The Underground Railroad Lesson Plans

1. Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad Internet Journey Overview: The Underground Railroad was a means for escaped slaves to travel to freedom in Canada. The escaped slaves and the people who assisted them took great risks. This simulation takes the student through one of the routes used for the Underground Railroad and introduces some o...

2. Crossroads Slavery and the Underground Railroad
Information Institute of Syracuse _ Printer friendly text Search Lessons Write a Lesson Plan Guide Lesson Plan : CC-0062 Selection Criteria Copyright Lesson l: Slavery and the Underground Statement Railroad. Objectives: The student will be able to: 1. describe slavery as practiced on plantations in the South prior to the Civil War. 2. explain the goals and methods of the abolitionist movement. 3. describe the work of the Underground Railroad. Description of lesson/activities: 1. Slavery has b...

3. TDC Lesson Plans - The Underground Railroad
...cts Training Mission Digital Library Research People Resources University of Illinois Library 1408 W. Gregory Drive (MC-522) Urbana, IL, 61801 Email: dsdlibrary.uiuc.edu Library Home » Library Digital Services and Development » Search Collections » Teaching with Digital Content » Lesson Plans » The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad Created By: Paul Hohulin Content Area: U.S. History Illinois Learning Standards Achieved Standard Achieved Activity that Meets this Standard 16.D.4a: Describe the immediate and long Students will write a short paper on the range social impacts of slavery. underground railroa...

4. Underground Railroad - Intermediate
Log In _ _ Overview Underground Railroad - Intermediate Aims Grade Level: Activity Intermediate (Gr. 4-8) Underground Province/ All Railroad Territory: (Historica Minute) Time Period: 1800-1866 - Building a Nation Underground Railroad - Secondary (Lesson Plan) Time Allowance: about 2 hours Overview This lesson is based on viewing the Histo...

5. Underground Railroad - Secondary
Log In _ _ Overview Underground Railroad - Secondary Aims Grade Level: Activity Secondary (Gr. 9-12) Underground Province/ All Railroad Territory: (Historica Minute) Time Period: 1800-1866 - Building a Nation Underground Railroad - Intermediate (Lesson Plan) Time Allowance: 3 - 4 hours Overview This lesson is based on viewing the Historica...

6. All Aboard the Underground Railroad
Vision View the standards Return _ Unit/Lesson Plan _ All Aboard the Underground Railroad Description The lesson is an inquiry-based activity to learn about the Underground Railroad in Illinois. It is a lesson within a larger unit. We read The House of Dies Drear (a play in which the family lives in a house with secret tunnels left from the Underground Railroad)and did a webquest about t...

7. "All Aboard the Ilinois Underground Railroad Quest"
Vision View the standards Return _ Unit/Lesson Plan _ "All Aboard the Ilinois Underground Railroad Quest" Description This webquest is an inquiry-based activity to learn about the underground railroad in Illinois. The lesson accompanies an eighth grade language arts unit on the screenplay, "House of Dries Drear". The webquest was a three day project. Goal/Standard/Level/Benchmark 1.A.1 1.B.3.a 1....

8. New York State Edition: Adventures in Time and Place Grade 4, Chapter 8: Design a Safe-House Floor Plan
...inked Lesson Plans New York State Edition: Adventures in Time and Place Grade 4 book Design a Safe-House Floor Plan Connection to New York State Edition: Adventures in Time and Place Grade 4 Unit 3: The Young State Chapter 8: In Search of Freedom Lesson 1: A Call for Change Web Link Description The Underground Railroad Site at UC (University of California) Davis hosts a detailed view of the Underground Railroad. Invite students to read background information, learn about the 1850 Fugitive Slave Bill, view posters urging the capture of escaped slaves, and read a personal narrative of a slave who traveled the Underg...

9. Students On Site
Students on Site Topics Archives Educators Spotlight Maps Bus Tour Links Contact Arts of Citizenship at the University of Michigan Students on Site > Educators > Lesson Plans > The Underground Railroad Fourth Grade Lesson: The Underground Railroad State Student Outcome(s) Explain the rights and responsibilities people have as members/citizens of a state; describe and explain, from multiple perspectives, an historical event or experience; describe and explain the importance of individuals and group...

10. Students On Site
Students on Site Topics Archives Educators Spotlight Maps Bus Tour Links Contact Arts of Citizenship at the University of Michigan Students on Site > Educators > Lesson Plans > The Underground Railroad Third Grade Lesson: The Underground Railroad State Student Outcome(s) Evaluate key decisions made at critical turning points in history by assessing their implications and long-term consequences; describe, compare, and explain the locations and characteristics of places, cultures, and settlements; d...