Evaluation
by Falter, John Philip (1910-1982)
There were several reasons for having you plan an escape to freedom.
The outcome of your experience should be:
If you did all of what was asked of you then you have done an exemplary job of planning your escape to freedom. Take a look at the scoring rubric below to see how well you did.
- We wanted you to know about the painful yet rich history of African Americans.
- We also wanted you to have an opportunity to find information about slavery on the Internet and then use the information to solve the problem of how to escape safely from slavery so you will have a sense of what the enslaved African experienced.
- We also wanted you to understand how the subjects (English/Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Mathematics, Technology and Art) you learn in school are related and can be used to solve problems.
- Finally, we wanted you to have an opportunity to work with other students.
The outcome of your experience should be:
- an understanding of the routes that were used when seeking freedom as demonstrated by your maps of free and slave states, safe havens, signs/codes, and survival information
- the ability to identify/describe of the types of animals, fish, plants, and herbs that were available to the runaways as they traveled
- the ability to articulate whether you believe the underground railroad quilts were fact or fiction and back up your position
- knowledge of freedom songs as demonstrated by your ability to create a freedom rap/song that uses code words to let others know about your plans to run away
If you did all of what was asked of you then you have done an exemplary job of planning your escape to freedom. Take a look at the scoring rubric below to see how well you did.
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