Underground to canada kindle edition by smucker, barbara. Underground to canada still serves as a wonderful introduction to a vital. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Underground to canada by barbara smucker overdrive. Schedule a 30 minute web session to see how the sitedocs safety management software can help save you time and money. Reading this book was an eye opener on something that was part of canadas history as well as the usa.
Underground to canada is for readers ages 9 and up. I have included a movie trailer for those who are interested. They got punished for running away, resisting slavery, not working hard enough, talking too much or using their native language, stealing from hisher master, murdering a white man, when the slaves were punished, they would be punished in a violent way. Aligned to your state standards and written to blooms taxonomy. Though all slaves knew they had to work even though he was gone, though there was a sign put up in front of the slave quarters saying that a slave buyer is coming to buy slaves to put on another plantation. Massa lester massa ross massa hensen massa sims previous.
When julilly and liza finally left canada with adam and lester, liza would tell julilly to go on and not give up on hope. Underground to canada barbara smucker read book online. Significant events in underground to canada timeline. June lilly julilly is a 12 year old slave in the novel underground to canada. It was a television movie created in 1994, but it includes many of the same characters and themes of underground to canada.
It was first published in canada in 1977 and published in the united. Julilly is in her cabin waiting for her mammy sally to come back. The setting of a novel describes the place and the time. Her dad got bitten by a snake and died on the day she was born. She won multiple awards for her work, including the vicky metcalf award, the canada council childrens. Vocabulary words from underground to canada chapters 1119 learn with flashcards, games, and more for free.
Ross is in jail, but has sent others to help julilly and the others. Underground to canada chapters 11 and 12 find the words that fit these clues. Plot summary in this novel underground to canada by barbara smucker the plot summary is about a little girl named julilly who is a black slave and is separated from her mother when she is taken to a different place to work called the reilly plantation. Free must be like a whippoorwill that could fly here and there and settle where it pleased. Underground to canada barbara smucker student study guide isbn 014031122x all answers must be in sentence form. Understand the importance of freedom and what lengths people will go to achieve it. The protagonist of underground to canada is a twelveyearold slave girl, julilly. Underground to canada canadian adventist teachers network. Julilly dreams of freedom after being taken from her mother by a slave trader.
Underground to canada is an excellent introduction to a period of history that everyone should learn about. Punishments the slaves got punished a lot in the book underground to canada. Barbara smucker was one of canadas bestknown and bestloved authors of fiction for children and young adults. Underground to canada barbara smucker, lawrence hill on. The book also contains information on the author, a list of the main people involved in the underground railroad, things to do and things to think about. Underground to canada by barbara smucker librarything.
The talk about going to canada in the slave cabins, julily talks to the other girls about canada and how it must be like to be free. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Jan 01, 1978 one of the themes in underground to canada is friendship. Underground to canada by barbara claassen smucker, lawrence hill. According to scholastic canada, underground to canada is rated at a grade 5 reading level making it an ideal book to read. Underground to canada takes place sometime between the passage of the fugitive slave. Sitedocs paperless safety management product demo 2016 if playback doesnt begin shortly, try. Liza is a caring girl, despite her crippled abilities. This novel study provides a teacher and student section with a variety of activities, discussion questions and answer key to. Every day that she spends huddled in the slave traders wagon travelling south or working on the brutal new plantation, she thinks about the land where it is possible to be free, a land she and her friend liza may reach someday.
Kathleen rowe memorial public school, whitby,ontario,canada. Sims, is very cruel and whips people for hardly a reason. It is a very heartwarming book towards slaves and really makes you feel like you are there with her through the scary parts and when she finally reaches canada. Taken away from her mother by a ruthless slave trader, all julilly has left is the dream of freedom.
Underground to canada by barbara smucker goodreads. A resource focuses on the first chapter of barbara smuckers book underground to canada, and includes 10 vocabulary words. Sitedocs paperless safety management product demo 2016 youtube. Shes been working on the riley plantation her entire life. Every day that she spends huddled in the slave traders wagon travelling south or working on the brutal new plantation, she thinks about the land. Page 25 the winds of change are driving renewable energy the resource directory page 28 cga excavation best practices page 30 onecall and state law directory page 37 canada onecall and u. Different perspectives on damage prevention, in the u. Theres a place the slaves been whisperin around called canada. I have included an audio version of the novel for those students who have difficulty reading on their own. Julilly had loved massa hensens plantation and lived there since the day she was born. Older readers may notice the simplified plotting and some plausibility gaps, but in general a. It was first published in canada in 1977 and published in the united states the following year as runaway to freedom. I read this book twice, and i cant normally do that with books i read.
Thousands ofblack men, women and children escaped slavery in the united states and fled to canada, aided byconductors oftheunderground railroad. One of the themes in underground to canada is friendship. Furthermore, the girls were talking about the north star and this is important as this is what builds julillys desire to go to canada and it is the turning point of the story. Julilly worked on a plantation in virginia with her mammy sally. Chapter 1 why does massa master jeb hensen not like the slaves singing.
Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. We learned quite a bit about the underground railroad. The activities in this asset can be used to help students apply. Underground to canada by barbara smucker is about the underground railroad used for the escape of slaves prior to the civil war. She won multiple awards for her work, including the vicky metcalf award, the canada council childrens literature prize, and the iode violet downey book award. They are in the abolitionists wagon hiding from slave catchers chapter 12 the quaker aboliotionist take the slaves to a barn with some food and advice. Underground to canada is the historical story of freedom and survival told through the eyes of two young girls. The underground man, our firstperson narrator, begins by telling us how hateful and unattractive he is. Weather underground local weather forecast, news and. Throughout her career, she was profoundly affected by civil rights issues, which informed works such as days of terror, white mist, and underground to canada. Cats resource listing page 38 industry publications readership survey. There were no real conductors, and there was no true railroad. Underground to canada underground railroad, which forms thebackdrop ofbarbara smuckers underground to canada. Underground to canada by barbara smucker is a captivating novel which tells the story of julilly and liza and their journey to canada.
Our comprehensive resource saves time with useful and detailed activities in a range of styles, from vocabulary, multiple choice and short answer. What comes is a thrilling story of julillys journey, as she tries to escape to canada using the underground railroad. It seems hes been living underground for 20 years, unable to act in any way because hes so intelligent he can debunk any justification for doing so. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the underground to canada article. The following essay will show how smucker uses themes such as courage and determination to make the novels two central characters julilly and liza show remarkable feats of courage to escape from.
Underground to canada by barbara smucker overdrive rakuten. A resource focuses on the first chapter of barbara smuckers book underground to canada, and includes 10 vocabulary words, comprehension questions, and an activity to create sentences with similes. Underground to canada by barbara smucker chapter 1 before you read the chapter. Based partially on a true story, the novel is set in the united states and canada in the years leading up to the american civil war and depicts the. Another thing that is highlighted in this novel is how dark and light skinned helped together to form the underground railroad. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. This book is a wonderful story of a 12 year old girl who escapes to canada. Underground to canada is an historical novel for young readers by barbara smucker. Childrens book award, the canada council childrens literature award prize. Free toolbox talk pdf downloads osha, canada and more.
Try our free accounts, or just listen and download for free. Furthermore, the girls were talking about the north star and this is important as this is what builds julillys desire to. Underground to canada barbara smucker mariehelen goyetche. Take a closer look at the life of escaped slave and american icon harriet tubman, who liberated over 700 enslaved people using the underground railroad. Liza and julilly are best of friends like sisters and they can each only make it to canada because of the other. Underground to canada is story about this women, her life as a slave, and her journey to escape from it. Underground to canada chapters 1119 flashcards quizlet.
The next morning, massa jeb hensen was taking by his wife to see a doctor for his checkup. Based partially on a true story, the novel is set in the united states and canada in the years leading up to. Identify which character said the provided statements. Novel study study guide is suitable for 5th 8th grade. In this novel underground to canada by barbara smucker the plot summary is about a little girl named julilly who is a black slave and is separated from her mother when she is taken to a different place to work called the reilly plantation. Rewrite the story with a third child taken on the journey. Underground to canada novel study guide grades 5 to 6. A reprint of a historical novel first published in 1977, underground to canada. Barbara claassen smucker author, lawrence hill foreword format. The story surrounds julilly and liza, who with their friends, lester and adam, escape from a life of slavery on a cotton plantation in the deep south. Alter words, forms, and sentence patterns to create new versions of texts for a. The breathtaking courage of harriet tubman janell hobson. Read the note to the reader at the beginning of the book. Underground to canada timeline timetoast timelines.
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