Closure Activity
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The students
will write a narrative story.
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The students
will assume that they are a slave.
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The teacher will
conduct a mini-lesson on the literary element of point-of-view.
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The students
will then be instructed to write their narrative from the point-of-view of a
runaway slave. They have experienced the Underground Railroad, and despite
several close encounters with bounty hunters, they have finally completed their
journey to
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Students will
share their narratives in class.
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The students
will post their narratives on the class web site.