Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary resources. For this fugitive slave lesson, students research and analyze fugitive slave advertisements from Virginia newspapers.

Compare and contrast ideas, hopes and dreams with those of Cassie in Faith Ringgold's, Tar Beach. your students can entries in their journals expressing their ideas.

Students practice technology skills such as open, save, print, type, font size, font type. They also do graphics, importing,text wrapping.Critical thinking,graphic design, presenting are other skills practiced.