Fugitive slave act lesson plan middle school

John M. Osborne, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA

General lesson suitable for multiple levels that details the stories behind actual fugitive slave ads featured in William Still's book The Underground Railroad .

Matthew Pinsker, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA

Includes examples from ten leading high school level American history textbooks describing the Underground Railroad and asks students to compare respective treatments.

Jeff Mummert, Hershey High School, Hershey, PA


The social studies lesson plans include a portfolio of approaches from elementary, middle, and high school that engage students in various story telling skills and evaluating historical information.

The interdisciplinary plans employ math, science, and geography, and use Google Earth technology to engage students at all levels in Henry Brown's escape story.

Elementary (K-5)

Julie Candland, Selma Bartlett Elementary School, Henderson, NV


Stormie E. Carson, Jones Elementary, San Diego, CA

Carleena Day, Elmore City-Pernell Public School, Elmore City, OK

Linda Forman, Barbieri Elementary School, Framingham, MA

Ashley Franco, Littlewood Elementary School, Gainesville, FL


Bev Frevert, Central Elementary, Centerville, IA

Gail Greenberg, Giddings Elementary School, Cleveland, OH

Susan Haninger, Trinity Catholic Elementary School, Columbus, OH

Cynthia Lawhon, Claiborne Fundamental Magnet Elementary , Shreveport, LA

Denise Leschak, Lincoln Elementary School, Pottstown, PA

Gail Olivas, Gulfstream Elementary, Miami, FL

Karen E. Ragsdale, Kipps Elementary School, Blacksburg, VA

Kathleen Rankin, Wesleyville Elementary School, Erie, PA

Middle School (6-8)

Nancy Adams, Cross Lanes Christian School, Cross Lanes, WV

Steffany A. Baptiste, Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School, Summit, NJ

George Finn, St. Joseph School, Seattle, WA

Lois Fugit, Ascension School, Louisville, KY

Nora Garcia, Hamlin Middle School, Corpus Christi, TX

Patrick Hammond, Niver Creek Middle School, Thornton, CO

Christin Johnson, Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School, Sauk Rapids, MN

George Savitsky, Reynolds Middle School, Lancaster, PA

Angie Vivatson, Brooklyn Junior High, Brooklyn Park, MN

High School (9-12)

Amy Allaire, Ayer High School, Ayer, MA

Jim Chrismer, John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD

Mark L. Chronister, Marist High School, Eugene, OR

Adam Cooper, Career Education Center, New York, NY

Mark W. Davison, Iroquois Central High School, Elma, NY

LaNesha N. DeBardelaben, Flint Community Schools, Flint, MI

Jim Dempster, Genoa Area High School, Genoa, OH

Sharon Dietz, J. P. McCaskey High School, Lancaster, PA

Charlie Donnelly, William E. Tolman High School, Pawtucket, RI

Clay Hatfield, Eagle High School, Eagle, ID

Paul Kim, Chinese Christian Schools, San Leandro, CA


Virginia Link-Pease, Linden High School, Linden, NJ

Maureen McAleer, St. John’s Preparatory School, Danvers, MA

Susan Miller, Middleborough High School, Middleborough, MA


Michael O’Toole, River Dell High School, Oradell, NJ

Erin Peabody, Spottswood High School, Spottswood, NJ

Jane Purcell, Claremont Hight School, Claremont, CA

Robert Rodey, Marian Catholic High School, Chicago Heights, IL

Audra Rys, Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District, Berne, NY

Maria Vita, Penn Manor High School, Millersville, PA
BOLD DEFIANCE AND DISSENT in the UGRR

Lynne Wilbanks, Mountain Brook High School, Birmingham, AL

Marie Wilson, School District of Philadelphia, PA

Kathryn Wineland, Performing Arts School of Metro Toledo, Toledo, OH