Miss+Paul+and+the+President+Reinforcing+Activity

//Alternate standards/uses:// __**Grade:**__ 3 __**Theme:**__ People Working Together __**Topic:**__ Heritage __**Content Statement:**__ 3. Local Communities Change Over Time; 4. Biographies can show how people's actions have shaped the world in which we live.


 * Reinforcing Activity**

__Materials:__ ● Miss Paul and the President by Dean Robbins ● Draw and Write Paper ● Envelopes ● Crayons/Markers ● Pencils

__Before Reading:__ ● Give students background of the women’s suffrage movement. Give biographical information on Alice Paul. ○Use variety of sources for different types of learners: ■ Photos ■ Newspaper clippings ● Alice Paul ● Suffrage Movement ■ Youtube Clips

● Make sure students understand why she/the movement is important: ○ Discuss Alice Paul’s legacy ○ Struggles of the suffrage movement ○ The courage to speak out against those in power ○ Freedom of Speech

__During Reading__

● Read book to whole class. ● Tell students to pay attention to the different struggles the women and protesters faced ● Point out different ways the book shows how people made sure their voices were heard

After Reading ● Students share reactions to book in small groups/partners ● Whole class discussion/reactions; answer questions/resolve misconceptions

Activity ● Reinforce to students that as citizens, it is our civic duty for our voices to be heard and for us to speak out about issues that are important to us ● Ask students about issues that they think are important/feel strongly about ○ Make list of issues on the board or a space where all students can see ● Discuss how Alice and the suffragettes wrote letters to the White House/Congress to advocate for the women’s right to vote ● Discuss other ways of getting your voice heard (songs, protesting, volunteering, voting) ● Have students write letters to the White House about their own important issues on draw/write paper and what they would like to be changed ○ Students should draw a picture to accompany their letter ○ Can also hit on language arts standard:

■ CCSS.ELALITERACY.W.2.1

Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and , also ) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.

○ Students should brainstorm ideas for the solution of their issue and think of key points to address in their letter

● Have each student read their letter aloud to entire class ● Teacher collects letters to send to the White House/Congress

“Alice Paul”, “Woodrow Wilson”, “suffragettes”, “Constitution”, “Amendment”, “National Woman’s Party”, “19th Amendment”, “law”
 * Tags:** “suffrage”, “White House”, “1900s”, “voting”, “protest”, “women’s rights”, “president”,