Lesson

Pre-class work: 1. Print a blank "Vocabulary Building Block" and the "Character Traits" list. Clicking on the three dots in the options bar at the bottom of the document viewer window will allow you to download a .pdf, which you can then print. 2. Read the story Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women's Right to Vote 3.Complete the Vocabulary Building Block: Choose one word from the story that you did not know. Write it in section #1 at the top of your Vocabulary Building Block. Complete steps 2-8 as explained on the building block template. An example has been provided to help guide you through the exercise. 4. Complete the Character Trait worksheet: Re-read the story and circle the Character Traits you think describe Miss Alice Paul. Look up in a dictionary words you do not understand. Lesson: Watch video: "Five absurd reasons women were denied the vote" Analyze and discuss pro- and anti-suffrage primary source illustrations. Introduce and practice characterization reading comprehension strategy. Complete character trait worksheet for main character in independent reading book.