1. Objective: The students will demonstrate an understanding of slavery in the South during the 1800s by examining, observing, and analyzing print and non print sources from that era. Written by: Carole Boston Weatherford Published by: Hyperion Books for Children, New York, 2006 Book Summary: This book describes the life of Harriet Tubman and how she escaped from slavery and also helped hundreds of other slaves make their way to freedom. Setting: The story takes place between the 1840s-1860s in Maryland where Harriet was enslaved. Links to primary sources: Progress of a People Slave Narratives Voices from he Days of Slavery

2. What would you do? When Harriet told her husband that she was running away he refused to go with her.  Pretend that you are are a slave in the 1800’s and your spouse tells you that they plan on running away in hopes of making it to freedom. Would you run away with your spouse risking being caught and possibly beaten to death?  If you answered yes, write in your simulated journal an entry stating what you would do if you got caught.  If you answered no, write in your simulated journal an entry on your spouse getting caught and how this made you feel.

3. Written words can last forever, what would you write?  When Harriet ran away she had to constantly be on the lookout for anyone trying to find her. She had to sleep in the woods with no food, and had to walk over 90 miles to freedom.  Suppose you are Harriet Tubman and you are on your journey to freedom. You have with you a diary that you write in every night before you go sleep on everything that has happened that day. In your simulated journals, write a passage from day 1 of your journey, and a passage from the final day once you have finally reached freedom.

4.  Suppose you are opposed to slavery so you are allowing slaves to hide in your home on their way to freedom. Wanted posters begin to appear all over town offering a $1,000 reward for anyone who turns the slave in, and if the person hiding the slave gets caught they will be killed.  What do you do? Create a Venn diagram comparingthe pros of turning the slave in and the cons of continuing to hide the slave to help make your decision. Would you risk having your life taken away to help save the life of a slave?

5. Standards  NCSS: Time, Continuity, and Change  South Carolina Standard 4-2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the settlement of North America by Native Americans, Europeans, and African Americans and the interactions among these people.  4-2.5 Summarize the introduction and establishment of slavery in the American colonies.

6. References  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aa pprot.html http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aa pprot.html  www.harriettubmanbiography.com www.harriettubmanbiography.com  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/s nvoices00.html http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/s nvoices00.html  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collectio ns/voices/vfssp.html http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collectio ns/voices/vfssp.html