Conductors of the Underground Railroad
Lesson 2

Subject:  Social Studies and Technology			Grade:  4th

Topic:  Underground Railroad Conductors		Lesson:  1 class

Objective:

1.	Students will develop background knowledge of a conductor.

2.	Students will be exposed to different people who were conductors on the Underground Railroad movement.

3.	Students will write a short summary of a conductor that they identify with and why.

4.	Students will use technology and the website of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to conduct research.

Materials:

·	Entrance slips
·	Journey to Freedom by Courtni C. Wright
·	“Conductors” of the Underground Railroad handout, Internet Scavenger Hunt
·	Computers
·	Exit slips

Procedure:

·	Each student will be given an entrance slip.  This will be “What was the role of the conductor of the Underground Railroad?”
·	Share students’ responses.
·	Read Journey to Freedom.  Discuss roles of conductors that we heard in the story.
·	Discuss John Parker’s role as a conductor.
·	Go to the computer lab.  Pass out the conductor worksheet.
•	Students will go to www.undergroundrailroad.com 
•	Click on Learn.  Then click on Underground Railroad.  Then click on People.
·	Students will use this website to research the given conductors to complete the worksheet.
·	Students will then be given an exit slip.  This will be “Name a conductor that you most identify with and why.”

Assessment:  

	Students will be assessed on the Internet Scavenger Hunt.  They will also complete exit slips to determine knowledge gained from the scavenger hunt.

Resources:

Web Site Links:
www.undergroundrailroad.com

Children’s Literature:

Journey To Freedom, Courtini C. Wright