Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

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Students will reflect on the fact that this is a true story with real life significance and consequences Finish by having the students look at the Freedom Wall in a gallery walk and reflect alone or in a Think, Pair, Share I will then share some pictures from my iPad/Apple TV connection of other ways people escaped to freedom (eg. church pews, boxes, mail, etc.)

Strand(s): Oral Communication & Reading, Creating and Presenting & Reflecting, Responding, and Analyzing, & Understanding Context FOR/AS Learning– this lesson is designed as the beginning of a deeper unit on social justice and literacy. Students will learn about social justice issues while instilling reading, listening and speaking strategies. view and compare their ideas and add to their perspectives through a gallery walk of a Freedom Wall Diagnostic– Getting an idea of what students think and how they see the world is incredibly important so that teachers can start to lay the foundation of a topic. The freedom wall will help inform me of various mindsets in my classroom. This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine as a springboard for instruction focused on inflectional endings.The volunteer will take on the character of Henry. They will answer the audience’s questions by pretending to be the character and speak from his point of view

Want exclusive content, like free chapters, news, and sweepstakes? Register for the newsletter here! iPad slide show with pictures of ways people tried to obtain freedom for visual reference (pews, boxes, etc.)demonstrate an understanding of appropriate listening behaviour by adapting active listening strategies to suit a range of situations, including work in groups