Underground to Canada - Complete Novel Study

Underground to Canada is a complete novel study that’s ready to go with no preparation required by the teacher. This product is a great fit for middle school language arts and social studies.

The activities included engage the students in many learning outcomes: reading comprehension, persuasive writing, writing for clarity and conciseness, critical thinking, viewing, representing, comparing and contrasting, making inferences, analyzing, justifying, understanding figurative language, evaluating and prioritizing, understanding character, understanding setting, defending a position, building vocabulary, skimming and scanning, using context clues, researching, interviewing, and integrating technology.

This product includes:

· chapter questions

· compare/contrast activity with the TV show “Hunted”

· figurative language activity

· Criss Cross puzzle

· song analysis of “Follow the Drinking Gourd”

· survival kit activity

· vocabulary builder word search

· historic interviews

· skimming and scanning quotes

· “Right or Wrong” critical thinking activity

· book report ideas

· quizzes for different sections of the novel

· implementation timeline and notes

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