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 Freedom
Art
Draw/Paint/Design/Construct
• Scene depicting an event
• Quilt patterns showing code
• Class Freedom Quilt
Following the Stars to Freedom
Language Arts
Writing Poetry Cinquain
Diamante
Haiku Nonet
Reading fiction and non-fiction
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Research
Arkansas
Faces of Freedom
From Slavery to Civil Rights
Run Away Journeys
Resources and Links
Teacher Cyber Guide: Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Following the Stars to Freedom
Math
Find Distances Traveled
Write Story Problems about the topic
Reading Maps/Latitude/Longitude
Secret Quilt Message
Geometry with Quilts
Music Math
Bear Paw
directional signals for escape
Flying Geese
time to head north
Monkey Wrench
gather your tools and belongings
get mentally/physically ready for the journey
Wagon Wheel
begin the journey –
hide in the false wagon bottoms or under straw if you need to
Crossroads
the halfway point of the journey
Log Cabin
person was safe to talk to or safe house
Shoofly
scatter in all directions and meet at a pre-determined place
Bow ties
shed your old clothes - dress up for the climate of the city
Drunkard’s Path
Don’t travel in a straight line – bounty hunters in the area
Double Wedding Ring
After the Civil War, symbolized the chains of slavery
North Star
Following the Stars to Freedom
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 Freedom
Social Studies
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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
Visual Arts
Story Telling Biographies
Music
Singing and Listening
• “Follow the Drinking Gourd”
• “On An Underground Railroad Rap”
• Jubilee Singers
– Steal Away
Following the Stars to Freedom
Websites
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History Happens
NASA Quest
National Geographic
PBS UGRR History
UGRR Routes
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Follow the Drinking Gourd
Some examples of safe houses
Cinquain
The traditional cinquain is based on a syllable count.
line 1 - 2 syllables
line 2 - 4 syllables
line 3 - 6 syllables
line 4 - 8 syllables
line 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 subject
line 2 - two words (adjectives) describing the title
line 3 - three words (verbs) describing an action related to the title
line 4 - four words describing a feeling about the title, a complete
sentence
line 5 - one word referring back to the title of the poem
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Diamonte
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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Haiku
A haiku is an unrhymed 17 syllable poem of Japanese
origin. It usually has a seasonal reference.
The structure is:
line 1 - 5 syllables
line 2 - 7 syllables
line 3 - 5 syllables
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Nonet
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 syllables
line 2 - 8 syllables
line 3 - 7 syllables
line 4 - 6 syllables
line 5 - 5 syllables
line 6 - 4 syllables
line 7 - 3 syllables
line 8 - 2 syllables
line 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!
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Big Dipper
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Ursa Major
The Big Dipper and Polaris
Follow the Arc to Arcturus
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