Lesson 2: Read, Listen and Retell for Meaning
After reading or listening to the story “Follow the Drinking Gourd” by Jeanette Winter and engaging in a teacher led discussion of the core democratic examples of life, equality, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, the student will select one of the following writing objectives: You may wish to print this page out for your own use.
Objective (1)
The student will pretend he/she is Peg Leg Joe (a conductor) waiting at the Ohio River to take the enslaved Africans to freedom. He/she will write several paragraphs telling why the core democratic values of equality, liberty and pursuit of happiness helped him/her to become a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
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The student will make references to a:
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Evident
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Not Evident
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belief in Equality
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belief in Liberty
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belief in the Pursuit of
Happiness
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3 pts =excellent
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2 pts =good
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1 pt =poor
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Objective (2)
The student will pretend to be Molly or James and tell why they are going north to freedom and what freedoms they are hoping to attain.
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The student will make references to:
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Evident
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Not
Evident
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Liberty
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Equality
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Keeping the Family
Together
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3 pts = excellent
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2 pts = good
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1 pt = poor
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Objective (3)
The student will write a five-day journal as if traveling on the Underground Railroad with Molly and James.
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The student will make references to:
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Evident
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Not Evident
0 pt
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the song Follow the Drinking Gourd
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Polaris or the north star
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marked trails
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Dangers
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safety in ____
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5 pts = excellent
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3 – 4 pts. = good
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1 – 2 pts. = poor
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Notes:
