Mod 01 Intro to Slavery

Objective 1: Describe differences between northern and southern slaves.

Objective 2: track slavery from arrival in America to the 13th Ammendment freeing slaves.

Objective 3: Describe Slave Code and legal punishment for slaves

Mod 02 Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

Objective 1: Question and justify the aid of a fugitive slave in their quest for freedom

Objective 2: Choose and defend either fleeing or abiding by the law as laid out in FSL.

Objective 3: Using story of Rev. John Rankin of Ripley, OH chart the pros and cons of breaking the law.

Mod 03 Running Away

Objective 1: Defiition Web/ Underground Railroad Clear connection between abolotionists and blacks working together to free fugitive slaves

Objective 2: Student Will display insight into the practical day to day operations of UGRR, costs, transportation, food, etc.

Objective 3: Having selected one story from Stills book, , students will recount the life of a slave as they ran away.

Mod 04 Route to Freedom

Objective 1: Using several Fiction and Non-fiction books, students will decide whether using quilts as a means of communication on the UGRR was fact or folklore.

Objective 2 , students will debate the value of oral history and its validity in the story of the UGRR and slavery

Objective 3 Based on personal research and both books, the student will explain how quilt patterns and symbols relate to people, places, and events associated with slaves and the UGRR.

. Objective 4 Using the blocks from their research, the student will design a 12x12 inch square block from multiple fabric choices. It should be cut and hand or machine stitched following the patterns given.

Objective 5 Student groups will make a collective quilt for display and explain its meaning.