Follow the drinking gourd kindle edition by jeanette winter. Follow the drinking gourd is a book about historical fiction, written and illustrated by jeanette winter. Follow the drinking gourd discussion guide scholastic. Her art with flat colors and perspectives in the folk art tradition. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad. The american folksong follow the drinking gourd was first published in 1928. Ask students to explain in their own words how much they know about slavery in our history. Love in action was a continuous theme throughout this row. Her books are not only interesting and exciting but are filled with a wealth of educational value. This engagingly illustrated picture book tells the story of peg leg joe. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter alibris.
Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter librarything. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter overdrive. This book is about slavery, and the underground railroad. Follow the drinking gourd has been recorded almost 200 times. Copy as an entire packet, or copy pages individually. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter, hardcover. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter scholastic.
A couple, their son, and two others make continue reading. This is an underground railroad themed worksheet to accompany follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter. For the old man is waiting for to carry you to freedom, if you follow the drinking gourd. The drinking gourd is another name for the big dipper asterism. A couple, their son, and two others make their escape by following the songs directions. Folklore has it that slaves in the united states used it as a point of reference so they would not get lost. Follow the drinking gourd storybook by jeanette winter duration. By following the directions in a song, the drinking gourd, taught them by an old sailor named peg leg joe, runaway slaves journey north along the underground.
The drinking gourd song was supposedly used by an underground railroad operative to encode escape instructions and a map. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the underground ra. The weavers listen first commercially released recording of the song. While working for plantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking.
Sometimes the pictures give more details of the story than the words do. Follow the drinking gourd is an african american folk song first published in 1928. You can visit to learn more about follow the drinking gourd. Other verses go into greater detail about following the river banks and which way to go as they head north. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter tells the story of captain peg. The looks on the slaves faces were full of worry and exhaustion. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter fictiondb. Buy a cheap copy of follow the drinking gourd book by jeanette winter. The underground railroad meant freedom for many in the years before emancipation, and it had a map. Runaway slaves journey north along the underground railroad by following directions in a song the drinking gourd.
Follow the drinking gourd, text and illustrations by jeanette winter, new york. When the sun comes back means winter and spring when the altitude of the sun at noon is higher each day. To ask other readers questions about follow the drinking gourd, please sign up. Students cut out the words, organize them in alphabetical order, and paste them in the boxes pr.
Free printable music theory worksheets from pianimation. In follow the drinking gourd, peg leg joe works at cotton plantations with the sole purpose of teaching slaves his song, follow the drinking gourd, which tells them how to get to freedom. Follow the drinking gourd this version by jeanette winter. Follow the drinking gourd alphabetical order words. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading follow the drinking gourd. They follow it, for it always points to the north star, which can guide them north as they travel at night, the safest time. Follow the drinking gourd ebook by jeanette winter. In this lesson, students use clues from the text to create their own images and imagine how characters are thinking and feeling. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter, paperback. Author and illustrator jeanette winter is known for developing historical fiction picture books for younger audiences based on true people and places. The program is based on a childrens book, follow the drinking gourd, written and illustrated by jeanette winter. The intended age group for this book is primary intermediate. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter books on. Follow the drinking gourd contained coded instructions on how and when to escape, and directions for traveling to safe havens along the way. One day, mollys husband james is sold to another master and they have only one more night together. Follow the drinking gourd was supposedly used by engineers in the underground railroad to direct slaves to freedom. Follow the drinking gourd for the old man 1 for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd.
A free community for sharing instructional videos and content for teachers and students. An a cappella group, sweet honey in the rock, perform and. Chorus follow the drinking gourd, follow the drinking gourd for the old man is awaitin to carry you to freedom follow the drinking gourd. The drinking gourd referred to the constellation known as the big dipper which guided them northward along waterways and mountain passes. What to discuss before and after reading the book by jeanette winter. Runaway slaves journey north along the underground railroad by following directions in a song, the drinking gourd.
The true story of follow the drinking gourd casandersdotnet. This sampler includes representative versions that demonstrate the different ways the song has been performed for over 50 years. Everything you need for a complete literature study on follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter. See more ideas about underground railroad, five in a row and gourds. Read jeannette winters book follow the drinking gourd. Levar introduces students to the history, heroes, stories, and music of the african american culture which emerged from slavery. Follow the drinking gourd jeanette winter snippet view 1992. Follow the drinking gourd book by jeanette winter 5. These directions then enabled fleeing slaves to make their way north from mobile, alabama to the ohio river and freedom. This production incorporates historical images from the local region, winters original artwork and music by lovey williams into a timeless experience that. In code, the drinking gourd stood for the big dipper, the wellknown constellation which it resembles.
While working for plantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd the big dipper. Looking through the lenses of history this book has a lot of appeal, it brings to the for front the movement of the underground rail. Exploring follow the drinking gourd musical explorers. Hidden in the lyrics of follow the drinking gourd were directions for following the underground railroad, the covert trail by which. While working for plantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the slaves a song about the. Looking through the lenses of history this book has a lot of appeal, it brings to the for front the movement of the underground rail road and makes it into a story of a single family. Students are also challenged to create their own cause and effect. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. Winter s story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad.
Hidden in the lyrics of follow the drinking gourd were directions for following the underground railroad, the covert trail by which black slaves could escape north to eventual freedom. This production incorporates historical images from the local region, winter s original artwork and music by lovey williams into a timeless experience that can be enjoyed by all ages. This engagingly illustrated picture book tells the story of peg leg joe, a white one. Follow the drinking gourd kindle edition by winter.
Childrens place by following the directions in a song, the drinking gourd, taught them by an old sailor named peg leg joe, runaway slaves journey north along the underground railroad to freedom in canada. In glowing paintings and simple text, winter tells the story of one brave family who followed the drinking gourd north to freedom. Follow the drinking gourd curled up with a good kids book. Follow the drinking gourd sounded like a simple folk song sung by slaves, but it was really a map to freedomfor hidden in the lyrics were directions to the escape route known as the underground railroad. Start reading follow the drinking gourd on your kindle in under a minute. Follow the drinking gourd ebook written by jeanette winter. Editions of follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter tells the story of captain peg leg joe, who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad. The river bed makes a mighty fine road, dead trees to show you the way and its left foot, peg foot, traveling on follow the drinking gourd.
For those who wish to teach as well as entertain, follow the drinking gourd is a musthave. This worksheet encourages students to put the freedom journey words in alphabetical order. Mar 22, 20 follow the drinking gourd is a story of slavery and escape in the mid1800s. Follow the drinking gourd is one of the more lengthy books that i have read so far this semester.
There are questions about its authenticity, but if accurate, drinking. We are an education focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home schoolers to access educational for the classroom and home learning. Read follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter available from rakuten kobo. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter is a great picture book about the underground railroad. This song had a secret message of how to escape to free lands. He is best remembered for his intense, rhythmic guitar style often in open tunings, soulful covers of pop and folk songs, and his opening performance at the 1969 woodstock festival. Winter s story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the underground ra. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter from the bookflap. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves. Follow the drinking gourd on the slave life and the underground railroad.
Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter paperback. The slaves have escaped from south carolina and are following the drinking. I planned to row follow the drinking gourd in february since its black history month emphasizing civil rights and treating others with love and kindness valentines day. Follow the drinking gourd kindle edition by winter, jeanette. The words on each page is a guideline for each picture. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read follow the drinking gourd. According to legend, the song was used by a conductor of the underground railroad, called peg leg joe, to guide some fugitive slaves. Jeanette winters picture book relates the story of an old white sailor called peg leg joe who went from plantation to plantation in the precivil war south, teaching enslaved blacks a folksong.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This lesson is designed to establish the skill of visualizing for primary students, using the story follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter. Use the opportunity to correct any misconceptions about slavery. Jun 25, 2014 follow the drinking gourd ebook written by jeanette winter. We started reading this book around valentines day. That map is a song called follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter goodreads. The title of this inspiring story is the title of an important folk song from a troubled part of our nations history. About the author 1992 jeanette winter has written and illustrated almost 50 books for children, including diego, emily dickinsons letters to the world, the librarian of basra, georgia, and mama. Levar celebrates the road to freedom paved by the underground railroad, introducing viewers to the history, heroes, stories and music of the african american culture which emerged from slavery. In this follow up activity, students will complete a cause and effect diagram identifying causes and effects for events in the story. Watch the video for follow the drinking gourd by richie havens for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
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