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Eleanor Roosevelt Homework
Directions: Read the excerpt below, and then answer the questions.
The "First Lady of the World"
from http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/education/resources/bio_er.html.
After President Roosevelt's death on April 12, 1945, Mrs. Roosevelt continued in her
public life. President Truman appointed her to the United Nations General Assembly. She
served as chair of the Human Rights Commission and worked tirelessly to draft the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was adopted by the General Assembly on
December 10, 1948.
In 1953, Mrs. Roosevelt dutifully resigned from the United States Delegation to the
United Nations, so that incoming Republican President Dwight Eisenhower could fill the
position with an appointee of his own choosing. She then volunteered her services to the
American Association for the U. N., and was an American representative to the World
Federation of the U. N. Associations. She later became the chair of the Associations'
Board of Directors. She was reappointed to the United States Delegation to the U. N. by
President Kennedy in 1961. Later he appointed her to the National Advisory Committee
of the Peace Corps and chair of the President's Commission on the Status of Women.
Mrs. Roosevelt became a recognized leader in promoting humanitarian efforts.
She was in great demand as a speaker and lecturer. Like her husband had done with
radio, she also made effective use of the emerging technology of television. She was a
prolific writer with many articles and books to her credit including a multi-volume
autobiography.
In her later years, Mrs. Roosevelt lived at Val-Kill in Hyde Park, New York. She also
maintained an apartment in New York City. She died on November 7, 1962, and is buried
alongside her husband in the Rose Garden of their estate at Hyde Park, now a national
historic site.
1. Eleanor Roosevelt fought for human rights. What evidence is there to prove this
generalization?
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2. She fought for the rights of women. What evidence is there to prove this
generalization?
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3. She was good at communicating with others for her causes. What evidence is there to
prove this generalization?
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4. The context clue “many articles and books to her credit including a multi-volume
autobiography” suggests that the word prolific means what?
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Appositives
Appositives are nouns that rename a noun that has come before it.
Example: His mom cooks his favorite dinner, Mickey Mouse pancakes, every
Tuesday night.
In this example pancakes is an appositive because it renames dinner. Basically, an
appositive is just another noun saying the same thing in a different way that follows
the noun it is renaming.
Commas are placed on either side of the appositive if the appositive is not necessary
to the meaning of the sentence.
Directions: In the following sentences, underline both the noun and the appositive.
Draw an arrow from the appositive back to the noun it renames.
1. Nelson Mandela, a symbol of hope, helped South Africa become a democracy.
2. Oprah Winfrey, an influential TV talk show host, interviewed Nelson Mandela.
3. Eleanor Roosevelt, who thought she was an ugly duckling, had a difficult childhood.
4. As a member of the United States Delegation to the U.N., the United Nations of
countries working toward peace, Eleanor Roosevelt met with world leaders.
Directions: Combine the two sentences below into one with an appositive in the middle.
1. Nelson Mandela felt he had done nothing wrong. He refused to stand trial.
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2. The African National Congress was created to fight apartheid. It was started by Nelson
Mandela and his fellow activists.
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3. Eleanor Roosevelt was a prolific writer. She wrote many articles and books.
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4. Eleanor Roosevelt remains an influential first lady. She set the stage for what women
can do in the White House.
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