Harriet Tubman was a leading figure in the Underground Railroad movement. In this instructional activity, students research information about her using informative resources and look at impressionistic artwork depicting her life. Comparing informative v. impressionistic sources, they then write a short compare and contrast essay. To conclude this instructional activity, they create original impressionistic artwork based on the information learned.

Concepts

impressionism, slavery, harriet tubman

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Additional Tags

compare and contrast essay, underground railroad, kennedy center, kennedy center artsedge: harriet tubman: an informative and impressionistic look, african american

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional