The drinking gourd is written for kids ages 7 to 9. 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. Monjos the drinking gourd, tommy fullers misbehavior in church leads him to discover that his home is a stop on and his father is a conductor of 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. Apr 11, 2010 the son of the black man explained to tommy that if a slave wanted to be free all they would have to do is follow the drinking gourd, which tommy knew as the big dipper. The book successfully incorporates the musical and scientific aspects of the legend of peg leg joe into the text. This eguide is 33 pages long, and is based on the book, the drinking gourd by f. While working for plantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd the big dipper. The american folksong follow the drinking gourd was first published in 1928. Included in this guide reading questions multiple choice and short answer. Follow the drinking gourd is an african american folk song first published in 1928. That is why we are organising a twoweek book club that centers.
The true story of follow the drinking gourd casandersdotnet. This song, and others, encouraged enslaved africanamericans to escape through the underground railroad in order to achieve freedom and equality in the north. Tommys dad hid the family under some hay in the back of the horse trailer and they set. Search follow the drinking gourd sheet music at jw pepper. Some sources indicate that the common american name for the asterism, the big dipper, was actually derived from the african name, the drinking gourd, brought over by slaves. Follow the drinking gourd book guide book activity guide is designed to go with the book follow the drinking gourd, story and pictures by jeanette winter. The drinking gourd is another name for the constellation the big dipper. Monjo, author of the drinking gourd, wrote two other popular i can read books. When the sun comes back 2 and the first quail 3 calls follow the drinking gourd for the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd. The drinking gourd study guide by colleen schreurs for the book by f.
These and other stanzas are found in silber irwin silber, songs of the civil war, published 1960. Features and benefits of the study guide printed workbook format. When the sun comes back and the first quail calls follow the drinking gourd, for the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd the riverbank makes a very good road. Many families use fiar for all but the grammarreading and math, and others use it in conjunction with other resources.
The drinking gourd harpercollins harpercollins publishers. First published in 1970, the drinking gourd has been reillustrated in fullcolor by the original artist, bringing this moving episode in american history to life for a new. While playing in the barn, tommy finds a slave family hiding there. These directions then enabled fleeing slaves to make their way north from mobile, alabama to the ohio river and freedom. The drinking gourd song was supposedly used by an underground railroad operative to encode escape instructions and a map. The drinking gourd rise and shine i can read level 3 f. The slaves were taught to follow the drinking gourd to the north star and freedom. Monjo is published by harpercollins childrens books, a division of harpercollins publishers. While working for plantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the. Follow the drinking gourd was supposedly used by engineers in the underground railroad to direct slaves to freedom. Elizabeth behrens consulting follow the drinking gourd. Objectives students will read a picture book to learn the story of how harriet tubman and peg leg joe led slaves to freedom. With beautiful, simple prose that folds in historical facts about slavery and the civil war, this book makes this important period of american history accessible to. Learning objectives pre, during, and post reading activities, background informationextension resourcekwl chart.
Many of us have more time on our hands because of restrictive measures due to the outbreak of covid19. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. A quickwitted young boy helps an escaping slave family follow the drinking gourd big dipper along the underground railroad to freedom. The stars of the big dipper have led a runaway slave family to d. In other words, it is notpossible that escaping slaves sang, for the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom, since that line was written 80 years after the. Follow the drinking gourd jeanette winter, author alfred a. The old man is awaiting for to carry to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd 45. The story is good and informative, but parents may want to be. Students create an art project based on follow the drinking gourd, a song used to guide slaves to freedom during the civil war.
Books similar to follow the drinking gourd follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd, follow the drinking gourd. With beautiful, simple prose that folds in historical facts about slavery and the civil war. He and his wife raised their four children in new york city. Parks in a publication of the texas folklore society. Monjos suspenseful historical adventure about the underground railroad, tommy and his father help a family of slaves make their way to canadaand to freedom. Monjo is published by harpercollins childrens books, a division. The modal riffs, bluesy piano accompaniment, whispered phrase. An exciting and moving adventure story for beginning readers. The slave owners did not realize that they were using the songs as a. According to legend, the song was used by a conductor of the underground railroad, called peg leg joe, to guide some fugitive slaves. The big dipper has two stars which point to the north star.
The riverbank makes a very good road dead trees 4 will show you the way left foot, peg foot 5 traveling on if you. This is a comprehension test on the book titled drinking gourd by f. Left foot, peg foot, traveling on, follow the drinking gourd. Purchase of this book entitles an individual teacher to reproduce pages for use in the classroom or home. Follow the drinking gourd fiar delightful learning. Follow the drinking gourd, for the old man is waiting to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd. The book references the song, but is not based on it. Drinking gourd study guide progeny press literature. Internet archive open library book donations 300 funston avenue san francisco, ca 94118. The best way to describe these wonderful books is literature and bible study rolled into one.
There are questions about its authenticity, but if accurate, drinking gourd describes a trail from mobile, alabama to paducah, kentucky. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad. We include a wonderful reading list of more books by the same authors and other books that tie in with, or are similar to, the drinking gourd by f. Ferdinand nicolas monjo 19241978 was a childrens novelist and editor. Were proud to present to you the drinking gourd, a black muslim literary magazine providing nuanced depictions of the diaspora through various forms of media, including but not limited to. This is a book study of the drinking gourd by fn monjo.
Follow the drinking gourd is a book featured in five in a row, a literaturebased unit study curriculum. Drinking gourd comprehension test by kimberly hardin tpt. For the old man is waiting to carry you to freedom. The drinking gourd rise and shine i can read level 3. Left foot, peg foot, travelling on follow the drinking gourd. The drinking gourd study guide a progeny press study guide by colleen schreurs. I used this book after reading a simple biography about harriet tubman and watching some utubes about the folk song follow the drinking gourd with an adult literacy class. Many great moments in the drinking gourd and i have fond memories of the early 70s in sf. Wonderful this book would be wonderful for children with background info from teachers or parents. This short chapter book is divided into six chapters, each of which is capable of standing by itself thematically. Valerie showers crescenz brilee music publishing this lazy swing setting in 128 time is a history lesson in song for twopart choirs. One way slaves communicated with each other was through song.
A story of the underground railroad i can read books. Lee hayss follow the drinking gourd lyrics appear at the beginning. When deacon fuller sends his son, tommy, home early from church for misbehaving he goes to the barn to visit the horses. Yvonne buchanan a young slave girl sets off north with her brother and mother, following the star in the drinking gourd or big dipper that points to freedom. If theres anything i would critique, its that drinking gourd is a little too busy, especially at the beginning, although its hard to fault the book for that because theres an enormous cast to be introduced, complete with all of their relationships and rivalries, not to mention a new setting to describe.
We felt that there is no better way to spend time at home than reading and thinking with those in our community. The drinking gourd goodreads meet your next favorite book. I used this book after reading a simple biography about harriet tubman and watching some utubes about the folk song follow the drinking gourd with an. Will tommy fuller be able to hide the runaways from a search partyor will the secret passengers be discovered and their hope for freedom destroyed. Follow the drinking gourd by, jeanette winter read. Both terms indicate a form of ladle used for scooping up water. A clever young boy helps an escaping slave family follow the drinking gourd along the underground railroad to freedom. In this unit, i have included a one week lesson plan, vocabulary, a nonfiction reading passage and quiz about the big dipper, a copy of the poem follow the drinking gourd and a link to the song. The drinking gourd september 1, 1992 edition open library. This engagingly illustrated picture book tells the story of peg leg joe, a white one. A benjamin january historical mystery a benjamin january mystery free online. First published in 1970, the drinking gourd has been reillustrated in fullcolor by the original artist, bringing this moving episode in american history to life for a new generation of readers.
The drinking gourd blackness, debate and politics, at. Tommy gets into trouble at church, so his father sends him home. Folklore has it that enslaved people in the united states used it as a point of reference so they would not get lost. S11e06 reading rainbow follow the drinking gourd youtube. Sale of any printed copy from this cd is strictly and specifically prohibited. Get the book the drinking gourd here harpercollins i can read level 3 when deacon fuller sends his son, tommy, home early from church for misbehaving he goes to the barn to visit the horses. I still play and sing, doing the odd gig, and have written around one hundred songs, one recorded by john denverrelatively speakingand two by bernie leadon after leaving eagles for. The stars of the big dipper have led a runaway slave family to deacon fullers house, a stop on the underground railroad. Wintersfollow the drinking gourd, bernardine connellysbook of the same name and f. The last star on the drinking gourd pointed north so they just had to keep following it. Poor richard in france1973 won the national book award in 1974 and the drinking gourd1970 was an ala american library association notable book. Follow the drinking gourd follow the drinking gourd arr. A story of the underground railroad i can read book 3 by monjo, f. This level 3 i can read book is a captivating firstperson historical fiction account of the underground railroad, narrated by tommy, a tenyearold quaker boy.
Follow the drinking gourd click link above and then click on mp3 link on webpage to hear song follow the drinking gourd. Analysis of follow the drinking gourd by frederick. Progeny press makes book study easy with their the drinking gourd eguide. All of the unit lessons are written from a christian perspective. Indian summer, illustrated by anita lobel, and the one bad thing about father, illustrated by rocco negri.
A story of the underground railroad i can read book 3 december 1, 1992, harpercollins library binding in english. Also useful for an adult faith discussion on liberation theology. Monjo, september 1, 1992, harpertrophy edition, in english. The age range reflects readability and not necessarily content appropriateness. They read the books follow the drinking gourd and pink and say, complete story maps, and dramatize a scene from follow the drinking gourd.
This is a story about the underground railroad in the precivil war days of 1840 when africans began to break the cruel. The river bank will make a very good road the dead trees show you the way. A few of the illustrations may seem a bit scary, but winter keeps the presentation gentle enough for her young audience without sacrificing accuracy by presenting a watereddown version of history. The drinking gourd song was used by an underground railroad operative to encode escape instructions and a map. If you own this book, you can mail it to our address below. The title of this inspiring story is the title of an important folk song from a troubled part of our nations history. There he discovers a family of runaway slaves hidden in the hay. Some questions are recall while others are point of view and explain. The eguide is intended for grades, and includes fill in the blank sections for answering reading comprehension, vocabulary, matching, word unscrambles, a united states map. Includes compact disc recording by morgan freeman in. You can also purchase this book from a vendor and ship it to our address. Multiple teachers may not reproduce pages from the same study guide. Drinking gourd study guide progeny press literature curriculum. Monjo 1983, trade paperback at the best online prices at ebay.
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