Julilly is a young girl and a slave. She lives on a cotton plantation in Virginia until she's sold and taken to Mississippi, where the food is scarce and the slave boss is very mean. She befriends Liza, a girl who is badly crippled from her beatings, and the two decide to escape to a country they've heard about where slaves are free: Canada. When a white man from Canada arrives and secretly gives them information about how to make the trip, the plan is sealed.
Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross-curricular activities, complete with answer key.
A novel by Barbara Smucker.
The students will: - develop their skills in reading, writing, listening, and oral communication- use good literature as a vehicle for developing skills required by curriculum expectations: reasoning and critical thinking, knowledge of language structure, vocabulary building, and use of conventions- become meaningfully engaged in the drama of literature through a variety of types of questions and activities- identify and describe elements of stories (e.g., plot, main idea, characters, setting)- learn and review many skills in order to develop good reading habits- provide clear answers to questions and well-constructed explanations- organize and classify information to clarify thinking- learn about the history of slavery in the United States- learn about the abstract concepts of prejudice, terror, injustice, kindness, pride, and courage- relate events and feelings found in novels to their own lives and experiences- appreciate the importance of friendship and loyalty in personal relationships- learn the importance of dealing with adversity and developing perseverance in the face of adversity- state their own interpretation of a written work, using evidence from the work and from their own knowledge and experience- learn to accept and understand the horrors of slavery, the range of human behaviors from good to evil, and the importance of self-esteem
List of Activities
Vocabulary Development1. Identify similes and metaphors2. Locate descriptive words/phrases3. Use plurals correctly4. Use capitals and punctuation correctly5. Identify syllables6. Use a dictionary7. Visualize vocabulary words8. Use content clues9. Identify parts of speech10. Determine alphabetical order11. Identify prefixes and suffixes
Setting Activities1. Summarize the details of a setting2. Draw a setting3. Compare and contras