Following the Stars Following the Stars to Freedom Following the Stars

Following the Stars to Freedom Time Line of Slavery

Follow the Drinkin’ Gourd

Living Under Enslavement Living Under Enslavement Stories of Escape Stories of Escape Living Under EnslavementStories of Escape

Following the Stars to Freedom Art Draw/Paint/Design/Construct Scene depicting an event Quilt patterns showing code Class Freedom Quilt

Following the Stars to Freedom Language Arts Writing Poetry Cinquain Diamante Haiku NonetCinquainDiamanteHaikuNonet Reading fiction and non-fiction Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt Research Arkansas Faces of Freedom From Slavery to Civil Rights Run Away Journeys Resources and Links Teacher Cyber Guide: Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt

Following the Stars to Freedom Math Find Distances Traveled Write Story Problems about the topic Reading Maps/Latitude/Longitude Secret Quilt Message Geometry with Quilts Music Math

Bear Paw directional signals for escape

Flying Geese time to head north

Monkey Wrench gather your tools and belongings get mentally/physically ready for the journey

Wagon Wheel begin the journey – hide in the false wagon bottoms or under straw if you need to

Crossroads the halfway point of the journey

Log Cabin person was safe to talk to or safe house

Shoofly scatter in all directions and meet at a pre-determined place

Bow ties shed your old clothes - dress up for the climate of the city

Drunkard’s Path Don’t travel in a straight line – bounty hunters in the area

Double Wedding Ring After the Civil War, symbolized the chains of slavery

North Star

Following the Stars to Freedom Science Big Dipper Canned Constellations Circumpolar Constellations –Northern Circumpolar ConstellationsNorthern Circumpolar Constellations –Northern Circumpolar ConstellationsNorthern Circumpolar Constellations Follow the Drinking Gourd Star Finder

Following the Stars to Freedom Social Studies View UGRR map routes - explain geographic difficultiesUGRR map routes geographic Map Reading: Legends, Key, etc.Map Reading Locate physiographic features along the routesphysiographic features Use latitude and longitude to explain routes taken Research the difficulties for escaping slaves and the things that helped slaves make it to freedom (safe houses)safe houses Design a quilt K-4 Lessons5-8 Lessons9-12 LessonsK-4 Lessons5-8 Lessons9-12 Lessons

Following the Stars to Freedom Visual Arts Story Telling BiographiesBiographies Music Singing and Listening “Follow the Drinking Gourd” “On An Underground Railroad Rap” Jubilee Singers –Steal AwaySteal Away

Following the Stars to Freedom Websites History Happens NASA Quest National Geographic PBS UGRR HistoryUGRR History UGRR Routes

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Follow the Drinking Gourd Follow the Drinking Gourd

Some examples of safe houses examples

Cinquain The traditional cinquain is based on a syllable count. line syllables line syllables line syllables line syllables line syllables The modern cinquain is based on a word count of words of a certain type. line 1 - one word (noun) a title or name of the subject line 2 - two words (adjectives) describing the title line 3 - three words (verbs) describing an action related to the title line 4 - four words describing a feeling about the title, a complete sentence line 5 - one word referring back to the title of the poem Back

Diamonte The is fun and easy to write. The purpose is to go from the subject at the top of the diamond to another totally different (and sometimes opposite) subject at the bottom. The structure is: line 1 - one noun (subject #1) line 2 - two adjectives (describing subject #1) line 3 - three participles (ending in -ing, telling about the subject #1) line 4 - four nouns (first two related to the subject #1, second two related to subject #2) line 5 - three participles (ending in -ing, telling about subject #2) line 6 - two adjectives (describing subject #2) line 7 - one noun (subject #2) Back

Haiku A haiku is an unrhymed 17 syllable poem of Japanese origin. It usually has a seasonal reference. The structure is: line syllables line syllables line syllables Back

Nonet A nonet has nine lines. The first line has nine syllables, the second line eight syllables, the third line seven syllables, etc... until line nine that finishes with one syllable. It can be on any subject and rhyming is optional. line syllables line syllables line syllables line syllables line syllables line syllables line syllables line syllables line syllable Back

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Big Dipper

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Ursa Major

The Big Dipper and Polaris Follow the Arc to Arcturus

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