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This Women’s Rights: What Does It Mean to Be Equal? unit plan also includes:
- Women’s Rights (.html)
- Women’s Rights (.docx)
- Women in the US Government (.png)
- Excerpt from Commentaries on the Laws of England by Sir William Blackstone, 1765
- Excerpt from Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
- "The Original Equality of Woman" by Sarah Grimké, 1837 (.pdf)
- The Lowell Mill Girls Go on Strike, 1836 by Harriet Hanson Robinson
- Newspaper Announcement, Seneca County Courier, July 14, 1848
- "Declaration of Human Rights " from Report of the Woman's Rights Convention, held at Seneca Falls, New York, 1848
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A guided-inquiry lesson asks seventh graders to research the compelling question, "What does it mean to be equal?" Guided by three supporting questions, researchers complete three formative performance tasks and gather evidence from their readings to formulate and support an argument about the issues 19th-century women faced and those today continue to face.
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Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Enlarge and project the "Women in the U.S. Government" infographic
- Use the resource during March's Women's History Month
Classroom Considerations
- Presumes learners are familiar with Guided Inquiry
- An introduction to a guided inquiry is provided for those new to this teaching strategy
Pros
- The 16-page packet is richly detailed and includes the text of the featured sources
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- None