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. For other resources and activities on the underground railroad, see all. 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. The activities in this asset can be used to help students apply. This underground to canada literature unit, based on the novel by barbara. The underground railroad teaching guide scholastic. Frontloading activities tea party with quotations andor pictures. Underground to canada by barbara smucker librarything. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office at 26 red lion square london wc1r 4hq. When julilly and liza finally left canada with adam and lester, liza would tell julilly to go on and not give up on hope.
He was the first free baby born in the town of buxton, canada. Students will read the underground railroad to canada and complete activities based on the gradefive curriculum outcomes. Our comprehensive resource saves time with useful and detailed activities in a range of styles, from vocabulary, multiple choice and short answer. Underground to canada canadian adventist teachers network. Book biographies of africanamerican women 20 biographies about amazing. Character list cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. Underground to canada literature unit social studies curriculum. If the slaves dont produce, obey rules or try to run away, he will whip them as punishment. Reading this book was an eye opener on something that was part of canadas history as well as the usa. The guide is presented chapterbychapter and includes the following distinct sections. Underground railroad lapbookas a great activity to be incorporated into. It shocked me back then and its still just as horrific today. 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 barbara smucker mariehelen goyetche. Vocabulary words from underground to canada chapters 1119 learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. The story surrounds julilly and liza, who with their friends, lester and adam, escape from a life. Underground to canada novel study grades 4 to 7 print book. Underground to canada vocabulary flashcards quizlet. Each chapter of the novel study focuses on one or two chapters of underground to canada and is comprised of four different activities. If you had been a slave in the 1850s, would you have tried to escape on the underground railroad. 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.
Everything you need teacher guides, units, lessons, writing activities, interactives, and book resources for grades k12. This novel study provides a teacher and student section with a variety of activities, discussion questions and answer key to create a. Liza is a caring girl, despite her crippled abilities. Underground city montreal 2020 all you need to know. This is an excellent resource to enjoy during black history month february and when studying. Underground to canada is story about this women, her life as a slave, and her journey to escape from it. Students will travel back to the year 1860 and follow a young. Shes been working on the riley plantation her entire life. Underground to canada novel study guide grades 5 to 6.
Pathways components especially management and word study remain. Underground to canada literature unit by coachs corner tpt. Underground to canada barbara smucker read book online. Childrens book award, the canada council childrens literature award. This underground to canada literature unit, based on the novel by barbara smucker, is intended to help students delve deeply into the lives of the two young main characters, julilly and liza, as they attempt. Find underground to canada lesson plans and teaching resources. The escape from mississippi to canada by two fictitious characters, julilly and liza, could have happened. Ruth lattas most recent book is the tween novel, the songcatcher and. Underground to canada is the historical story of freedom and survival told through the eyes of two young girls. Julilly worked on a plantation in virginia with her mammy sally. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office at 26 red lion square london. A resource focuses on the first chapter of barbara smuckers book. The student worksheets include both before you read activities which activate background knowledge, guide connections, and introduce vocabulary as well as after you read activities which check comprehension and provide opportunities for thoughtful consideration of the text.
Underground to canada chapters 11 and 12 find the words that fit these clues. Julilly dreams of freedom after being taken from her mother by a slave trader. Grade 56 vocabulary from barbara smuckers book underground to canada learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. I have included a movie trailer for those who are interested. Julilly meets a young canadian ornithologist named alexander ross who helps four slaves escape through the underground railroad north to canada. Sims, is very cruel and whips people for hardly a reason. I read this book twice, and i cant normally do that with books i read. Each chapter of the novel study focuses on one or two chapters of. Before you read, vocabulary, comprehension questions including many higherlevel thinking questions. The setting of a novel describes the place and the time.
It is based on firsthand experiences found in the narratives of fugitive slaves. Escape from slavery online activity presents an accurate and personal view of. June lilly julilly is a 12 year old slave in the novel underground to canada. Our comprehensive resource saves time with useful and detailed activities in a range of styles, from vocabulary, multiple choice and short answer questions. A resource focuses on the first chapter of barbara smuckers book underground to canada, and includes 10 vocabulary words. She would work all day trying not to get beaten further. Jul 09, 2008 this website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Escape from slavery underground railroad student activity. Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross curricular activities, complete with answer key. This unit consists of a novel study of underground to canada by barbara smucker. But still, there need to be some activities to ensure that students do the close reading necessary to get the most out of the book. Underground to canada is an excellent introduction to a period of history that everyone should learn about.
Play the short video trailer of the book that features christopher paul curtis visiting the historical town of buxton and talking about why he wrote the book. I have included an audio version of the novel for those students who have difficulty reading on their own. Julilly had loved massa hensens plantation and lived there since the day she was born. Novel study activities kids will love education to the core. It was a television movie created in 1994, but it includes many of the same characters and themes of underground to canada.
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. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. The underground man the unnamed paradoxical narrator of the story who is addressing an imaginary audience liza the prostitute whom the underground man befriended and then cruelly rejected. 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.
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. Canada expansion making canada grades 12 horsethief summer, part 1 grades 35 horsethief summer, part 2 grades 35. She longs for the day when her and her friend liza are free and can live in peace. Why did the runaway slaves need to make it all the way to canada.
Students take a cyberjourney through the underground railroad. Weather underground local weather forecast, news and. When doing a novel study, you want the novel itself to be the main focus, not the worksheets and tests. Underground to canada novel study grades 4 to 7 print. Through reading and related activities, students will explore. Underground to canada novel study new books in politics. Underground to canada by barbara smucker is about the underground railroad used for the escape of slaves prior to the civil war. Underground to canada by barbara smucker suggestions and expectations this 55 page curriculum unit can be used in a variety of ways.
This teaching guide supports the underground railroad. 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. Includes frontloading, writing, comprehension, drama, music vocabulary activities. Underground to canada is a complete 55 page novel study guide. Underground to canada literature unit literature, canadian social. Her dad got bitten by a snake and died on the day she was born. We learned quite a bit about the underground railroad. Elijahs parents, and all the other grownups in the town, had escaped slavery and come to canada on the underground railroad. Underground to canada literature unit social studies. Jan 01, 1978 the first time i read underground to canada, i was eight years old.
This novel study is 66 pages in length and packed with printable assignments including. Underground to canada chapters 1119 flashcards quizlet. Below is a comprehensive list of all assignments and handouts included in the novel study. Before you read vocabulary building comprehension questions.
The thought of somebody taking a human being, a young child. More activities, lesson plans, and worksheets back to school graphic. Underground to canada reed novel studies teaching resources. Grade 56 vocabulary from barbara smuckers book underground to canada. This underground to canada literature unit, based on the novel by barbara smucker, is intended to help students delve deeply into the lives of the two young main characters, julilly and liza, as they attempt to escape from slavery using the underground railroad of the 19th century. Novel study study guide is suitable for 5th 8th grade. Underground to canada is a complete 71 page novel study guide. See more ideas about novel studies, underground, underground railroad.
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