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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSpirituals
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Reading Comprehension, Music and 2 additional..This lesson, from EDSITEment, introduces students to the role that spirituals played in African American history and religion. T...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWould You Have Helped Out?
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Geography, Philosophy, United States History, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, from Xpeditions, students investigate the dangers faced by escaping slaves and their helpers on the Underground ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkQuilting: The Story of the Underground Railroad
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Geography, United States History, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, from Xpeditions, students use the Internet to research the dangers that escaping slaves faced along the Undergro...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJohn Brown and the Underground Railroad
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Geography, United States History, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, from Xpeditions, students analyze John Brown's attitudes and actions against slavery. They then compare Brown's ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Debate Against Slavery
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: United States History, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, students argue against slavery using evidence they gather from archiva...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFrom Courage to Freedom: The Reality Behind the Song
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, United States History, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, students read Frederick Douglass's 1845 slave narrative, "Narrative of...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFrom Courage to Freedom: Slavery's Dehumanizing Effects
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, United States History, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, students read Frederick Douglass's 1845 slave narrative, "Narrative of...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFrom Courage to Freedom
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, United States History, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, students read Frederick Douglass's 1845 slave narrative, "Narrative of...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHarriet Tubman Integrated Unit: Lesson 1
Grades: TK/K to 4Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Visual Arts, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students research and report on Harriet Tubman's life and accomplishment...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHarriet Tubman Integrated Unit: Lesson 3
Grades: TK/K to 4Subjects: Music, Visual Arts, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students are introduced to the spiritual, an African American musical fo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTraveling the Road to Freedom Through Research and Historical Fiction
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Reading Comprehension, United States History and 2 additional..In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students read historical fiction to gain an understanding of an important period in American hist...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSlavery's Opponents and Defenders
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, U.S. Constitution, American Democracy and 2 additional..In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, students explore the wide-ranging debate over American slavery by pres...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAbraham Lincoln, the 1860 Election, and the Future of the American Union and Slavery
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: U.S. Constitution, American Democracy, United States History, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, students explore the wide-ranging debate over American slavery by pres...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkStrategic Reading and Writing: Summarizing Antislavery Biographies
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Reading Comprehension, United States History and 2 additional..In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students practice writing effective summaries using biographies. They first read selections from ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAmerican Visionaries: Frederick Douglass
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: The Civil Rights Movement, The Civil War & Reconstruction, United States History, History-Social ScienceAmerican Visionaries: Frederick Douglass features items owned by the famous abolitionist, human rights and women's rights activi...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTeacher's Guide to Independence National Historical Park
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Geography, United States History, United States, History-Social ScienceTeacher's Guide to Independence National Historical Park helps teachers plan a trip to see Independence Hall, Congress Hall, Old...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSlavery and Abolition
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, The Civil War & Reconstruction, History-Social ScienceSlavery and Abolition presents two dozen publications written in the 19th century about slavery in America. It includes first-p...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSlaves and the Courts, 1740-1860
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, The Civil War & Reconstruction, History-Social ScienceSlaves and the Courts, 1740-1860 presents over 100 books and pamphlets on experiences of African and African-American slaves in ...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUnderground Railroad Classroom Ideas
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Psychology, Geography, Science, Philosophy and 4 additional..These classroom ideas from National Geographic are designed to help teachers use the Underground Railroad online feature in thei...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Amistad Case
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: Psychology, United States History, Electives, History-Social ScienceIn February of 1839, Portuguese slave hunters abducted a large group of Africans and shipped them to Havana, Cuba. This abductio...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0