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🖍 highlightingandnotetaking:

usedifferentcolorsforLucinda,othercharacters,slaves…

📝 summarizing:

aftereachreadingsession,summarizeinkeywordswhathappenedinthatpart;usethesame GoogleDocforallyoursummaries;usethedatesofthediaryentriesasheadlines # ifyouhavequestions,usetwitter!⬇

twitter: tweetyourquestions,thoughtsandideasusing#NBNand/or#NBNpluscharacter;replyto tweetshelpingotherstudentstounderstand,askingthemfurtherquestions,etc. ⚠ Alwaysuseyourinitials,too,sothatweknowwhoyouare!(NTwouldbemine)

mindmapexperts:

addnewinformationaftereveryreadingsession→youcanalsocreatenewcategoriesifyou needmore!

vocabularyexperts:

prepareavocabularylistforeveryreadingsession

Ongoingtasks–WHILEyouarereadingthebook:

📂 Gotodrive.google.comandcreateafolderwithyourname.Thisiswhereyoucollectallyourwork.Makesureyouareloggedinwhenyouworkonthetasks.

⚠ Don’tpanic–youDONOThavetoworkonallthetasks!Thereareseventopicswithfifteentasks.Youmustworkonthreetopicsandfivetasks.

✅ Sometimesyouhavemorethanoneoptiontodothetask(lookfor"OptionA"/"OptionB").Chooseoneoptionwhichismoreinterestingforyou.

⏩ Thissymbolindicatesahyperlink.Clickonthewordnexttoitandawebsitewillopen.

👤 Thismeans:workonyourown.👥 Thismeans:youmayworkwithapartner.

📱 UsefulappsforiOSandAndroidtoinstall(free):

voicerecorder(VoiceRecordPro,AdobeVoice)videoeditor(iMovie,FilmmakerPro)

GoogleDrive

Spreaker

Generalinformation

👤 TASK1–Writingacodedletter

Goto:http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/escape.htm

Preparation:

Clickonallthesymbols.Readthetexts.Youcanalsolis-tentothemifyoulike.

Atlast,clickon:

Readthetext.Thenclickon:

Youwillseeanexample.Dragthewordsorphrasesintotheletter.

Nowwriteyourownletter.ImagineyouareWillorJeremiahwhowritesthislettertosome"friends"onthe"railroad".

, OptionA:CreateanewGoogleDoctowriteyourcodedletter.

, OptionB:Userealpenandpaper.Takeaphoto,uploadthefileintoyourfolderandputyour letterinyourportfolio.

👥 TASK2–Solvingawebhunt

Goto:http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/safety.htm

Preparation:Clickonallthesymbols.Listentothetextsifyoulike.

Atlast,clickon:

Nowanswerthequestionsofthe"HarrietTubmanWebHunt".

Note:Sometextsaredifficulttounderstand.Thegoalisthatyougettheideaandcanstillanswerthequestions.

, OptionA:CreateanewGoogleDoc,copythequestionsfromthewebsiteintothedocumentand

writeyouranswersbeloweveryquestion.

, OptionB:Useyourcellphone.Recordyouranswersanduploadthefileintoyourfolder.

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TOPICA:TheUndergroundRailroad

Creativetasks–WHILE/AFTERyoureadthebook:

👤 TASK3–AnsweringquestionsontheCivilWar

Goto:http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/map.htm.

Preparation:

ClickontheiconsontherighttoseedifferencesbetweentheNorthandtheSouthbeforetheCivilWar.

Nowanswerthe"Questionstothinkabout"(=lasticonontheright).

, CreateanewGoogleDoc,copythequestionsfromthewebsiteintothedocumentandwriteyouranswersbeloweveryquestion.

👥 TASK4–CreatingyourownGoogleMap

Ohio,Indiana,andPennsylvaniawerethemostheavilytraveledroutesontheUndergroundRail-road.

Preparation:

Researchtheapproximate(≈ungefähr)locationsofthestationsontheUndergroundRailroad.

Gotodrive.google.com,clickon"NEW",thenon"GoogleMyMaps".Namethemap"TheUnder-groundRailroadbyYOURNAME".

, Addthestationstoyourmap.Thenlocatethecenterofthe"slavestates".Calculatetheshortestrouteforthefugitiveslavestofollowfromthatpointtoaterminalontherailroadthatwillleadthemtofreedom.

AddinformationfromthestoryNorthbyNight,forexamplewhereWillandJeremiahare,what theyaredoingthereandsoon.

Note:Havealookatthesevideosifyouneedhelp:generalhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izYvgzY-aKQ,similartowhatwedo:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsRI8Tph1zY.

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TOPICB:FreedomandIndependence

👤 TASK5–Interpretingapoem

Preparation:

Readthefollowingquotationfromapoemby⏩ LangstonHughes:

"Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly."

Interpretthequotationbyansweringthefollowingquestions:Whatarethedreamsofthefugitiveslavesinthebook?Whoisthe"brokenwingedbird"inthenovel?Whokeepstheslaves'dreamsalive?WhatmightHopebetold,whenshegrowsup,abouthermother'schoiceforfreedom?

, OptionA:Drawsomemini-picturestoanswerthequestionsandincludetextboxesorspeechbubblestoanswerintextform.Takeaphoto,uploaditintoyourfolderandputtherealoneinyourportfolio.

, OptionB:CreateaGoogleSlidesdocument(similartoPowerPoint).Findpicturesontheinternetwhichfittothequotation.Prepareapresentationtoanswerthequestions.

Note:Makesureyouareallowedtousethepictures.Gotopixabay.comorphotosforclass.comtofindfreeones.Alwaysmentiontheownerandgivethelinkbelowthepicture!

👤 TASK6–Analyzingacharacter

Preparation:

DescribeMissAureliaMercer(WidowMercer).Whatdoyouknowabouther?Givereferencesfromthetextwithdirectstatementsaboutherandwithindirectinformation,whichyouread"betweenthelines."

ThendiscussMissAurelia'sroleinhelpingLucindagainindependence.HowdoesMissAurelia'sun-conventionalattituderegardingtheroleofwomenaffectLucy'sdecisiontobecomeinvolvedwiththeUndergroundRailroad?

, CreateanewGoogleDoctowriteyourcharacterizationofMissAurelia.

Note:Checkthe"SkillsFile"onlineonhowtoanalyzeacharacter.

TOPICC:Courage

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👥 TASK7–Analyzingaspecialgroupofcharacters

Preparation:

GiveashortoverviewoftheQuakersinthenovel:whatdotheywear,whataretheylike,howdotheyspeak,etc.Donotforgettogivereferencesfromthetext.

ThendiscusswhytheyrisktheirlivesandpropertytohelpontheUndergroundRailroad.DescribethemomentsinNorthbyNightwhentheyshowthemostcourage.

WhataboutLucinda?AtwhatpointdoesLucinda'scouragealmostfalter(≈wanken,zögern)?

, CreateaGoogleSlidesdocument(similartoPowerPoint).FindpicturesofQuakersontheinter-net.Prepareapresentation.

Note1:Makesureyouareallowedtousethepictures.Gotopixabay.comorphotosforclass.comtofindfreeones.Alwaysmentiontheownerandgivethelinkbelowthepicture!

Note2:Checkthe"SkillsFile"onlineonhowtoanalyzeacharacter.

TOPICD:Loneliness

👤 TASK8–Writinganinnermonologue

LucindaisonlyafewmilesawayfromhomeatMissAurelia'shouse,butsheoftenfeelslonely.

Preparation:

CitepassagesfromthebookwhenlonelinessalmostovercomesLucinda.

WriteaninnermonologueforLucinda.ThefollowingsquestionsmighthelpyoutoexplainLucinda’sfeelings:Howdoeshermother'svisitmakeLucindamisshermore?WhatisitaboutRebecca'slettersthatgivesLucindastrength?Howimportantisitforapersontohavesomeonewithwhomtosharetheirthoughtsandfeelings?

, CreateanewGoogleDocandwriteaninnermonologueforLucinda.

TOPICE:MakingChoices

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👤 TASK9–Writingaspeech

Preparation:

MissAureliaasksLucinda,“Aretheseabolitionistbeliefsyours,ordotheysimplybelongtoyourpar-ents?”WhendoesLucindamakethechoicetoaccepttheabolitionistbeliefsasherown?

ImagineLucindahasasecretmeetingwithsomefriendswhoalsowanttohelpontheUndergroundRailroad.WriteLucinda’sspeechinwhichshetellsthemaboutabolitionistideas,howshecametothedecisiontohelpandwhymorepeopleshouldhelp.

, OptionA:CreateanewGoogleDocandwriteyourspeech.

, OptionB:Recordyourspeech–eitherasanaudioorasavideo.Useyourcellphoneanduploadyourfileintoyourfolder.

Note:Checkthe"SkillsFile"onlineonhowtowriteaspeech.

👥 TASK10–Writingadialogue

Preparation:

LucindaandJeremiahareinlovewitheachother.WhyisbeinginlovewithaQuaker/aPresbyterianadifficultsituationforthem?

Writetheirdialogueinwhichtheyaretellingeachothertheirfeelingsbutalsotheirworries.

, OptionA:CreateanewGoogleDocandwritetheirdialogue.

, OptionB:Recordyourdialogueeitherasanaudioorasavideo.Useyourcellphone,uploadyourfileintoyourfolder.

👤 TASK11–Rewritingthestory

Preparation:

Lucindaisfacedwithmanydifficultchoicesinthestory.Pickoneormoredecisionswhichwerethehardestforhertomake.Imagineshedecideddifferently.

Rewriteherdiaryentryincludingwhatwouldhavehappenedinstead.

, CreateanewGoogleDocandwriteyourdiaryentry.

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👤 TASK12–Finishingthestory

DoyouthinkLucindaiseverreunitedwithherfamilyandJeremiah?

Writeapossibleendingforthestory.

, CreateanewGoogleDocandwriteyourdiaryentry.

TOPICF:Art

👤 TASK13–Drawingapicture

MissAureliaisawriterandanartist.ShewritesanarticlethatsheplanstopublishonceLucindahasreturnedandthebabyissafe(see"Wednesday,February26,1851"/p.151).

DrawapicturethatMissAureliamighthavedrawntoaccompanyherarticleforthenewspaperTheLiberator.

, OptionA:CreateaGoogleDrawingdocumentanddrawthepicture.

, OptionB:Drawapictureusingrealpensandpaper.Takeaphoto,uploadthefileintoyourfolderandputyourpictureinyourportfolio.

👤 TASK14–Creatingacomic

Preparation:

Listthemaineventsofthestory.Thendecidehowmanycomicpicturesyouwouldneedtotellthesto-ry.

DrawthecomicversionofNorthbyNightandaddtextboxesandspeechbubbles.

, Takeaphoto,uploadyourfileintoyourfolderandputthepaperinyourportfolio.andputyourpictureinyourportfolio.

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TOPICG:Music

👥 TASK15–Producingaradioreport/podcast

Preparation:

Theescapedslavesinthestoryandslavesingeneralfoundagreatdealofcomfortintheirsongs.FindsomeoftheNegrospiritualsthatslavesmayhavesung.Whatdothespiritualstellusaboutthelifetheslavesledandtheirhopesforfreedom?

Producearadioreportorapodcastinwhichyouplaysomesecondsofthesongsandtellyourlisten-erswhatyoufoundout.

, UseavoicerecorderorSpreakertocreateyourradioreportorpodcast.Exportthefileanduploaditintoyourfolder.

VOLUNTARYTASKS

Herearesomemoreideasyoucanworkon.Hereyouarecompletelyfreehowyouwouldliketopresentyourresults(doc,video,audio…).

ResearchoneofthefollowingpeopleandtheirrolewiththeUndergroundRailroad:NatTurner,GabrielProsser,DenmarkVesey,LeviCoffin.

ResearchElizabethCadyStantonandSusanB.Anthony.HowdoyouthinkMissAureliamighthavecontributedtotheirwork?

GeorgeWashingtonCarveroncesaid,"Educationisthekeytounlockthegoldendooroffreedom."LucindaSpencerwantstobeateacher.Whatwillshesaytoherstudentsaboutfree-dom?Preparea"lesson"thatLucindamightteachtoherstudentsentitled"LibertyforAll."In-cludequotationsfromhistoricaldocumentsaboutfreedom.

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Sourcesandcredits:

• twitterlogo:Fairuse,https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36179157

• mindmeisterlogo:Fairuse,https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26667496

• googledrivelogo:PublicDomain,https://developers.google.com/drive/branding,https://com-mons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20256463

• somequestionsareinspiredbytheauthor’steacherguide:http://www.katherineayres.com/files/north-guide.pdf

• photo:task1:teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/escape.htm

• photo:task2:http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/safety.htm

• photo:task3:http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/map.htm

• photo:task4:http://www.mackenziehoran.com/2015/04/01/how-to-create-your-own-city-map/