Gender Discrimination by Joshua Dean https://padlet.com/j722dean/96sg5lz7fwwc Overcoming Obstacles- Big Idea Text Set en-us 2016-07-31 21:00:23 UTC 2024-10-03 19:09:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Elizabeth Leads the Way j722dean https://padlet.com/j722dean/96sg5lz7fwwc/wish/117315600 By Tanya Lee Stone
Engagements
Discussion
1. Is it alright for people to be different from how others expect them to be?
2. What did Elizabeth do that was different?
3. How did Elizabeth help others overcome obstacles?
Writing Activity
Students will write a short piece about Elizabeth Cady Stanton and what she accomplished in her life. ]]> 2016-08-01 19:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/j722dean/96sg5lz7fwwc/wish/117315600 Susan B. Anthony Fighter for Women's Rights j722dean https://padlet.com/j722dean/96sg5lz7fwwc/wish/117315940 By Deborah Hopkinson
Engagements
Discussion
1. How would you feel if someone told you that you can't do certain things because you are a boy or a girl?
2. Was Susan B. Anthony brave for being willing to be arrested for what she believed in?
3. How did Susan B. Anthony help women overcome obstacles?
Video
Watch the BrainPop Jr. video about Susan B. Anthony and discuss.
https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstudies/biographies/susanbanthony/preview.weml
Additional Reading
1. Read Susan B. Anthony by Alexandra Wallner.
2. Read Heart on Fire: Susan B. Anthony Votes for President By Ann Malaspina.
Classroom Election
Hold a mock classroom election. 


]]> 2016-08-01 19:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/j722dean/96sg5lz7fwwc/wish/117315940 I Could Do That!: Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote j722dean https://padlet.com/j722dean/96sg5lz7fwwc/wish/117317215 By Linda Arms White
Engagements
Discussion
1. What were some of Esther's accomplishments?
2. How did Esther overcome obstacles in her life?
3. Have you ever faced obstacles in your life that you had to overcome? How did you feel when that happened?
Cultural X-Ray
Complete a cultural x-ray for Esther Morris.

]]> 2016-08-01 20:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/j722dean/96sg5lz7fwwc/wish/117317215 The Ballot Box j722dean https://padlet.com/j722dean/96sg5lz7fwwc/wish/117317406 Emily Arnold McCully
Engagements
Discussion
1. Would you do something you knew was right even if other people made fun of you?
2.How do you think Cordelia felt when her father said he wished she was a boy?
3.How did Cordelia and Mrs. Stanton work to overcome obstacles?
Additional Reading
1. Elizabeth Started All the Trouble by Doreen Rappaport.]]> 2016-08-01 20:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/j722dean/96sg5lz7fwwc/wish/117317406 If You Lived When Women Won Their Rights j722dean https://padlet.com/j722dean/96sg5lz7fwwc/wish/117317566 Anne Kamma
Engagements
Discussion
1. How did women overcome discrimination and win the right to vote?
Video
Watch the video on women's suffrage and discuss.
https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/womenssuffrage/]]> 2016-08-01 20:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/j722dean/96sg5lz7fwwc/wish/117317566