Warm-up Questions
How would you feel if only certain students are
allowed to vote in class, such as students who are
good at math?
* Introduce the concept of suffrage. Tell students that
there was a time women and men were not treated
equally, and only men could vote. Today they will read
about a woman who helped change these laws in the
United States.
Fill in the Blank
Susan B. Anthony live from 1820 to 1906, when many basic rights
were not extended to women. They could not own property, they
were excluded from most jobs, and they could not vote. Anthony
worked for more than 50 years as an activist for equal rights. She
did not live to see women win the right to vote, but her brave
determination paved the way for change.
* First, Point out that the text is
broken into small chunks with
marks called bullets. Each bullet
presents a different fact. Then
direct students to the list’s heading,
which tells the main idea, or what
the facts are all about.
Is the order of sentences on the
list important? Why or why not?
No, the order is not important.
The sentences are all details
related to the main idea.
* Point out that each point on the timeline presents one event.
Is the order of events on the timeline important?
Yes, the events are shown in the order in which they happened.
M ar tin Luther King, Jr .
Susan B. Anthony
Becam e a teacher at 15.
Star ted a newspaper and
for m ed a gr oup that
fought for wom en’s r ights
with her fr iend.
Voted in an election for
the pr esident of the U nited
States and was ar r ested.
Said in her last speech,
“Failur e is im possible!”
Becam e a pastor at 19.
Led the boycott in
M ontgom er y.
wor ked to change laws
fought for equality
W as awar ded the N obel
Peace Pr ize.
Said in a fam ous speech,
“I have a dr eam that m y
four little childr en will
one day live in a nation
wher e they will not be
judged by the color of
their skin.”