Journal Prompt Have you ever lost or had something stolen from you? What did you do? Would you ever consider offering a reward for it to be returned to you?

Discuss Turn to the person sitting next to you and talk to them about what you wrote down in your journal.

What did slave owners do to find and catch their runaway slaves? Why might their tactics be effective?

Objectives Examine some fugitive slave posters Understand how these posters tried to combat the efforts made by abolitionists and the underground railroad Create our own Slave Reward Posters

A Closer Look For Each of the following images, please answer the following questions: What is the biggest word? What is the amount being offered? What Name(s) do they give? Do you think it is an effective poster? Why or why not?

Create Your Own Team up with a partner Have 1 of you go grab a piece of poster paper and 5-6 markers/crayons Construct your own Reward Poster: Eye-Catching Heading Reward Amount Information on the runaway slave Why this slave is important to you Include a sketch of what the runaway looks like