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Following the Stars to 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 Freedom Art . Draw/Paint/Design/Construct Scene depicting an event Quilt patterns showing code

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Following the Stars to Freedom

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  1. Following the Stars to Freedom

  2. Following the Stars to Freedom Time Line of Slavery

  3. Follow the Drinkin’ Gourd

  4. Living Under EnslavementStories of Escape

  5. Following the Stars to FreedomArt Draw/Paint/Design/Construct • Scene depicting an event • Quilt patterns showing code • Class Freedom Quilt

  6. Following the Stars to FreedomLanguage Arts Writing PoetryCinquainDiamanteHaikuNonet 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

  7. Following the Stars to FreedomMath Find Distances Traveled Write Story Problems about the topic Reading Maps/Latitude/Longitude Secret Quilt Message Geometry with Quilts Music Math

  8. Bear Paw directional signals for escape

  9. Flying Geese time to head north

  10. Monkey Wrench gather your tools and belongings get mentally/physically ready for the journey

  11. Wagon Wheel begin the journey – hide in the false wagon bottoms or under straw if you need to

  12. Crossroads the halfway point of the journey

  13. Log Cabin person was safe to talk to or safe house

  14. Shoofly scatter in all directions and meet at a pre-determined place

  15. Bow ties shed your old clothes - dress up for the climate of the city

  16. Drunkard’s Path Don’t travel in a straight line – bounty hunters in the area

  17. Double Wedding Ring After the Civil War, symbolized the chains of slavery

  18. North Star

  19. 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

  20. Following the Stars to FreedomSocial 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 Lessons5-8 Lessons9-12 Lessons

  21. 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

  22. Following the Stars to FreedomWebsites • History Happens • NASA Quest • National Geographic • PBS UGRR History • UGRR Routes

  23. Back

  24. Follow the Drinking Gourd

  25. Some examples of safe houses

  26. Cinquain The 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 Back

  27. 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) Back

  28. Haiku 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 Back

  29. 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 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 Back

  30. Be sure to click on the quilt! Back

  31. Be sure to click on the quilt! Back

  32. Big Dipper

  33. Back

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  37. Ursa Major

  38. The Big Dipper and Polaris Follow the Arc to Arcturus

  39. Back

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