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Following the Stars to Freedomto Freedom
Following the Stars to Freedom Following the Stars to Freedom
Time Line of Slavery
Follow
the
Drinkin’
Gourd
Living Under Enslavement Stories of Escape
Following the Stars to FreedomFollowing the Stars to FreedomArt Art
Draw/Paint/Design/Construct• Scene depicting an event• Quilt patterns showing code• Class Freedom Quilt
Following the Stars to FreedomFollowing the Stars to FreedomLanguage ArtsLanguage Arts
Writing Poetry Cinquain Diamante Haiku Nonet
Reading fiction and non-fiction Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
ResearchArkansas Faces of FreedomFrom Slavery to Civil Rights
Run Away JourneysResources and LinksTeacher Cyber Guide: Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Following the Stars to FreedomFollowing the Stars to FreedomMathMath
Find Distances TraveledWrite Story Problems about the topic
Reading Maps/Latitude/LongitudeSecret Quilt MessageGeometry with QuiltsMusic Math
Bear PawBear Pawdirectional signals for escape
Flying GeeseFlying Geesetime to head north
Monkey WrenchMonkey Wrenchgather your tools and belongings
get mentally/physically ready for the journey
Wagon WheelWagon Wheelbegin the journey –
hide in the false wagon bottoms or under straw if you need to
CrossroadsCrossroadsthe halfway point of the journey
Log CabinLog Cabinperson was safe to talk to or safe house
ShooflyShooflyscatter in all directions and meet at a pre-determined place
Bow tiesBow tiesshed your old clothes - dress up for the climate of the city
Drunkard’s PathDrunkard’s PathDon’t travel in a straight line – bounty hunters in the area
Double Wedding RingDouble Wedding RingAfter the Civil War, symbolized the chains of slavery
North StarNorth Star
Following the Stars to Freedom Following the Stars to Freedom Science Science
• Big Dipper• Big Dipper• Canned Constellations• Circumpolar Constellations
– Northern Circumpolar Constellations– Northern Circumpolar Constellations
• Follow the Drinking Gourd• Star Finder
Following the Stars to FreedomFollowing the Stars to FreedomSocial StudiesSocial Studies
• View UGRR map routes - explain geographic difficulties • Map Reading: Legends, Key, etc.• Locate physiographic features along the routes• Use latitude and longitude to explain routes taken• Research the difficulties for escaping slaves and the things
that helped slaves make it to freedom (safe houses)• Design a quilt• K-4 Lessons 5-8 Lessons 9-12 Lessons
Following the Stars to Freedom Following the Stars to Freedom Visual Arts Visual Arts
Story Telling Biographies
MusicSinging and Listening
• “Follow the Drinking Gourd”• “On An Underground Railroad Rap”• Jubilee Singers
– Steal Away
Following the Stars to FreedomFollowing the Stars to FreedomWebsitesWebsites
• History Happens
• NASA Quest
• National Geographic
• PBS UGRR History
• UGRR Routes
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Follow the Drinking Gourd
Some Some examples of safe houses of safe houses
CinquainCinquainThe traditional cinquain is based on a syllable count.
line 1 - 2 syllablesline 2 - 4 syllablesline 3 - 6 syllablesline 4 - 8 syllablesline 5 - 2 syllables
The modern cinquain is based on a word count of words of a certain type. line 1 - one word (noun) a title or name of the subjectline 2 - two words (adjectives) describing the titleline 3 - three words (verbs) describing an action related to the titleline 4 - four words describing a feeling about the title, a complete sentenceline 5 - one word referring back to the title of the poem
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DiamonteDiamonte
The is fun and easy to write. The purpose is to go from the subject at the top of the diamond to another totally different (and sometimes opposite) subject at the bottom.
The structure is:line 1 - one noun (subject #1)line 2 - two adjectives (describing subject #1)line 3 - three participles (ending in -ing, telling about the subject #1)line 4 - four nouns (first two related to the subject #1, second two related to subject #2)line 5 - three participles (ending in -ing, telling about subject #2)line 6 - two adjectives (describing subject #2)line 7 - one noun (subject #2)
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HaikuHaiku
A haiku is an unrhymed 17 syllable poem of Japanese origin. It usually has a seasonal reference.
The structure is:
line 1 - 5 syllablesline 2 - 7 syllablesline 3 - 5 syllables
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NonetNonet
A nonet has nine lines. The first line has nine syllables, the second line eight syllables, the third line seven syllables, etc... until line nine that finishes with one syllable. It can be on any subject and rhyming is optional.
line 1 - 9 syllablesline 2 - 8 syllablesline 3 - 7 syllablesline 4 - 6 syllablesline 5 - 5 syllablesline 6 - 4 syllablesline 7 - 3 syllablesline 8 - 2 syllablesline 9 - 1 syllable
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Be sure to click on the quilt!
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Be sure to click on the quilt!
Big DipperBig Dipper
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Ursa MajorUrsa Major
The Big Dipper and Polaris
Follow the Arc to Arcturus
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