Today’s Walking Classroom podcast focuses on one of the most influential women of the 1800s, Harriet Tubman. She played a critical role in helping many runaway slaves follow the Underground Railroad into freedom. Harriet Tubman was a huge supporter of the Union, or Northern states, and acted as a nurse and spy for the army. As a Union spy, she led soldiers along secret paths, helped map unknown territories, and recruited soldiers.
Character Value: Passion and conviction
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RI.3.1, RI.3.2, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RI.4.1, RI.4.2, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RI.5.1, RI.5.2, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
RH.6-8.4
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Quiz: (Make sure you're already logged into your Gmail account, then click to copy this Google form to your Google Drive. Quiz keys are here.)
Harriet Tubman Google Quiz
Slide Deck:
Harriet Tubman Slide Deck
Presents interview with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew about why Harriet Tubman was chosen for the $20 bill.
Talks about Harriet Tubman, who became a famous “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, leading hundreds of slaves of freedom.
Go on a tour of Harriet Tubman’s house in this video from C-SPAN.
Sort a series of statements about Harriet Tubman into fact or fiction in this online activity.
Read primary sources about Harriet Tubman (Activity 2), then write a paragraph or short essay explaining how the source depicts her and the Underground Railroad, in this activity from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Match terms related to Harriet Tubman to their appropriate definitions or sentences.
Learn about Harriet Tubman and create a diary entry from a day in the life of a conductor on the Underground Railroad in this BrainPop Educators activity.
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