This is an historical fiction written by Barbara Olenyik Morrow and illustrated by Leonard Jenkins. This book discusses about the Underground Railroad times where runaway slaves were very much present. Did the event happen exactly in reality? Perhaps, but that is why it is fiction because the names may be changed or the events are a bit different.
Social Justice features "Element Two, students gain respect for the history
and characteristics of people different from themselves. By building on the
natural empathy of children, teachers encourage students to care about “unfair”
conditions that have affected others." She figured out about slavery and how it was wrong to meddle into business that was not hers to deal with. However, she did consider the fact of what would happen if she helped the female slaves.
How I would use it in my classroom: I will be using this book for social studies while we're discussing the slavery during the civil war as well as discussing the ethics of what the girl did with runaway slaves.
I like your comment about how you would incorporate this book in the topic of slavery during the civil war as well as discussing the ethics of what the girl did with runaway slaves. I think it's important to touch on both of these topics, not only just slavery during the civil war because this expands students critical thinking and knowledge.
ReplyDeleteThe word Unfair is the key to open a discussion about what is fair or unfair in our society. And how we can do the right things. This title of this book catches my attention too , the word FREEDDOM in capital letter and highlighted in another color is a design that the author used to emphasize i a concept by to teach in class.
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