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Literature for Lesson 2 - The UnderGround Railroad Lesson PlanLiterature for Lesson 2 - The UnderGround Railroad Lesson Plan
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Literature for Lesson 2 - The UnderGround Railroad

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Students examine the use of the Underground Railroad. In this Underground Railroad instructional activity, students determine the meaning of the word slavery. They study the Underground Railroad through the use of literature and Internet websites. They read Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter along with watching "Reading Rainbow" episodes on the subject. They complete associated activities.

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the underground railroad, fugitive slaves, slavery

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slavery, symbolism in the underground railroad, underground railroad, english language arts

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