A Mini-Project for Teaching Students About the New Face of the $20 Bill: Harriet Tubman
With the recent announcement that Harriet Tubman is slated to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, here’s a great way to help them synthesize a reading passage, a video clip, and research in order to do a quick, creative project!
Reading Passage: Go Free or Die: A Story About Harriet Tubman
This reading passage is an excerpt from Go Free or Die: A Story About Harriet Tubman, and tells the story of how fugitive slaves escaped to the North on the Underground Railroad in order to gain their freedom. (Word Count: 330, Lexile Level: 580) — View Full Passage
Video: Harriet Tubman to Replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill (ABC News)
Project: Design a new $20 (and explain the justification for your design)
This mini-project challenges students to design a new $20 bill, featuring Harriet Tubman. This template (in Microsoft Word Format) allows students to copy and paste images or draw illustrations, and then support their choices with reasoning using the included graphic organizer.
