Though the movement for Women's Suffrage stretched over several decades and across two centuries, the final few years were the most difficult hurdle in many ways. Use a document-based question writing exercise to make inferences about political cartoons and other primary sources, before writing a letter to President Wilson to convince him to promote women's voting rights.

Concepts

women's suffrage, document-based questions, voting rights, political cartoons

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use to prepare for an upcoming AP US History test
• Send one of the document-based questions home for learners to work on during a long weekend or break from school

Classroom Considerations

• The writing prompt is in the beginning and end of the document-based question activity; be sure that learners understand that they don't need to write the letter until they finish the rest of the lesson

Pros

• Encourages both informational text reading skills and persuasive writing skills
• A solid addition to your American History class
• Provides a grading rubric for straightforward assessment

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.8.1 RI.9-10.1 W.8.1.a W.9-10.1.a