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This Creating Original Historical Fiction Using Henry "Box" Brown's Narrative and Runaway Slave Ads lesson plan also includes:
- Teacher Tool 1: The Life of Henry "Box" Brown
- Teacher Tool 2: Brown's Own Narrative
- Teacher Tool 3: Accessing Runaway Slave Ads Online
- Student Handout 1: Sample of a Fictional Runaway Slave Diary Entry
- Student Handout 2: Runaway Slave Diary Writing Assignment
- One Noble Journey: A Box Marked Freedom
- Additional Resources (Books, Articles, Websites)
- Creating Original Historical Fiction Lesson Plan (Grades 3-5)
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Young historians discover the experiences of runaway slaves after reading the brief biography and narrative excerpt of Henry "Box" Brown, who escaped slavery by having himself shipped away in a crate and popularized his flight in a one-man show.
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Instructional Ideas
- Consider utilizing some specific primary source analysis strategies and worksheets when reading the excerpt of Brown's narrative
Classroom Considerations
- Anticipate some of the unknown words in the reading passages and video that your learners may struggle with, and review/study those words before beginning the lesson
Pros
- Incorporates historical fiction writing assignment and primary source analysis
- All activity materials (student handouts, reading passages, videos, etc.) are included
- Engaging video
- Detailed instructional guidelines
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- None