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Primary Source Activities
Freedom Stairway
Author: Sandi Finneran
Grade(s): 9,10
Description
Allow students, in groups or individually, to examine the primary source linked under Resources to the right, while answering the questions below in order. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.Level I: Description
1. How would you describe the stairs in the photo?
2. How would you compare these stairs to the stairs outside our school? Level II: Interpretation
1.What facts would you select to show that this is an exciting and dangerous stairway?
2. What motive is there to get to the top of the stairs? Level III: Analysis
1. Can you elaborate on the reason for the bright light at the top of the stairs?
2. Can you assess the value or importance of the Underground Railroad and it's Ohio conductors?
Standards
- History 6-8, Benchmark G: Analyze the causes and consequences of the American Civil War.
- Indicator: Grade 8, GLI 9. Explain causes of the Civil War with emphasis on: a. Slavery; e. The abolitionist movement and the roles of Frederick Douglass and John Brown.
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