LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 1

The learner will EXPLORE sources and formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes.

Objective 1.06

Identify characteristics of various genres.

Resources aligned to this objective

Underground Railroad quilts: Fact or folklore?
In this lesson, students explore the controversy surrounding a book entitled Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad, which was published as a non-fiction account of fugitive slaves sending coded messages through quilt patterns. Students evaluate numerous sources and assess the validity of each in an attempt to determine if the quilt codes are fact or folklore.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Information Skills and Social Studies)
By Abby Stotsenberg.