Following the Stars to Freedomto Freedom

Following the Stars to Freedom Following the Stars to Freedom

Time Line of Slavery

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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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