The Road to Freedom chapters 3 & 4

Which Act do you think we are in for Chapters 3 and 4?

• Act 1 - Papa and Mama talk about running away

• Act 2 - Papa is sold South

• Act 3 - Mama and Emma escape across a river and fall asleep

• Act 4 - Mama and Emma follow the tree moss North to the creek and a cabin

In these chapters, what scene (page number) tells us when the best time to travel is?

• Crossing the cracking ice (pg. 13)

• Eating ash cake and sleeping in leaves (pg. 15)

• Hearing thunder and rain coming (pg. 20)

• The old woman and the quilt (pg. 26)

Who do you think the old woman is?

• The slave owner's mom

• Just an old woman cleaning her quilt

• The witch from "Hansel and Gretel"

• A woman who helps runaway slaves

What do you think Emma and Mama are thinking when rain begins to fall?

• Relieved and happy

• Sad and wet

• Freezing and mad

• They want to go back to their quarters

At the top of page 18, the author describes the sun as "bright above us". Why did the author include this detail? What does it let us know, by his positioning of the sun?

• They slept later than they planned

• They woke up earlier than they wanted

• They missed breakfast at the cafeteria

• It was too hot for them to travel

How does the illustration on page 17 support character development in the text in the story?

• The man walking with dogs supports Emma and Mama having to fight them for survival

• The man and the dogs support the sounds Emma heard when she woke up

• They were just walking dogs, dude.

• The dogs were hunting wild boar, not Emma and Mama

Look at the illustration on pages 18 and 19. What key event does this picture depict?

• We can connect with nature and the leaves. It's beautiful.

• It shows us how to "play possum" when hiding from our friends.

• It helps readers to connect with Emma and Mama and how they feel in the moment.

• It makes us want to jump in a big pile of leaves!

How does the description "wet and heavy as rocks" add to your understanding of the text?

• How the water feels to their feet

• How they feel - wet and cold in their soaked dresses

• How the rocks feel in the stream

• What the Sun thinks about the wet earth

What problems are resolved in these chapters?

• Safe and finally in the North

• Shelter and food

• People searching for them

• Papa is home!

What's the first sound Emma heard when she woke up?

• Chirping of birds

• Dogs barking

• The footsteps of searchers

• Mama snoring