north by night activities blog · read the following quotation from a poem by ⏩ langston hughes:...
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🖍 highlightingandnotetaking:
usedifferentcolorsforLucinda,othercharacters,slaves…
📝 summarizing:
aftereachreadingsession,summarizeinkeywordswhathappenedinthatpart;usethesame GoogleDocforallyoursummaries;usethedatesofthediaryentriesasheadlines # ifyouhavequestions,usetwitter!⬇
twitter: tweetyourquestions,thoughtsandideasusing#NBNand/or#NBNpluscharacter;replyto tweetshelpingotherstudentstounderstand,askingthemfurtherquestions,etc. ⚠ Alwaysuseyourinitials,too,sothatweknowwhoyouare!(NTwouldbemine)
mindmapexperts:
addnewinformationaftereveryreadingsession→youcanalsocreatenewcategoriesifyou needmore!
vocabularyexperts:
prepareavocabularylistforeveryreadingsession
Ongoingtasks–WHILEyouarereadingthebook:
📂 Gotodrive.google.comandcreateafolderwithyourname.Thisiswhereyoucollectallyourwork.Makesureyouareloggedinwhenyouworkonthetasks.
⚠ Don’tpanic–youDONOThavetoworkonallthetasks!Thereareseventopicswithfifteentasks.Youmustworkonthreetopicsandfivetasks.
✅ Sometimesyouhavemorethanoneoptiontodothetask(lookfor"OptionA"/"OptionB").Chooseoneoptionwhichismoreinterestingforyou.
⏩ Thissymbolindicatesahyperlink.Clickonthewordnexttoitandawebsitewillopen.
👤 Thismeans:workonyourown.👥 Thismeans:youmayworkwithapartner.
📱 UsefulappsforiOSandAndroidtoinstall(free):
voicerecorder(VoiceRecordPro,AdobeVoice)videoeditor(iMovie,FilmmakerPro)
GoogleDrive
Spreaker
Generalinformation
👤 TASK1–Writingacodedletter
Goto:http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/escape.htm
Preparation:
Clickonallthesymbols.Readthetexts.Youcanalsolis-tentothemifyoulike.
Atlast,clickon:
Readthetext.Thenclickon:
Youwillseeanexample.Dragthewordsorphrasesintotheletter.
Nowwriteyourownletter.ImagineyouareWillorJeremiahwhowritesthislettertosome"friends"onthe"railroad".
, OptionA:CreateanewGoogleDoctowriteyourcodedletter.
, OptionB:Userealpenandpaper.Takeaphoto,uploadthefileintoyourfolderandputyour letterinyourportfolio.
👥 TASK2–Solvingawebhunt
Goto:http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/safety.htm
Preparation:Clickonallthesymbols.Listentothetextsifyoulike.
Atlast,clickon:
Nowanswerthequestionsofthe"HarrietTubmanWebHunt".
Note:Sometextsaredifficulttounderstand.Thegoalisthatyougettheideaandcanstillanswerthequestions.
, OptionA:CreateanewGoogleDoc,copythequestionsfromthewebsiteintothedocumentand
writeyouranswersbeloweveryquestion.
, OptionB:Useyourcellphone.Recordyouranswersanduploadthefileintoyourfolder.
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TOPICA:TheUndergroundRailroad
Creativetasks–WHILE/AFTERyoureadthebook:
👤 TASK3–AnsweringquestionsontheCivilWar
Goto:http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/map.htm.
Preparation:
ClickontheiconsontherighttoseedifferencesbetweentheNorthandtheSouthbeforetheCivilWar.
Nowanswerthe"Questionstothinkabout"(=lasticonontheright).
, CreateanewGoogleDoc,copythequestionsfromthewebsiteintothedocumentandwriteyouranswersbeloweveryquestion.
👥 TASK4–CreatingyourownGoogleMap
Ohio,Indiana,andPennsylvaniawerethemostheavilytraveledroutesontheUndergroundRail-road.
Preparation:
Researchtheapproximate(≈ungefähr)locationsofthestationsontheUndergroundRailroad.
Gotodrive.google.com,clickon"NEW",thenon"GoogleMyMaps".Namethemap"TheUnder-groundRailroadbyYOURNAME".
, Addthestationstoyourmap.Thenlocatethecenterofthe"slavestates".Calculatetheshortestrouteforthefugitiveslavestofollowfromthatpointtoaterminalontherailroadthatwillleadthemtofreedom.
AddinformationfromthestoryNorthbyNight,forexamplewhereWillandJeremiahare,what theyaredoingthereandsoon.
Note:Havealookatthesevideosifyouneedhelp:generalhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izYvgzY-aKQ,similartowhatwedo:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsRI8Tph1zY.
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TOPICB:FreedomandIndependence
👤 TASK5–Interpretingapoem
Preparation:
Readthefollowingquotationfromapoemby⏩ LangstonHughes:
"Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly."
Interpretthequotationbyansweringthefollowingquestions:Whatarethedreamsofthefugitiveslavesinthebook?Whoisthe"brokenwingedbird"inthenovel?Whokeepstheslaves'dreamsalive?WhatmightHopebetold,whenshegrowsup,abouthermother'schoiceforfreedom?
, OptionA:Drawsomemini-picturestoanswerthequestionsandincludetextboxesorspeechbubblestoanswerintextform.Takeaphoto,uploaditintoyourfolderandputtherealoneinyourportfolio.
, OptionB:CreateaGoogleSlidesdocument(similartoPowerPoint).Findpicturesontheinternetwhichfittothequotation.Prepareapresentationtoanswerthequestions.
Note:Makesureyouareallowedtousethepictures.Gotopixabay.comorphotosforclass.comtofindfreeones.Alwaysmentiontheownerandgivethelinkbelowthepicture!
👤 TASK6–Analyzingacharacter
Preparation:
DescribeMissAureliaMercer(WidowMercer).Whatdoyouknowabouther?Givereferencesfromthetextwithdirectstatementsaboutherandwithindirectinformation,whichyouread"betweenthelines."
ThendiscussMissAurelia'sroleinhelpingLucindagainindependence.HowdoesMissAurelia'sun-conventionalattituderegardingtheroleofwomenaffectLucy'sdecisiontobecomeinvolvedwiththeUndergroundRailroad?
, CreateanewGoogleDoctowriteyourcharacterizationofMissAurelia.
Note:Checkthe"SkillsFile"onlineonhowtoanalyzeacharacter.
TOPICC:Courage
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👥 TASK7–Analyzingaspecialgroupofcharacters
Preparation:
GiveashortoverviewoftheQuakersinthenovel:whatdotheywear,whataretheylike,howdotheyspeak,etc.Donotforgettogivereferencesfromthetext.
ThendiscusswhytheyrisktheirlivesandpropertytohelpontheUndergroundRailroad.DescribethemomentsinNorthbyNightwhentheyshowthemostcourage.
WhataboutLucinda?AtwhatpointdoesLucinda'scouragealmostfalter(≈wanken,zögern)?
, CreateaGoogleSlidesdocument(similartoPowerPoint).FindpicturesofQuakersontheinter-net.Prepareapresentation.
Note1:Makesureyouareallowedtousethepictures.Gotopixabay.comorphotosforclass.comtofindfreeones.Alwaysmentiontheownerandgivethelinkbelowthepicture!
Note2:Checkthe"SkillsFile"onlineonhowtoanalyzeacharacter.
TOPICD:Loneliness
👤 TASK8–Writinganinnermonologue
LucindaisonlyafewmilesawayfromhomeatMissAurelia'shouse,butsheoftenfeelslonely.
Preparation:
CitepassagesfromthebookwhenlonelinessalmostovercomesLucinda.
WriteaninnermonologueforLucinda.ThefollowingsquestionsmighthelpyoutoexplainLucinda’sfeelings:Howdoeshermother'svisitmakeLucindamisshermore?WhatisitaboutRebecca'slettersthatgivesLucindastrength?Howimportantisitforapersontohavesomeonewithwhomtosharetheirthoughtsandfeelings?
, CreateanewGoogleDocandwriteaninnermonologueforLucinda.
TOPICE:MakingChoices
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👤 TASK9–Writingaspeech
Preparation:
MissAureliaasksLucinda,“Aretheseabolitionistbeliefsyours,ordotheysimplybelongtoyourpar-ents?”WhendoesLucindamakethechoicetoaccepttheabolitionistbeliefsasherown?
ImagineLucindahasasecretmeetingwithsomefriendswhoalsowanttohelpontheUndergroundRailroad.WriteLucinda’sspeechinwhichshetellsthemaboutabolitionistideas,howshecametothedecisiontohelpandwhymorepeopleshouldhelp.
, OptionA:CreateanewGoogleDocandwriteyourspeech.
, OptionB:Recordyourspeech–eitherasanaudioorasavideo.Useyourcellphoneanduploadyourfileintoyourfolder.
Note:Checkthe"SkillsFile"onlineonhowtowriteaspeech.
👥 TASK10–Writingadialogue
Preparation:
LucindaandJeremiahareinlovewitheachother.WhyisbeinginlovewithaQuaker/aPresbyterianadifficultsituationforthem?
Writetheirdialogueinwhichtheyaretellingeachothertheirfeelingsbutalsotheirworries.
, OptionA:CreateanewGoogleDocandwritetheirdialogue.
, OptionB:Recordyourdialogueeitherasanaudioorasavideo.Useyourcellphone,uploadyourfileintoyourfolder.
👤 TASK11–Rewritingthestory
Preparation:
Lucindaisfacedwithmanydifficultchoicesinthestory.Pickoneormoredecisionswhichwerethehardestforhertomake.Imagineshedecideddifferently.
Rewriteherdiaryentryincludingwhatwouldhavehappenedinstead.
, CreateanewGoogleDocandwriteyourdiaryentry.
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👤 TASK12–Finishingthestory
DoyouthinkLucindaiseverreunitedwithherfamilyandJeremiah?
Writeapossibleendingforthestory.
, CreateanewGoogleDocandwriteyourdiaryentry.
TOPICF:Art
👤 TASK13–Drawingapicture
MissAureliaisawriterandanartist.ShewritesanarticlethatsheplanstopublishonceLucindahasreturnedandthebabyissafe(see"Wednesday,February26,1851"/p.151).
DrawapicturethatMissAureliamighthavedrawntoaccompanyherarticleforthenewspaperTheLiberator.
, OptionA:CreateaGoogleDrawingdocumentanddrawthepicture.
, OptionB:Drawapictureusingrealpensandpaper.Takeaphoto,uploadthefileintoyourfolderandputyourpictureinyourportfolio.
👤 TASK14–Creatingacomic
Preparation:
Listthemaineventsofthestory.Thendecidehowmanycomicpicturesyouwouldneedtotellthesto-ry.
DrawthecomicversionofNorthbyNightandaddtextboxesandspeechbubbles.
, Takeaphoto,uploadyourfileintoyourfolderandputthepaperinyourportfolio.andputyourpictureinyourportfolio.
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TOPICG:Music
👥 TASK15–Producingaradioreport/podcast
Preparation:
Theescapedslavesinthestoryandslavesingeneralfoundagreatdealofcomfortintheirsongs.FindsomeoftheNegrospiritualsthatslavesmayhavesung.Whatdothespiritualstellusaboutthelifetheslavesledandtheirhopesforfreedom?
Producearadioreportorapodcastinwhichyouplaysomesecondsofthesongsandtellyourlisten-erswhatyoufoundout.
, UseavoicerecorderorSpreakertocreateyourradioreportorpodcast.Exportthefileanduploaditintoyourfolder.
VOLUNTARYTASKS
Herearesomemoreideasyoucanworkon.Hereyouarecompletelyfreehowyouwouldliketopresentyourresults(doc,video,audio…).
ResearchoneofthefollowingpeopleandtheirrolewiththeUndergroundRailroad:NatTurner,GabrielProsser,DenmarkVesey,LeviCoffin.
ResearchElizabethCadyStantonandSusanB.Anthony.HowdoyouthinkMissAureliamighthavecontributedtotheirwork?
GeorgeWashingtonCarveroncesaid,"Educationisthekeytounlockthegoldendooroffreedom."LucindaSpencerwantstobeateacher.Whatwillshesaytoherstudentsaboutfree-dom?Preparea"lesson"thatLucindamightteachtoherstudentsentitled"LibertyforAll."In-cludequotationsfromhistoricaldocumentsaboutfreedom.
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Sourcesandcredits:
• twitterlogo:Fairuse,https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36179157
• mindmeisterlogo:Fairuse,https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26667496
• googledrivelogo:PublicDomain,https://developers.google.com/drive/branding,https://com-mons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20256463
• somequestionsareinspiredbytheauthor’steacherguide:http://www.katherineayres.com/files/north-guide.pdf
• photo:task1:teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/escape.htm
• photo:task2:http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/safety.htm
• photo:task3:http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/map.htm
• photo:task4:http://www.mackenziehoran.com/2015/04/01/how-to-create-your-own-city-map/