Step One: You and your partner should print a copy of the note taking guide called “On the Plantation: Life as a Slave” which is found on the resource page. To start, click here, listen to the story of the runaway slave, then click around the scene to learn more about life on a Southern plantation. In the audio slide show, you’ll discover the history and hardships of slavery in America. Then read “Growing Up in Slavery” to meet Fannie Moore, who was born an enslaved African American in South Carolina. Discuss and answer the questions on the note taking guide with your table partner.
Step Two: You and your partner should print a copy of the note taking guide called “Escape! The Underground Railroad” found on the resource page. To start, click here. Listen to the story of the runaway slave, then click around the scene to learn more about how slaves made their escapes and found their way. In the audio slide show, you’ll find out how the Underground Railroad helped slaves reach freedom. Discuss and answer the questions on the note taking guide with your table partner. .
Step Three: Print a copy of the note taking guide called “Reaching Safety: Heroes for the Cause” found on the resource page. To start, click here. Listen to the story of the runaway slave, then click around the scene to learn how some abolitionists helped fugitives reach freedom. In the audio slide show, you’ll learn more about abolitionists and the movement to end slavery. Discuss and answer the questions on the note taking guide with your table partner.
Step Four: Print a copy of the note taking guide called “Almost Free: Life in the North” found on the resource page. To start,click here. Listen to the story of the runaway slave, then click around the scene to discover what life was like for fugitives in the North. In the audio slide show, you’ll learn more about where fugitives settled in the North, and some of the challenges they faced. Then see “Compare Two Worlds: The North vs. South,” for interactive maps that identify important differences between the North and South before the Civil War. Discuss and answer the questions on the note taking guide with your table partner.
Step Five: Check out the other links found on the resource page. Read any of the books from the classroom library on the topic of slavery. ( A list of available books in the classroom are found on the resource page of this WebQuest.) Add any information to your notes that help you understand what it was like to be an African- American slave.
Finally, Putting It All Together: It is time to write an original narrative based on the information you gathered during this web exploration. You and your partner each need to write a story about a freed slave. Using what you have learned, pretend you are a freed slave living after the end of the civil war. Tell about your life experience as a slave. Where did you live? What was your work like? How were you treated by your owners? Did you escape through the Underground Railroad? Did you settle in the North after the war, or did you remain in the south? Your rough draft may be hand-written, but your final draft must be word processed. See the evaluation page of the WebQuest for the rubric.
Step Two: You and your partner should print a copy of the note taking guide called “Escape! The Underground Railroad” found on the resource page. To start, click here. Listen to the story of the runaway slave, then click around the scene to learn more about how slaves made their escapes and found their way. In the audio slide show, you’ll find out how the Underground Railroad helped slaves reach freedom. Discuss and answer the questions on the note taking guide with your table partner. .
Step Three: Print a copy of the note taking guide called “Reaching Safety: Heroes for the Cause” found on the resource page. To start, click here. Listen to the story of the runaway slave, then click around the scene to learn how some abolitionists helped fugitives reach freedom. In the audio slide show, you’ll learn more about abolitionists and the movement to end slavery. Discuss and answer the questions on the note taking guide with your table partner.
Step Four: Print a copy of the note taking guide called “Almost Free: Life in the North” found on the resource page. To start,click here. Listen to the story of the runaway slave, then click around the scene to discover what life was like for fugitives in the North. In the audio slide show, you’ll learn more about where fugitives settled in the North, and some of the challenges they faced. Then see “Compare Two Worlds: The North vs. South,” for interactive maps that identify important differences between the North and South before the Civil War. Discuss and answer the questions on the note taking guide with your table partner.
Step Five: Check out the other links found on the resource page. Read any of the books from the classroom library on the topic of slavery. ( A list of available books in the classroom are found on the resource page of this WebQuest.) Add any information to your notes that help you understand what it was like to be an African- American slave.
Finally, Putting It All Together: It is time to write an original narrative based on the information you gathered during this web exploration. You and your partner each need to write a story about a freed slave. Using what you have learned, pretend you are a freed slave living after the end of the civil war. Tell about your life experience as a slave. Where did you live? What was your work like? How were you treated by your owners? Did you escape through the Underground Railroad? Did you settle in the North after the war, or did you remain in the south? Your rough draft may be hand-written, but your final draft must be word processed. See the evaluation page of the WebQuest for the rubric.