The story of the underground railroad james haskins nonfiction v helen keller margaret. It shocked me back then and its still just as horrific today. This map will show june lily and lizas journey to freedom, using images, video, and text. The thought of somebody taking a human being, a young child no less, away from her mother so she can be sold like livestock and worked without pay, is a disgusting concept to say the least. Underground to canada barbara smucker racism, slavery 5. It is a great way to promote the love of reading in your classroom. Julilly had loved massa hensens plantation and lived there since the day she was born. Literature circles book recommendations these books have been recommended by swlsb teachers and students.
Underground to canada canadian adventist teachers network. Plainville public schools 68 messenger street plainville ma 02762. Here is a collection of everything that i think might be useful to you as a teacher of grade 4. The book i wish id written is underground to canada by barbara smucker puffin a historical novel for younger readers, it was one of the first books i read when i was at college. This book is a wonderful story of a 12 year old girl who escapes to canada. A resource focuses on the first chapter of barbara smuckers book underground to canada, and includes 10 vocabulary words. I would like them to a listen to the audio book, b read the last 3 chapters, c answer all chapter questions. Identify which character said the provided statements. It was a television movie created in 1994, but it includes many of the same characters and themes of underground to canada. Throughout her career, she was profoundly affected by civil rights issues, which informed works such as days of terror, white mist, and underground to canada. Underground to canada literature kit, grade 56 pdf version, 1user download, isbn 9781553193425 at staples.
What other books have you read written by barbara smucker. Upon publication, uncle toms cabin ignited a firestorm of protest from defenders of slavery who created a number of books in response to the novel while the book elicited praise from abolitionists. Rewrite the story with a third child taken on the journey. Help children enjoy good books and learn foundational reading and literature skills with this literature kit from classroom complete press.
She won multiple awards for her work, including the vicky metcalf award, the canada council childrens. The book focuses on rubrics but offers a great deal of advice about good teaching, good collaboration, and good assessment. She won multiple awards for her work, including the vicky metcalf award, the canada council childrens literature prize, and. Due tomorrowthose of you who did not finish your vocab for our novel study this is overdue. Back cover the back cover tells a great deal more about the story. I have included an audio version of the novel for those students who have difficulty reading on their own. Our comprehensive resource saves time with useful and detailed activities in a range of styles, from vocabulary, multiple choice and short answer questions.
There is a clear theme throughout the booklet or pamphlet. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. What are some figurative language examples from the book underground to canada. Includes necessary information about the book s background author, etc. Walvoord, professor emerita university of notre dame, and author of effective grading and assessment clear and simple 20120501. Railroad language was chosen because the railroad was an emerging form of transportation and its communication language was not widespread. Books in canada barbara smucker has created a sensitive and dramatic story about a young girls flight from slavery, and some three decades after it first appeared in print underground to canada still serves as a wonderful introduction to a vital and fascinating element of canadian history.
These include the example slides and rubric slides. What are some figurative language examples from the book. The book also contains information on the author, a list of the main people involved in the underground railroad, things to do and things to think about. Students will make personal connections to underground to canada. Book cover rubric 5 4 3 2 1 front cover the cover is creative and vividly depicts the story. Smuckers books have been published in 16 countries and translated into french, german, japanese, swedish, spanish, dutch, and danish. June lilly julilly is a 12 year old slave in the novel underground to canada. Underground to canada chapters 11 and 12 find the words that fit these clues. Underground to canada novel study guide grades 5 to 6. The people that helped in the underground railroad must have thought this was a. Punishments the slaves got punished a lot in the book underground to canada.
The teachers section provides a summary of the story along with a list of. Her dad got bitten by a snake and died on the day she was born. February 24, 2017finish book club session 4 if not done students had sufficient time to complete in class. Writing underground to canada was special for her seeing that in 19671969, she was the only white teacher in an all black high school. The underground railroad historical thinking project. This unit consists of a novel study of underground to canada by barbara smucker. Make this space your own by placing text in this area. Her books have been translated into french, german, japanese, swedish, spanish, dutch, and danish. Draws in the reader with a hook describes the book s value includes some. Puffin classics edition by barbara smucker at indigo. As a bestseller, the novel heavily influenced later protest. This unit is a novel study on barbara smuckers novel underground to. The first time i read underground to canada, i was eight years old. Barbaras books have been published in 16 countries and in seven languages.
Become familiar with julilly and her family with true or false questions. Aligned to your state standards, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and. Literature opens new insights into life and language. Older readers may notice the simplified plotting and some plausibility gaps, but in general a. Use it for a mission vision statement or add a tagline. Barbara smuckers books have been published in 16 different countries. Sections have clear ideas and are supported with appropriate information. Barbara smucker was one of canada s bestknown and bestloved authors of fiction for children and young adults.
It is meant to be a starting point for beginning and experienced teachers and hopefully youll find it useful. They got punished for running away, resisting slavery, not working hard enough, talking too much or using their native language, stealing from hisher master, murdering a white man, when the slaves were punished, they would be punished in a violent way. Older readers may notice the simplified plotting and some plausibility gaps, but in general a wellwritten story with. Underground to canada is a horrendously whitewashed narrative of slavery about kind whites who help runaway slaves get to benevolent canada, while presenting slavery to be some kind of marginally cruel bootcamp. Underground to canada christian books, bibles, gifts. Easytouse, the resources are divided into sections. Underground to canada literature kit, grade 56 pdf version, 1user download, isbn 9781. Understand the importance of freedom and what lengths people will go to achieve it. Aligned to your state standards and written to blooms taxonomy. Theres a place the slaves been whisperin around called canada. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Uncle toms cabin has exerted an influence equaled by few other novels in history.
We need to give one simile, personification, and metaphors. Optional assignments are the chapter writing assignments, the word search, and the comprehension quiz. A resource focuses on the first chapter of barbara smuckers book underground to canada, and includes 10 vocabulary words, comprehension questions, and an activity to create sentences with similes. I have included a movie trailer for those who are interested. Underground to canada by barbara smucker goodreads. Sims, is very cruel and whips people for hardly a reason. Underground to canada was recognized by the childrens book center as one of the 50 best books of all time in canada. Supporters of the underground railroad used words railroad conductors employed everyday to create their own code as secret language in order to help slaves escape. Underground to canada barbara smucker, lawrence hill on. Julilly worked on a plantation in virginia with her mammy sally. Reading this book was an eye opener on something that was part of canada s history as well as the usa.
Childrens book award, the canada council childrens literature award prize 1980, and an. This product is a great fit for middle school language arts and social. It is clear that the student thoroughly understands the. Julilly had loved massa hensens plantation and lived there since the. The first book barbara smucker wrote was henrys red sea in 1955. Booklet pamphlet rubric henry county school district. In this novel underground to canada by barbara smucker the plot summary is about a little girl named julilly who is a black slave and is separated from her mother when she is taken to a different place to work called the reilly plantation. Evaluate the characters by offering explanations to their actions. Its about a woman who risked her life to help some slaves escape from the american south to canada through an underground railroad. We learned quite a bit about the underground railroad. See more ideas about underground railroad, teaching history and black history month. Its a novel about slaves in the 1800s and their escape to freedom. I would like the children to continue with underground to canada. Julilly dreams of freedom after being taken from her mother by a slave trader.
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