Underground to canada is the historical story of freedom and survival told through the eyes of two young girls. Underground to canada ebook by barbara smucker rakuten kobo. The guide is presented chapterbychapter and includes the following distinct sections. Underground to canada kindle edition by smucker, barbara claassen, hill, lawrence. Taken away from her mother by a ruthless slave trader, all julilly has left is. Help children enjoy good books and learn foundational reading and literature skills with this literature kit from classroom complete press. Download pdf epub ebook by barbara smucker, age range 8 12 years, grade level 3 7, puffin classics, 216 pages, puffin canada, uk ed. Literature opens new insights into life and language. Hope founder kevin johnson to ensure that the students and the community had access to books.
Rewrite the story with a third child taken on the journey. Mar 06, 2018 underground hard rock mine tour of vale chasm in sudbury, ontario, canada duration. Underground to canada by barbara smucker overdrive rakuten. Reading this book was an eye opener on something that was part of canadas history as well as the usa. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad for cora. Underground to canada by barbra smucker is a novel about slaves in the united states of america during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Underground to canada is a complete 71 page novel study guide. This book is a wonderful story of a 12 year old girl who escapes to canada. Underground to canada literature kit, grade 56 pdf version, 1user download, isbn 9781553193425 at staples.
Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic frontier language. The first time i read underground to canada, i was eight years old. Theres a place the slaves been whisperin around called canada. These writing task worksheets allow students to map the route taken by the characters in the novel. Become familiar with julilly and her family with true or false questions.
Before you read, vocabulary, comprehension questions including many higherlevel thinking questions. Underground to canada by barbara claasen smucker fictiondb. Barbara smucker was one of canada s bestknown and bestloved authors of fiction for children and young adults. These worksheets can be used on their own, or paired with the individual resource. Jan 01, 1978 the first time i read underground to canada, i was eight years old. They say you follow the north star, and when you step.
Books in canada barbara smucker has created a sensitive and dramatic story about a young girls flight from slavery, and some three decades after it first appeared in print underground to canadastill serves as a wonderful introduction to a vital and fascinating element of canadian history. The story follows two slaves on their journey to find liberation from slavery via the underground railway to canada. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. I have included a movie trailer for those who are interested. The thought of somebody taking a human being, a young child no less, away from her mother so she can be sold like livestock and worked without pay, is a disgusting concept to say the least.
She won multiple awards for her work, including the vicky metcalf award, the canada council childrens literature prize, and. Opening during the summer of 2003, underground books is the literary hub of oak park, sacramento. Download or read underground to canada lit link gr. Underground to canada by barbara claassen smucker, lawrence hill. Goodreads members who liked underground to canada also liked. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
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Underground to canada hardcover july 1, 1977 by barbara smucker author, tom mcneely author 4. We learned quite a bit about the underground railroad. Two slave girls escape from a plantation near vicksburg, mississippi, and steal toward canada on the underground railroad. I have included an audio version of the novel for those students who have difficulty reading on their own. Underground books is a charmingly eccentric bookshop located below streetlevel in carrollton, georgias historic downtown. Mississippi, and steal toward canada on the underground railroad. Underground to canada literature kit, grade 56 pdf version, 1user download, isbn 9781553193425. Julilly worked on a plantation in virginia with her mammy sally. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. 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. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Sims, is very cruel and whips people for hardly a reason. 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. Understand the importance of freedom and what lengths people will go to achieve it.
Julilly meets a young canadian ornithologist named alexander ross who helps four slaves escape through the underground railroad north to canada. This novel study provides a teacher and student section with a variety of activities, discussion questions and answer key to create a. Underground to canada by barbara smucker chapter 1 before you read the chapter. 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. Underground to canada kindle edition by smucker, barbara.
Underground to canada barbara smucker mariehelen goyetche. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. June lilly julilly is a 12 year old slave in the novel underground to canada. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Underground to canada novel study, grades 47 pdf version, 1user download, isbn 9781553190431 at staples. Based partially on a true story, the novel is set in the united states and canada in the years leading up to.
Taken away from her mother by a ruthless slave trader, all julilly has left is the dream of freedom. Since the closing of the only library in oak park in the 1970s, it became the mission of st. So when workers from the underground railroad offer to help the two girls escape, they are ready. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. It was first published in canada in 1977 and published in the united states the following year as runaway to freedom. Her dad got bitten by a snake and died on the day she was born. Buy the kobo ebook book underground to canada by at indigo. Summary source wikipedia a young, strong slave girl and her mother are sold apart when their master. Underground to canada novel study, grades 47 pdf version, 1user download, isbn 9781553190431.
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As the hellish conditions at her new plantation become intolerable, julilly and her friend liza are offered a means to escape to canada. Underground to canada novel study guide grades 5 to 6 ebook. Taken away from her mother by a ruthless slave trader, all julilly has. Books in canada barbara smucker has created a sensitive and dramatic story about a young girls flight from slavery, and some three decades after it first appeared in print underground to canada still serves as a wonderful introduction to a vital and fascinating element of canadian history. Read underground to canada by barbara smucker available from rakuten kobo. Two young slave girls escape from a plantation in mississippi and wind a hazardous route toward freedom in canada via the underground railroad. It was a television movie created in 1994, but it includes many of the same characters and themes of underground to canada. Free ebooks a little thank you, from our collection to yours. Barbara claassen smucker in this common core state standardsaligned literature kittm, we divide the novel by chapters or sections and feature reading comprehension and vocabulary questions.
On a clear spring day in 1995, five members of a religious cult unleashed poison gas on the tokyo subway system. Mammy sallys secret talk to her daughter julilly in barbara smuckers underground to canada becomes the only beacon of hope when the 12yearold girl is cruelly separated from her mother by a slave trader. Underground to canada by barbara smucker overdrive. First published in 1977, underground to canada has become a classic, a firstrate historical novel that deftly portrays a young girls personal quest for freedom and dignity against the broader struggle between good and evil. In attempt to discover why, haruki murakmi talks to the people who lived through the catastrophe, and in so. Underground to canada novel study grades 4 to 7 print. These free worksheets include 2 pages from our underground to canada novel study guide. Every day that she spends huddled in the slave traders wagon. Underground to canada by barbara smucker penguin random. Notes from underground is a novella by fyodor dostoevsky that was first published in 1864. There are multiple format available for you to choose pdf, epub, doc. A literature kit for underground to canada ebook, 2008.
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