Predicting & Inferring About Woman Suffrage
Overview
Link non-fiction literature with primary sources to build background knowledge of what it was like to be a suffragist and discover how women persistently fought for over 100 years until they were granted the right to vote. After, ask students to share a time when they showed persistence.
Related Resources
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Predicting & Inferring About Woman Suffrage resource set
primary sources, literature links, connection points, student work samples -
Predict and Infer Instructional Model
paper -
Today in History: Susan B. Anthony
background information & primary sources -
The Fight for Women’s Rights
elementary lesson plan -
Around America to Win the Vote
elementary lesson plan -
Primary Source Spotlight: Woman Suffrage
primary sources & more -
Primary Source Learning: Women’s Road to the Vote
teaching resources
Grade
Elementary
Subjects
Civics, English Language Arts
Length
60-90 minutes
Topics
civic action, inferring, literature links, non-fiction literature, predicting, suffrage, suffragists, voting, voting rights, woman suffrage
Author
Kimberly Heckart
