Title – All Aboard! Exploring the Secrets of the Underground Railroad – An Interdisciplinary Unit

Day 10 Lesson: Riding the Rails: Personal Journeys to Freedom – Continued

Note, this is one part of a larger unit which can be found

here

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By – Elizabeth Hodgson and Rachel Vogelpohl

Primary Subject – Social Studies

Secondary Subjects – Language Arts, Computers / Internet

Grade Level – 4

Content:

Social Studies

1.04 – Evaluate ways the people of North Carolina used, modified, and adapted to the physical environment, past and present.

2.03 – Describe the similarities and differences among people of North Carolina, past and present.

2.04 – Describe how different ethnic groups have influenced culture, customs and history of North Carolina.

3.02 – Identify people, symbols, events, and documents associated with North Carolina’s history.

3.04 – Compare and contrast ways in which people, goods, and ideas moved in the past with their movement today.

4.02 – Identify religious groups that have influenced life in North Carolina and assess the impact of their beliefs.

4.05 – Identify and assess the role of prominent persons in North Carolina, past and present.

5.02 – Describe traditional art, music, and craft forms in North Carolina.

English Language Arts

1.04 – Increase reading and writing vocabulary through: wide reading, word study, knowledge of homophones, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, knowledge of multiple meanings of words, writing process elements, writing as a tool for learning, seminars, book clubs, discussions, examining the author’s craft.

4.02 – Use oral and written language to: present information and ideas in a clear, concise manner, discuss, interview, solve problems, and make decisions.

4.07 – Compose fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama using self-selected and assigned topics and forms (e.g., personal and imaginative narratives, research reports, diaries, journals, logs, rules, instructions).

5.06 – Proofread and correct most misspellings independently with reference to resources (e.g., dictionaries, thesauri, glossaries, computer spell-checks, and other classroom sources).

5.07 – Use established criteria to edit for language conventions and format.

5.09 – Create readable documents through legible handwriting and/or word processing.

Technology

3.01 Create, format, save, and print a word processed document.

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