Reading Knowledge
May 11 - 15
Monday, May 11th1) Watch video of "Lesson 2: Susan B. Anthony: An Advocate for Women's Rights" read-aloud.
2) Discuss and answer questions to the right. 3) On Knowledge activity page 2.1 (p. 211) write "Susan B. Anthony" in the center circle. In the other circles surrounding it, write ideas, words, or phrases about Susan B. Anthony and her accomplishments. 4) Use page 2.2 (p. 213), to write about Susan B. Anthony and her accomplishments. Write "Susan B. Anthony" on the line under the pictures. |
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Questions:
1) What is the connection between Susan B. Anthony and women's right? (Susan B. Anthony fought for women's rights, including the right for women to vote when they didn't have that right.) 2) For what causes did Susan B. Anthony fight in her lifetime? (woman's right to vote and for freedom for all slaves) 3) From an early age, Susan B. Anthony believed that everyone should have equal rights. Why did she feel this way? (Her family was Quaker, and she was raised with the Quaker belief that everyone is equal.) 4) Did Susan find that everyone was treated equally when she went to school? (No) 5) How were people treated? (Boys and girls were treated differently at school: boys got more attention and received more instruction.) 6) Did Susan find that everyone was treated equally when she started teaching? (No) 7) How were people treated? (Like other female teachers, Susan did the same work as male teachers, but was paid less money.) Susan B. Anthony used words to fight for the causes she believed in. Do you think using words is a good way to fight for equality or for a cause? Why or why not? |
Tuesday, May 12th1) Watch video of "Lesson 3: Eleanor Roosevelt: A Voice for Human Rights" read-aloud.
2) Discuss and answer questions to the right. 3) On Knowledge activity page 3.1 (p. 215) write "Eleanor Roosevelt" in the center circle. In the other circles surrounding it, write ideas, words, or phrases about Eleanor Roosevelt and her accomplishments. 4) Use page 3.2 (p. 217), to write about Eleanor Roosevelt and her accomplishments. Write "Eleanor Roosevelt" on the line under the pictures. |
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Questions:
1) What is the connection between Eleanor Roosevelt and the fight for human rights? (Eleanor Roosevelt spent much of her life as First Lady seeing people who did not have jobs, enough food, or places to live, so she worked to try to help them. After she was no longer First Lady, President Harry S. Truman asked her to work at the United Nations, where she became the leader of the UN's Commission on Human Rights. She wrote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which says that all people should have the right to work, the right to rest, the right to an education, and the right to share in the life of their own community.) 2) How would you describe Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood? (Her family was wealthy; she was an unhappy child; she had to live with her strict grandmother.) 3) Who taught Eleanor the importance of helping others? (her parents) 4) How did Eleanor become her husband's "eyes and ears"? (Eleanor traveled around the country and told her husband about all the things she saw, as well as the things people told her.) 5) Because she was married to a president, what title did Eleanor Roosevelt have? (First Lady) 6) What was the Great Depression in the United States? (It was a difficult time period in American history when many people didn't have jobs or much money.) 7) What were some of the groups of people Eleanor tried to help? (women, children, African Americans, Native Americans, and the poor.) 8) One important cause that Eleanor Roosevelt fought for was human rights. What does it mean to fight for human rights? (to try to make sure that all people are treated equally and fairly, that they receive rights such as food, a place to live, an education, and a job, even if those rights are not promised by the government.) 9) What are some adjectives, or describing words, you would use to describe Eleanor Roosevelt? |
Wednesday, May 13th1) Watch video of "Lesson 4: Mary McLeod Bethune: A Dedicated Teacher" read-aloud.
2) Discuss and answer questions to the right. 3) On Knowledge activity page 4.1 (p. 219) write "Mary McLeod Bethune" in the center circle. In the other circles surrounding it, write ideas, words, or phrases about Mary McLeod Bethune and her accomplishments. 4) Use page 4.2 (p. 221), to write about Mary McLeod Bethune and her accomplishments. Write "Mary McLeod Bethune" on the line under the pictures. |
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Questions:
1) Why did Mary consider going to school to be a privilege? (Going to school was considered to be a privilege because very few African American children, especially girls, had the opportunity to do so.) 2) When Mary was thirteen years old, something special happened to her. What was it? (She received a scholarship that allowed her to go to school.) 3) How did Mary McLeod Bethune improve the lives of African American girls? (She started a school for African American girls at a time when they had limited opportunities for education.) 4) In addition to opening a school for girls in Florida, what other institutions did Mary open there? (Mary opened a hospital and a library in Florida.) 5) Why was it difficult for some African American men to vote? (They had to prove that they could read and write, and many had not had the opportunity to learn.) 6) What did Mary do to help overcome this problem? (Mary taught classes at night so that African American men could learn these skills.) |
Thursday, May 14th1) Watch video of "Lesson 5: Jackie Robinson: Champion of Equality" read-aloud.
2) Discuss and answer questions to the right. 3) Use Knowledge activity page 5.1 (p. 223) to recall what you learned about Mary McLeod Bethune. See example to the right for help. 3) On Knowledge activity page 5.2 (p. 225) write "Jackie Robinson" in the center circle. In the other circles surrounding it, write ideas, words, or phrases about Jackie Robinson and his accomplishments. 4) Use page 5.3 (p. 227), to write about Jackie Robinson and his accomplishments. Write "Jackie Robinson" on the line under the pictures. 4) Share page 5.4 (p. 229) with your parents. 5) Use page PP.1 (p. 231) to review what you have learned so far. 6) Try the riddles to the right. |
Riddles
1) I headed the United Nation's Commission on Human Rights. Who am I? (Eleanor Roosevelt) 2) I dreamed of starting a school for African American girls in Daytona Beach, Florida, and with hard work, my dream came true. Who am I? (Mary McLeod Bethune) 3) I was the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the United States. Who am I? (Jackie Robinson) 4) I traveled around the country giving speeches and working for women's rights. Who am I? (Susan B. Anthony) |
Questions:
1) In what ways was Jackie Robinson similar to Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Mary McLeod Bethune? (They all fought for civil rights and fairness in nonviolent ways.) 2) In what ways was the way Jackie Robinson fought for civil rights different from the ways used by Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Mary McLeod Bethune? (Rather than march, campaign, or protest, he played a professional sport and suffered through humiliation and hostility without letting it stop him from becoming a great baseball player.) 3) What humiliations did Jackie Robinson experience when he joined the Major Leagues? (Some players would not sit with him; he was called names; some players wanted to physically hurt him; he was still not allowed to stay in the hotels with his teammates.) 4) What kind of person was Branch Rickey looking for to break the race barrier in professional baseball? (Branch Rickey wanted someone with self-control and courage--someone who could not be easily intimidated, who would respond to unfair treatment with nonviolence.) 5) What did Branch Rickey want Jackie to become? (the first African American to play in the all-white Major League Baseball program) 6) What did Pee Wee Reese, Jackie's teammate, do to help support Jackie Robinson? (Pee Wee Reese spoke up for Jackie and against racial discrimination.) 7) Jackie Robinson's fight for fairness did not begin with playing professional baseball, but, instead, it began when he was in the army. What did Jackie do while he was in the army to challenge attitudes about race? (While in the army, Jackie refused to sit in the back of a military bus simply because he was African American.) 8) Why do you think Branch Rickey wanted a player who would react nonviolently to the hostility and humiliation he knew the player would face? |
Friday, May 15th1) Watch video of "Lesson 6: Rosa Parks: The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" read-aloud.
2) Discuss and answer questions to the right. 3) On Knowledge activity page 6.1 (p. 233) write "Rosa Parks" in the center circle. In the other circles surrounding it, write ideas, words, or phrases about Rosa Parks and her accomplishments. 4) Use page 6.2 (p. 235), to write about Rosa Parks and her accomplishments. Write "Rosa Parks" on the line under the pictures. 5) Try the riddles to the right. |
Who Am I?
1) I was the First Lady who served as my husband's "eyes and ears" because he had polio. (Eleanor Roosevelt) 2) I broke the color barrier in professional baseball, but I also tried to change attitudes when I was in the army and refused to sit at the back of the bus only because I was African American. (Jackie Robinson) 3) I fought to end slavery and to gain women the right to vote. (Susan B. Anthony) 4) I started a school for African American girls, and I taught African American men to read and write so they could vote. (Mary McLeod Bethune) |
Questions:
1) What is the connection between a bus and Rosa Park's fight for civil rights? (On a bus, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat simply because she was African American. She used this form of nonviolent protest to fight for civil rights.) 2) Why did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat? (Rosa knew that the segregation laws were unfair and chose to fight to end segregation.) 3) What are some examples of discrimination that Rosa Parks faced? (segregated schools that were open for fewer months of the year than white schools; segregation in public places such as schools and places of employment; segregation on buses; etc.) 4) What did many people do to support Rosa Parks? (People refused to ride the city buses. They organized a boycott that became known as the Montgomery Bus Boycott.) 5) How are Rosa's actions connected to the civil rights movement? (She protested against discrimination on the city buses and demanded equal rights.) 6) What is the civil rights movement? (The series of events that involved people fighting for equal rights for all people.) 7) Who organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott? (Martin Luther King Jr.) 8) How did Rosa Parks continue helping others after the Montgomery Bus Boycott? (Rosa supported Martin Luther King Jr.; she worked in a congressman's office; she founded an institute to help young people complete their education.) 9) How is the United States today different than the United States of Rosa Parks's early life? |