John Brown and the Underground Railroad

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 9

• Goal 1: The learner will express reflections and reactions to print and non-print text and personal experiences.
  • Objective 1.02: Respond reflectively (individually and in groups) to a variety of expressive texts (e.g., memoirs, vignettes, narratives, diaries, monologues, personal responses) in a way that offers an audience:
    • an understanding of the student's personal reaction to the text.
    • a sense of how the reaction results from a careful consideration of the text.
    • an awareness of how personal and cultural influences affect the response.
• Goal 3: The learner will examine argumentation and develop informed opinions.
  • Objective 3.01: Study argument by:
    • examining relevant reasons and evidence.
    • noting the progression of ideas that substantiate the proposal.
    • analyzing style, tone, and use of language for a particular effect.
    • identifying and analyzing personal, social, historical, or cultural influences contexts, or biases.
    • identifying and analyzing rhetorical strategies that support proposals.
  • Objective 3.02: Express an informed opinion that:
    • states clearly a personal view.
    • is logical and coherent.
    • engages the reader's interest or curiosity.
  • Objective 3.03: Support that informed opinion by:
    • providing relevant and convincing reasons.
    • using various types of evidence, such as experience or facts.
    • using appropriate and effective language, reasons, and organizational structure for the audience and purpose.
    • demonstrating awareness of the possible questions, concerns, or counterarguments of the audience.

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 9

• Goal 1: Historical Tools and Practices - The learner will identify, evaluate, and use the methods and tools valued by historians, compare the views of historians, and trace the themes of history.
  • Objective 1.01: Define history and the concepts of cause and effect, time, continuity, and perspective.
  • Objective 1.02: Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources to compare views, trace themes, and detect bias.
• Goal 6: Patterns of Social Order - The learner will investigate social and economic organization in various societies throughout time in order to understand the shifts in power and status that have occurred.
  • Objective 6.01: Compare the conditions, racial composition, and status of social classes, castes, and slaves in world societies and analyze changes in those elements.
  • Objective 6.02: Analyze causes and results of ideas regarding superiority and inferiority in society and how those ideas have changed over time.
• Goal 8: Patterns of History - The learner will assess the influence of ideals, values, beliefs, and traditions on current global events and issues.
  • Objective 8.06: Analyze the meanings of "civilization" in different times and places and demonstrate how such meanings reflect the societies of which they are a part.