Content Objective: I will be able to examine the different facets of the Underground Railroad and what and who made it successful.
Standard Objective: I will be able to draw reasonable inferences and logical conclusions from text.
Absent? Just want to review the guided notes? Slides are linked here.
Content Objective: I will be able to examine the different facets of the Underground Railroad and what and who made it successful.
Standard Objective: I will be able to draw reasonable inferences and logical conclusions from text.
Absent? Just want to review the guided notes? Slides are linked here.
Warm Up: Please rate how well you understood last night's pre-work on a scale from 1 to 4. If you have any questions, drop them in the "Show Your Work" area.
Warm Up: Have you ever followed a rule that you don't believe in? Explain why or why not.


What do you notice about the symbols used on the Underground Railroad? If you saw one of these symbols, would you be able to infer its true meaning?

Can you decode the "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" spiritual? Try it out!
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
I looked over Jordan, and what did I see? | arrow_right_alt | Come into slaveholding states |
Comin' for to carry me home... | arrow_right_alt | The Underground Railroad |
If you get there before I do, tell all my friends I’m coming too | arrow_right_alt | Take me to freedom in the Northern States or Canada |
A band of angels coming after me | arrow_right_alt | I looked over the Mississippi or Ohio River, and what did I see? |
I’m sometimes up, I’m sometimes down | arrow_right_alt | Workers on the Underground Railroad coming to help me |
Swing low | arrow_right_alt | If I have escaped friends or family, please tell them my escape plan |
But still my soul feels heavenly bound | arrow_right_alt | I have good days and bad days |
Sweet chariot, | arrow_right_alt | But I know I will soon escape North on the Underground Railroad |
Exit Ticket: How did the enslaved and abolitionists work together to stand up for what they believed in despite the laws in the United States that upheld slavery? Your answer should include at least one specific historical example or fact.
Sentence Starter: Despite the slavery laws in the United States, enslaved people and abolitionists worked together to stand up for what they believed in by...
Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4: