The Underground Railroad of the 1800's inspired talented writers of all ages. This instructional activity will integrate some of these famous writings to encourage students to develop their questioning techniques for analysis of literature while furthering their knowledge of this era in American history. As an extension of this study, students will create a class quilt to illustrate the depth of their research.

Concepts

slavery

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Additional Tags

questioning techniques, vocabulary quilt, alex, alabama learning exchange, strategies that work, underground railroad

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)