LAUNCH ACTIVITY    `

             The launch activity for our unit, The Civil War and Slavery, engages students in an authentic learning experience. The students will utilize their computer skills to access one of 5 linked web sites, which will take them on a journey back in time to read the life story of an African-American slave.

                  The teacher will preview and select the web sites for the students to access. Students will be divided into groups of four.  One student from each group will choose a number to select the web site they will use. In the computer lab, each student will navigate to the web site to research the oral history of the former slave. Students will be encouraged to utilize their worksheets to take notes.

                  The students will return to the classroom at the conclusion of their computer lab time. The teacher will instruct the students to get into their groups to share notes from their oral history. The students will utilize collaborative learning roles of recorder, presenter, gopher, and task keeper to gather their research. The students will then be required to present their findings, along with a downloaded image of their former slave.

Interviews with former slaves

 http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/anderso1.html

former slave interview-Charity Anderson

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/callowa1.html

former slave-Walter Calloway

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/durham1.html

former slave-Tempe Herndon Durham

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/reynold1.html

Mary Reynolds interview

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/explore/magazine/sprsum96/UNDERGRR.htm

Ohio’s Underground RR to Freedom page.