Definition of the Underground Railroad?

3

Wrote my own hidden message.

3

Read “History of the drinking gourd” and answered the questions

2

Used Hyperstudio to write and illustrate the lyrics to our groups verse.

5

Played “You are a slave”, “Following the Footsteps”, & “Addy's Escape to Freedom”.

3

Wrote my thoughts in the journal entries after playing the “travel” toward freedom games.

7

Collected the 3 posters of runaway slaves and explained the hidden meanings.

5

Explained the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

5

Identified the famous faces and their accomplishments.

5

Copied and colored both maps and scanned them back into the table.

5

Researched my state’s historical sites.

5

Learned what the Drunkard’s Path Pattern quilt tells the runaways to do?

2

designed my quilt and explained the symbols used.

5

From my pattern made my quilt in art class.

10

Made a model of a plantation with my group.

5

Built a pop-up book on Slavery in the United States.

5

Completed “Slavery in the Colonies Bar Graph”

5

Completed “Slavery Circle Graph”

5

Completed “Using Ratios To Compare Slaves to Freedmen”

5

Created a poster from one of the picture in The Story of the Underground Railroad

10

Rubric for Assessing

3   Proficient

The work product or performance achieves all goals set for the task.  It is complete and indicates a very good understanding of the knowledge required to complete the task.

Comment:

Check

2   Satisfactory

The work product or performance achieves many of the goals set for task.  It is almost complete and indicates an adequate understanding of the knowledge required to complete the task.

Comment:

Check

1   Developing

The work product or performance achieves some of the goals set for the task.  It ie partially complete and indicates a limited understanding of the knowledge required to complete the task.

Comment:

Check

0   Novice

The product or response does not meet the basic requirements of the task.  Although there may be an attempt to meet one or two of the task’s requirements, the response is incomplete.

Comment:

Check