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- 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 8–12 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies)
- By Abby Stotsenberg.
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- American Memory Project Learning Page
- Use the American Memory web site to teach about United States history and culture with these tips and tricks, frameworks, activities, and lessons that provide context for their use. (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: Library of Congress
- Learning Network: New York Times On The Web
- The New York Times On The Web's Learning Network offers daily lesson plans, education news, and current events quizzes and daily news summaries for students. (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: New York Times
- The Story of Movies
- An interdisciplinary curriculum introducing students to classic cinema and the cultural, historical and artistic significance of film. (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: Film Foundation
