) the time, but time, but mispronounces mispronounces one word one word

Speaks clearly Speaks clearly and distinctly and distinctly most ( 94-most ( 94-85%) of the 85%) of the time. time. MispronounceMispronounces no more s no more than one than one word. word.

Often mumbles or Often mumbles or can not be can not be understood OR understood OR mispronounces mispronounces more than one more than one word. word.

VolumeVolume

Volume is loud Volume is loud enough to be enough to be heard by all heard by all audience audience members members throughout the throughout the presentation. presentation.

Volume is loud Volume is loud enough to be enough to be heard by all heard by all audience audience members at members at least 90% of the least 90% of the time. time.

Volume is Volume is loud enough loud enough to be heard to be heard by all by all audience audience members at members at least 80% of least 80% of the time. the time.

Volume often too Volume often too soft to be heard by soft to be heard by all audience all audience

members.members.

Posture and Posture and

Eye ContactEye Contact

Stands up Stands up straight, looks straight, looks relaxed and relaxed and confident. confident. Makes eye Makes eye contact with contact with everyone.everyone.

Stands up Stands up straight and straight and makes eye makes eye contact with contact with everyone in the everyone in the room. room.

Sometimes Sometimes stands up stands up straight and straight and establishes establishes eye contacteye contact

Slouches and/or Slouches and/or does not look at does not look at people during the people during the presentation presentation

ConclusionConclusion

Congratulations, you are the Congratulations, you are the expert!expert!

Now that you have learned all about Now that you have learned all about life as a slave and have an life as a slave and have an

understanding of the evaluation understanding of the evaluation criteria criteria

Prepare your “Journey to Freedom” Prepare your “Journey to Freedom” to present to the classto present to the class

ResourcesResources

Freedom CrossingFreedom Crossing by, Margaret Goff Clark by, Margaret Goff Clark (unit novel)(unit novel) http://historiclewiston.org/freedomcrossing.html (connection to novel) http://historiclewiston.org/freedomcrossing.html (connection to novel) http://www.oswego.edu/~hyang2/edu/webquestp.htm http://www.oswego.edu/~hyang2/edu/webquestp.htm (used to generate ideas)(used to generate ideas) http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/resultshttp://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/results. (Clip art on Office online). (Clip art on Office online) http://webquest.org/search/index.phphttp://webquest.org/search/index.php (used to generate ideas) (used to generate ideas) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/j1.htmlhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/j1.html (National Geographic student site) (National Geographic student site) http://www.freedomcenter.org/underground-railroad/#http://www.freedomcenter.org/underground-railroad/# (Freedom Center student site) (Freedom Center student site) http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/index.htmhttp://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/index.htm

(Scholastics student site)(Scholastics student site) http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/underground_railroad.htmhttp://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/underground_railroad.htm (Think Quest student site) (Think Quest student site) http://pathways.thinkport.org/secrets/gourd1.cfmhttp://pathways.thinkport.org/secrets/gourd1.cfm (Think Port student site) (Think Port student site) http://www.history.org/History/teaching/dayInTheLife/webactivities/dress/dress.cfmhttp://www.history.org/History/teaching/dayInTheLife/webactivities/dress/dress.cfm (Day in (Day in

the Life of a Slave student site)the Life of a Slave student site) http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/28706-assignment-discovery-the-underground-http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/28706-assignment-discovery-the-underground-

railroad-video.htm (connect to a video clip of the Underground Railroad) railroad-video.htm (connect to a video clip of the Underground Railroad)