To keep the underground railroad hidden from slave owners, special terms were used so slaves could talk about escaping on the underground railroad without slave owners knowing what they were talking about. Before you read vocabulary building comprehension questions. Underground to canada novel study guide grades 5 to 6. Smuckers books have been published in 16 countries and translated into french, german, japanese, swedish, spanish, dutch, and danish.
This novel study provides a teacher and student section with a variety of activities, discussion questions and answer key to create a wellrounded lesson plan. Encourage students to map some additional routes slaves from other. Escape from slavery online activity presents an accurate and personal view of the brutal practice of slavery, a concept that may be difficult for young students. Her dad got bitten by a snake and died on the day she was born. This year, the underground railroad project is building steam. Students take a cyberjourney through the underground railroad. Become familiar with julilly and her family with true or false questions. She would work all day trying not to get beaten further. Barbara smucker was one of canadas bestknown and bestloved authors of fiction for children and young adults.
Underground to canada novel study grades 4 to 7 lesson plan. This novel study is 66 pages in length and packed with printable assignments including. Underground to canada by barbara smucker suggestions and expectations this 55 page curriculum unit can be used in a variety of ways. Underground to canada is story about this women, her life as a slave, and her journey to escape from it. The william still story grades 68 william still was an important yet not widely acknowledged figure in. This teaching guide supports the underground railroad.
Notes from underground is a novella by fyodor dostoevsky that was first published in 1864. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. She won multiple awards for her work, including the vicky metcalf award, the canada council childrens literature prize, and. The activities below, intended for use with upper elementary or middle school aged learners. As a group, talk about slavery as it relates to the book. Kathleen rowe memorial public school, whitby,ontario,canada. Everything you need teacher guides, units, lessons, writing activities, interactives, and book resources for grades k12. It was a television movie created in 1994, but it includes many of the same characters and themes of underground to canada.
Montreals answer to the regions harsh winters, underground city refers to the extensive web of train stations, restaurants, department stores and hotels all connected underground. Pupils study the history of the united states in the 1800s, including the issue of slavery. Underground to canada is a complete 55 page novel study guide. Julilly had loved massa hensens plantation and lived there since the day she was born. Vocabulary words from underground to canada chapters 1119 learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. This is an excellent resource to enjoy during black history month february and when studying the most influential parts of american history. Shes been working on the riley plantation her entire life. Underground to canada canadian adventist teachers network. The underground railroad teaching guide scholastic. It is a very heartwarming book towards slaves and really makes you feel like you are there with her through the scary parts and when she finally reaches canada. Identify which character said the provided statements. Students will travel back to the year 1860 and follow a young. Older readers may notice the simplified plotting and some plausibility gaps, but in general a wellwritten story. Understand the importance of freedom and what lengths people will go to achieve it.
This novel study provides a teacher and student section with a variety of activities, discussion questions and answer key to create a. Two years ago, ohio teacher kim kozbialhess designed an online project that brought together three schools to study the underground railroad. Underground to canada chapters 1119 flashcards quizlet. 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. Underground to canada literature unit canadian social studies.
Liza is a caring girl, despite her crippled abilities. Underground to canada novel study guide ebook lesson plan. Novel study study guide is suitable for 5th 8th grade. For this underground railroad lesson, 5th graders complete a kwl chart on the underground railroad, read a book about the underground railroad. Aligned to your state standards and written to blooms taxonomy, each chapter is. I have included an audio version of the novel for those students who have difficulty reading on their own.
I was ecstatic when i found out that my seventh grade class would be reading this book for novel study. Underground to canada vocabulary flashcards quizlet. The activities included engage the students in many learning outcomes. Below is a comprehensive list of all assignments and handouts included in the novel study. The first time i read underground to canada, i was eight years old. The guide is presented chapterbychapter and includes the following distinct sections.
Then provide students with a map of the united states alternate outline map and ask them to trace the route of the underground railroad from alabama to canada. Underground to canada chapters 11 and 12 find the words that fit these clues. Underground to canada by barbara smucker is about the underground railroad used. Kathleen rowe memorial public school, whitby,ontario, canada. This will introduce them to the theme of heroes and the theme book. See more ideas about underground railroad, black history month and black history. This book is full of excitement, thrill and just pure attentiongrabbing.
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. Reading this book was an eye opener on something that was part of canadas history as well as the usa. Julilly meets a young canadian ornithologist named alexander ross who helps four slaves escape through the underground railroad north to canada. Create lesson share images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. Each chapter of the novel study focuses on one or two chapters of underground to canada and is comprised of four different activities. I have included a movie trailer for those who are interested. Underground to canada by barbara smucker librarything. I read this book in fifth grade and i loved it then and still do now.
A story of the underground railway, is historical fiction about the underground railway used to help free slaves prior to the american civil war. Our comprehensive resource saves time with useful and detailed activities in a range of styles, from vocabulary, multiple choice and short answer. Barbara smuckers way of combining true history into an actionpacked novel is magnificent. Underground to canada is an historical novel for young readers by barbara smucker. Massa lester massa ross massa hensen massa sims previous. We learned quite a bit about the underground railroad. It seems hes been living underground for 20 years, unable to act in any way because hes so intelligent he can debunk any justification for doing so. This product is a great fit for middle school language arts and social studies. The social studies lesson plans include a portfolio of approaches from elementary, middle, and high school that engage students in various story telling skills and evaluating historical information.
Invite students to read historian anthony cohens account of the underground railroad, walk to canada. I read this book twice, and i cant normally do that with books i read. Our comprehensive resource saves time with useful and detailed activities. Sims, is very cruel and whips people for hardly a reason. Tell students that the underground railroad also had something like a secret code.
Underground to canada study guide by mariehelen goyetche literature study elementary the literature kit in this literature kit, the novel is divided by chapters or sections and feature reading comprehension and vocabulary questions. When julilly and liza finally left canada with adam and lester, liza would tell julilly to go on and not give up on hope. 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 city montreal 2020 all you need to know. Underground to canada, also known by the title runaway to freedom.
Before you read, vocabulary, comprehension questions including many higherlevel thinking questions. Grade 56 vocabulary from barbara smuckers book underground to canada. Julilly worked on a plantation in virginia with her mammy sally. They discover that the underground railroad was a network of people and hiding places in the united states and canada, set up to help escaping. 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. Explore related books by historical fiction history social studies. It was first published in canada in 1977 and published in the united states the following year as runaway to freedom. Underground to canada is the historical story of freedom and survival told through the eyes of two young girls. Rewrite the story with a third child taken on the journey. Frontloading activities tea party with quotations andor pictures. The underground man, our firstperson narrator, begins by telling us how hateful and unattractive he is. Fifth graders create a freedom quilt and learn how many african americans escaped to freedom.
The story surrounds julilly and liza, who with their friends, lester and adam, escape from a life of slavery on a cotton plantation in the deep south. 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. Based partially on a true story, the novel is set in the united states and canada in the years leading up to the american civil war and depicts the hard lives of. To pass this quiz, youll need to know about the history of the underground railroad, including its locations and the people who played a role in operating it.
Underground to canada is a complete novel study thats ready to go with no preparation required by the teacher. June lilly julilly is a 12 year old slave in the novel underground to canada. Underground to canada was recognized by the childrens book center as one of the 50 best books of all time in canada. Underground to canada barbara smucker read book online. This underground to canada literature unit, based on the novel by barbara.
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