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 Harriet Tubman loves to play
outside with all the other little children, stopping sometimes to bring her
father water as he slaves away on the Brodas
plantation. When she is put to work
herself at the age of six, the love of her family keeps her strong, though
her defiance grows against the injustice surrounding her.
Her father then teaches her the subtle secrets of nature,
which he knows may prove to be life-saving someday. When she faces the prospect of being sold
“down South,” she makes her escape through the “Underground
Railroad” to glorious freedom in Philadelphia, PA, returning 19 times
to rescue over 300 others.
Her profound commitment to “doing what I believe is the
right thing to do” makes her an extraordinary role model for all
students today.
RELATED CURRICULUM SUGGESTIONS:
- Black history
- Women’s history
- Civil War, slavery
- Multicultural awareness
- Character education
- Biographies
- Illinois Social Science
Standards and ELA
 SPECIAL
CELEBRATION DATES
*February - Black History Month,
*February- Youth Leadership Month
*February 1 - Freedom Day
*March - Women's History Month
*March 10 - Harriet Tubman Day
COMMON
CORE TIE-INS
--ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS:
*Reading:
Craft and structure, integration of knowledge and ideas, key ideas and
details
*Writing: Text types and purposes – historical, biographies, dramas,
informational
*Speaking and listening
*Research to build on knowledge
--ILLINOIS SOCIAL SCIENCE STANDARDS
*Black
history
*Women’s history
*Civil
War
*Civics, patriotism, functions of government
*History – comparing past and present, how people shape change and
strive to improve communities
*National celebration months and the heroines honored
*How personal choices and attitudes affect others, perseverance, empathy,
--NEW ILLINOIS SCIENCE STANDARDS
*Women’s
in science
*History of aviation
*Interdependence of science, engineering and technology and their influence
on society
*Asking questions/developing new ideas to solve a problem
FOR A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF COMMON
CORE TIE-INS, PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE. WE'D BE HAPPY TO EMAIL THIS TO YOU.
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-- Eighth Grade Teacher, Butler Middle School, Lowell
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL:
"Excellent
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-- Second Grade Teacher, Lakeview School, Robbinsdale
"Excellent story content. The way the actress coordinated the media
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-- Fourth Grade Teacher, Immaculate Conception, Columbia Heights
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