Students learn how to walk a mile in someone else's shoes by reading historical fiction about the Underground Railroad. This is a lengthy unit of four lessons that spans thirty lesson periods where students examine characteristics of historical fiction, read historical novels in literature groups, read about the history of slavery, and write a piece of historical fiction.

Concepts

american history, character motivation, historical fiction

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Additional Tags

character sketch, collaborative learning, escape north! the story of harriet tubman, historical character, historical novel, readwritethink: road to freedom through research and historical fiction

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice

Common Core

RL.7.9 W.7.9.a