10 The U.S. Civil War 1 |Harriet Tubman, Part I

 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:

 Demonstrate familiarity with slavery and the controversy over

slavery in the United States

 Identify the contributions that enslaved African Americans made

to the success of plantations in the South

 Describe the life and contributions of Harriet Tubman

Language Arts Objectives

The following language arts objectives are addressed in this

lesson. Objectives aligning with the Common Core State

Standards are noted with the corresponding standard in

parentheses. Refer to the Alignment Chart for additional standards

addressed in all lessons in this domain.

Students will:

 Interpret information from the Slavery Freedom T-chart from

“Harriet Tubman, Part I” to explain what slavery was like (RI.2.7)

 Compare and contrast similarities and differences between

slavery and freedom (RI.2.9)

 Write simple sentences to represent details or information from

“Harriet Tubman, Part I” (W.2.2)

 Make personal connections between their nickname and Harriet

Tubman’s nickname, Minty, in “Harriet Tubman, Part I” (W.2.8)

 With assistance, categorize and organize facts and information

within The U.S. Civil War to answer questions about what

slavery was like in order to write a Civil War journal entry (W.2.8)

Lesson 1: Harriet Tubman, Part I

1