All Aboard the Freedom Trail

State	WV
Status	Ready for Users
Stage	Public
Subject	English/Language Arts Social Studies Vocational/Technical
Author	Donna Dennis Jo Ellen Snider Bernadette Rush
Description	The purpose of the unit is for students to become more aware of how the Underground Railroad movement led many slaves to freedom. It will demonstrate how many brave people aided slaves in their escape to freedom, and some of the suffering and adversities escaping slaves had to endure.
The 21st Century Tools	TV, DVD, Computer, Computer Lab, Internet Access, Projection Device, Overhead Projector
Grade Level	4
National Standards	History: 1. Understands the history of a local community and how communities in North America varied long ago. 2. Understands the causes and nature of movements of large groups of people into and within the United States, now and long ago. 3. Understands the folklore and the other cultural contributions from various regions of the United States and how they helped to form a national heritage. Language Arts: 1. Use grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions. 2. Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process. 3. Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process. Technology: 1. Knows the characteristics and uses of computer hardware and operating systems. 2. Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs. 3. Understands the nature and operation of systems.
Keywords	Underground Railroad Drinking Gourd Harriet Tubman Freedom Quilt Slavery
Lesson Plan URLs (new Window)	Lesson 1: All Aboard Lesson 2: The Quilt to Freedom Lesson 3: Exploring the Desktop and Internet Lesson 4: The Journey Begins Lesson 5: Follow the Drinking Gourd
English IGO or CSO	4.33, 4.36, 4.35, 4.45, 4.49, 4.51, 4.52, 4.53, 4.54, 4.69, 4.70, 4.79, 4.81, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.17, 4.14, 4.15, 4.20, 4.22, 4.26, 4.32
Social Studies IGO or CSO	4.3, 4.6, 4.35, 4.40, 4.41, 4.38, 4.93, 4.96, 4.101, 4.81, 4.79