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Step into the Painting: Social Studies, Literature, and Art Lesson PlanStep into the Painting: Social Studies, Literature, and Art Lesson Plan
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Step into the Painting: Social Studies, Literature, and Art

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Travel back in American history to the era of slavery and abolition. After reading about the Underground Railroad, young historians examine a painting depicting the event, and write a narrative from the point of view of a person in the painting. This activity includes a robust vocabulary list. 

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art appreciation, art analysis, artwork, visual literacy, Narrative Writing, narratives, creativity, the underground railroad, fugitive slaves

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art appreciation, Art History, creative thinking, the underground railroad, visual literacy, charles t. webber, english language arts
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5th - 7th
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English Language Arts
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