Politics and People: U.S. Government

Lesson 15
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ELA

Alternate Unit 4

4th Grade

Lesson 15 of 29

Objective


Explain how an author uses reasons to show that a "once-promising strategy had reached a dead end."

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Roses and Radicals: The Epic Story of How American Women Won the Right to Vote by Susan Zimet  pp. 73 – 80

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

On page 79 the author states that "A once-promising strategy had reached a dead end." 

What reasons does the author give to support this statement?

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Key Questions


  • Based on the wording of the Fourteenth Amendment, why did Stanton and Anthony feel that women should have the privilege to vote?

  • Summarize what happens after Anthony was arrested.

  • Anthony wants a chance to argue her "interpretation of the Constitution" (p. 74). What is an interpretation? Why might she have had a different interpretation than others?

  • Did Anthony get a fair trial? Defend why or why not.

Vocabulary


interpretation

n.

(p. 74)

the act of explaining something so it can be understood

mockery

n.

(p. 78)

the act of making fun of something

sympathetic

adj.

(p. 78)

feeling or showing concern about someone who is in a bad situation

publicity

n.

(p. 78)

attention given to something that makes a lot of people aware of it

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.4.3 — Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
  • RI.4.8 — Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.

Supporting Standards

L.4.4
RF.4.3
RF.4.4
RI.4.1
RI.4.4
RI.4.10
SL.4.1
W.4.10

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