A Slice of Freedom
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Fine Arts Social Studies | |
| Author | Patricia Smith-Adkins
Merlene Stratton Martha Vickers Midway Elementary, Lincoln County | |
| Description | This is a brief history of African Americans from the
beginning of slavery in America to the Civil Rights Movement. During this unit students will visit Africa and America. They take a virtual ride on the Underground Railroad. The students meet Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Computers, Internet Access, Printer, PowerPoint, LCD, Projection Screen | |
| Grade Level | 2 | |
| National Standards | Social Studies:
Understand the role of diversity in American life and the importance of shared values, political beliefs, and civic beliefs in an increasingly diverse American society. Understands issues regarding personal, political, and economic rights. Understands the importance of Americans sharing and supporting certain values, beliefs, and principles of American constitutional democracy. Primary Education: Understands the causes and nature of movements of large groups of people into and within the United States, now and long ago. Understands the causes of the Civil War. Understands the course and character of the Civil War and its effects on the American people. Language Arts: Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts. Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts. Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes. | |
| Keywords | Underground Railroad
Multicultural Civil War Civil Rights Movement | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | A Slice of Freedom
Color Counts Strategy vs. Strength Riding the Rails More Than Anything Else Face of Freedom | |
| English IGO or CSO | 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.13, 2.19, 2.21, 2.22, 2.39, 2.41, 2.42, 2,45, 2.49, 2.50, 2.51, 2.52, 2.54, 2.56, 2.58, 2.59, 2.61, 2.62, 2.63, 2.105, 2.106, 2.110 | |
| Social Studies IGO or CSO | 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 2.19, 2.20, 2.23, 2.24, 2.26, 2.28 | |