In this module middle school students analyze several key 19th century women’s rights speeches: Sojourner Truth’s Ain’t I A Woman (1851) and Susan B. Anthony’s On Women’s Rights to Vote (1873). After multiple readings of these speeches, students will discuss the speeches' central ideas and arguments in a Paideia seminar. Students will then write an essay analyzing the arguments in the speeches and evaluating the relevance of the ideas in these 19th century women’s rights speeches to 21st century society.
The focus standards for this module are RI6.9, W6.2, and SL6.4
NOTE: This module is designed to teach and assess the Core Content College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards identified in the LDC standards as well as those for “Speaking and Listening” including a formal and rigorous dialogue about concepts and ideas. Common Core “Reading” and “Writing” standards are practiced and assessed around the Paideia Seminar discussion. If you are not trained in leading Paideia (Socratic) Seminars, you can still teach this module by replacing the Seminar in Cluster 3 with another discussion-based strategy.
For more information on Paideia Seminars: http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/paideia/
