Liberty letters escape on the underground railroad get. Elvira woodruff was born in somerset county, new jersey, and attended adelphi university and boston university for one year each as an english literature major. Fluency and group work are the goals with this humorous and witty readers theatre script, dear austin. Underground railroad research papers on how african. Twelveyearold orphan austin sets out with the morrisons from pennsylvania to the.
Readers theatre westward movement underground railroad. Letters from the underground railroad by elvria woodruff one of my favorite historical fiction writers for kids designed with 4th 6th graders in mind, this witty script that will keep kids laughing aloud with. Someone who helps fugitives find jobs and homes when they reach freedom. Gr 36set in 1853, this sequel to dear levi knopf, 1994 consists of letters written by 11yearold levi ives to his older brother austin. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read dear austin. Communication was had because of the limited learning the runaways had, so instead they used codes such as songs, secret words, and even quilts. Nprs scott simon speaks with colson whitehead about his new book, the underground railroad, in which slaves ride a a real railroad through time.
Publication date 2000 topics underground railroad, underground railroad, fugitive slaves, slavery, african americans, country life, letters, underground railroad publisher new york. Book report for underground railroad essay 37 words. Letters from the underground railroad ebook written by elvira woodruff. Nellie night, two days later dear diary, i found out what the underground railroad is. A story of the underground railroad by katherine ayres k. A story from the underground railroad authorillustrator henry cole scholastic press, 2012 first of all, my reader, please dont take anything in this book report as negative. Write a secret letter underground railroad student activity. A story of the underground railroad, katherine ayres justin and the best biscuits in the world mildred pitts walter the darkthirty, patricia c. Coras grandmother had never seen the ocean before that bright afternoon in the port of ouidah and. Elvira woodruff is the author of more than a dozen picture books and novels for young readers. Then imagine you are an agent helping runaway slaves and complete a letter to a stationmaster. Letters from the underground railroad by elvira woodruff illustrated by nancy carpenter knopf books for young readers, september 1998 ages 814 9780679885948 hardcover 9780756903282 schoollibrary binding 9780375803567 paperback b001odeqdy kindle ebook teacher activities.
Dec 08, 2012 book report midterm report underground railroad dramatic firsthand accounts 1. Underground railroad helped to change the face of american history. Review this list of terms and phrases used on the underground railroad. Twelveyearold orphan austin sets out with the morrisons from pennsylvania to the oregon territory to claim his dead pas land. Dear austin, letters from the underground railroad, by elvira woodruff. The underground railroad was a secret way for slaves to escape slavery. In this companion novel to dear levi, told in letters. This book is a series of letters that one brother, levi, writes to his brother, austin. Runagate runagate research papers explore a poem by robert hayden that delves into the journey of the underground railroad for slaves slave trade research papers discuss the slave trade globally economics of slavery research papers write about how capitalism influenced the slave trade abraham lincoln and the civil war research papers report on the abolitionists and.
Letters from the underground railroad activities 1 reading guide. Whatever happens, we have to do it fast cause pas gettin sold in 2 weeks. Dear levi is a good portrayal of the westward movement, but it is incredibly depressing. In this companion novel to dear levi, told in letters,11yearold levi helps a young african american in a harrowing flight for freedom along the underground railroad. The underground railroad represents a first in the nearly decadelong career i have enjoyed as a contributor to bookreporter. Yearling 1998 find this book in a library near you, using. Letters from the underground railroad reading guide random house gr 18. He writes to levi about how he spends his days, for the most part, hanging out with his friends possum and jupiter. Like the first book, it is also written as letters this time from austin in pennsylvania to levi, who successfully made it to oregon territory in the first book. Cora and caesars first stop is south carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. Letters from the underground railroad by elvira woodruff 3 songspoems a. The marketing folks at scholastic mailed it to me, im supposing, because they consider it a diversity book. Dear austin reading guide random house web pages from random house free dear austin. One of the greatest documents of the underground railroad iii.
Feb 16, 2016 7 things that make a man fall deeply in love with you. The first time caesar approached cora about running north, she said no. From the back cover set in 1853, this sequel to dear levi consists of letters written by 11yearold levi ives to his older brother austin. Remaining with his guardian, miss amelia, until he is able to join austin on the family claim in oregon, levi describes his escapades in the pennsylvania countryside with his friend, jupiter, the son of a former slave. While slaves in the south were dreaming of following the drinking gourd to freedom in the north, levi and his friend jupiter who had been born a slave head south on a poorly planned mission of mercy.
Letters from the underground railroad 9780375803567 by elvira woodruff, nancy carpenter. In this companion novel to dear levi, told in letters,11yearold levi helps a young african american in a harrowing flight for freedom along the. Dear austin has its share of difficulties and sadness, but is much more humorous and hopeful, which creates more of. Primarily, the story is told from the third person limited point of view from the perspective of. Letters from the underground railroad levi by elvira woodruff paperback at target. This narrative appears in stills underground railroad records ii. The underground railroad character analysis litcharts. It did not contain a railroad nor was it underground. Then there was a robbery and they sneak out at night to go and try to find the robber. This study guide consists of approximately 65 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the underground railroad. Tell the class that woodruffis books are set in 1851 and 1853. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Dear austin has its share of difficulties and sadness, but is much more humorous and hopeful, which creates more of a balance.
Colson whiteheads the underground railroad has been a runaway success. Author bio elvira woodruff is the author of more than a dozen picture books and novels for young readers. Colson whitehead on the underground railroad, the book. Write a secret letter underground railroad student. Letters from the underground railroad dear levi series at. This particular book could be best suited to the younger end of the 812 age range as it is a basic story of american slaves escaping using the underground railroad, then the troubles and successes they experience settling down in a community in canada. Like the first book, it is also written as lettersthis time from austin in pennsylvania to levi, who successfully made it to oregon territory in the first book. Letters from the underground railroad praise for dear levi. The test contains 8 questions with varied point levels to be answered in paragraph form.
Knopf, 1994, illustrated by beth peck oclc 28724034 9 10 dear austin. This product contains the vocabulary words to be defined, several terms to be researched, and a final test to demonstrate comprehension of the book in essay form. Letters from the underground railroad by elvira woodruff 9 editions first published in 1998 download daisy. She held diverse jobs including janitor, gardener, icecream truck driver, receptionist, windowdresser, store owner, and baker. Needless to say, this is an entertaining and interesting addition the dear canada series. Students pretend to be an agent writing a coded letter using some of the secret language of the underground railroad. New novel takes the underground railroad beyond the.
Aug 06, 2016 nprs scott simon speaks with colson whitehead about his new book, the underground railroad, in which slaves ride a a real railroad through time to see racism in different eras. They get cought and levi takes dance lessons that he hates. Aug 18, 2016 the underground railroad represents a first in the nearly decadelong career i have enjoyed as a contributor to bookreporter. Here is the sequel to woodruffs dear levi, a historical novel of a young boys friendship with. In this companion novel to dear levi, told in letters,11year old levi helps a young african american in a harrowing flight for freedom. In whiteheads ingenious conception, the underground railroad is no mere metaphor engineers and conductors operate a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the southern soil. Get history resources on underground railroad including video, music and personal stories from harriet tubman and josiah henson. Though, the name says that its an underground railroad it was given that name because of the way escaped slaves had to be carried out secretly. The author talks about racism, writing and barry jenkins directing the television series based on his novel. In late seventeenthcentury england, elevenyearold digory, forced to leave his hometown after his father is lost at sea, becomes an apprentice to the architect henry winstanley, who built a lighthouse on the treacherous eddystone reef the very rocks that sank digorys grandfathers ship years before. Letters from the underground railroad by elvira woodruff and nancy carpenter. Letters from the underground railroad 2002 about book.
Letters from the underground railroad by elvria woodruff one of my favorite historical fiction writers for kids. This book is a series of letters that one brother, levi, writes to his brother, austin, during a critical time in history in the year 1853. I seem simply put together but is far more complex than originally thought of. The underground railroad, published in 2016, is the sixth novel by american author colson whitehead the alternate history novel tells the story of cora and caesar, two slaves in the southeastern united states during the 19th century, who make a bid for freedom from their georgia plantations by following the underground railroad, which the novel depicts as primarily a rail transport system in. Jupiters sister darcy has been captured by slave traders. Letters from the underground railroad christian book. Ajarry has three husbands and five children, and the only one of the children that survives is mabel, coras mother. Letters from the underground railroad from the worlds largest community of readers.
Letters from the underground railroad by elvira woodruff 9 editions. The story of two boys growing up in pennsylvania during 1853, where they encounter slave traders, harriet tubman, and the underground railroad. Letters from the overland trail elvira woodruff the ghost of lizard light, elvira woodruff dear napoleon, i know youre dead, but elvira woodruff north by night. She was born on randall plantation in georgia to her mother mabel, and she never knew her father, grayson, who died before she was read full character analysis caesar is an enslaved man who lives on randall and invites cora to run away with him. This book was simplistic, just as dear levi, but i found that it didnt work for the issues in this book. Letters from the underground railroad by elvira woodruff. The protagonist coras grandmother, ajarry, is kidnapped from africa as a child and brought to america, where she is sold many times before ending up on randall plantation. The second in a series of personal letters between two brothers, this book employs a wonderful technique to tell the history of the american south. The underground railroad, published in 2016, is the sixth novel by american author colson whitehead the alternate history novel tells the story of cora and caesar, two slaves in the southeastern united states during the 19th century, who make a bid for freedom from their georgia plantations by following the underground railroad, which the novel depicts as. Jan 30, 2018 in whiteheads ingenious conception, the underground railroad is no mere metaphor engineers and conductors operate a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the southern soil. The end of the book has a part that happens twenty years later, and it always makes me cry.