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True North: Characters |
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True North: Characters |
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Location and Access |
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Before reading True North, students should learn about the people and places referred to in the story. We will spend one class period in the Media Center to conduct research. Students will use books, magazines, online reference sources and Internet sites to expand our knowledge of the topics below. Pictures and maps will also be helpful tools.
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Underground Railroad
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Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
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The Sims Case
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Harriet Tubman |
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Abolitionist Movement
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William Lloyd Garrison
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Wendell |
Vigilance Committee
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Quakers
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Drinking Gourd/North Star
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Robert Shaw
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Find information about your project using magazine or newspaper articles . Refer to local libraries:
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and the Walter Johnson Media Center. The links from the Learning Research Hub below provide access to useful internet research tools for this project.
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General
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Location and Access
For this assignment, the following call numbers will be helpful: 306.3 326
347 815 92(Biographies)
920 973.04 973.5 973.6
973.7
The National Geographic Presents: The Underground Railroad
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
The Underground Railroad in Rochester, New York
The Underground Railroad Site at UC Davis
Explanation
of "Follow the Drinking Gourd"
Threads of history? Researcher says encoded quilts signaled slaves along the Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad: History Through Quilts
The Underground Railroad: The Fugitive Slave Bill of 1850
Underground Railroad Code Words
Political Compromises:Fugitive Slave Laws
People
& Events: William Lloyd
Garrison 1805 – 1879
People & Events: Harriet Tubman c.1820 – 1913
People & Events: The Underground Railroad c.1780 – 1862
History
of "The Drinking Gourd"
Explanation of Follow the Drinking Gourd
Use of Information
Recording Information:
- Source cards
- Note cards
- Outline of the paper
- Draft of the paper
Synthesis
Completed project
Credit sources: Cite or quote 1 source in your paper using correct bibliographic citations(for tips see Works Cited Format) for your article at the end of your essay.
Evaluation
African
American Odyssey