A feature article may be published in the school paper persuading students to celebrate the differences in others and themselves. Upon watching this video, teachers also may be inspired to write. I'm always looking for support for my opinion that teaching students to write is important. Word of mouth is one way to preserve folklore, but the written word endures time. I will use anecdotes and quotes from the video to elaborate my point that communication skills, be they reading, writing, speaking, or listening, are of utmost importance.
Language usage is power.
Slaveholders knew that. That is why slaves were denied the opportunity to learn to read and write. Students will be able to use what they see and hear in this video in writing to learn activities, when they write to demonstrate learning, and when they use their communication skills to demonstrate what they know as a result of their inquiry. Students will learn so much about the Underground Railroad and slavery in Kentucky and about the paths we ALL travel. Hopefully our destination will be clarified as we think critically about the message in Kentucky's Underground Railroad-Passage to Freedom .