The Underground Railroad Lesson Plan

Week-Long Journal

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will create a journal for one of the characters.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3

Structure:

In this activity, students will take some creative liberties and create a week-long journal from one character’s point of view.

To begin the activity, lead students through a Think Pair Share about the importance of point of view. Ask them to think about it for 60 seconds. Then, have them talk in pairs about why point of view is important. Then have a few pairs share their thoughts with the class. Students will likely say that the point of view for a story determines the kind of information...