Unit 7 Selections:
Selection
page number form
summary
Eleanor Roosevelt
and
A First Lady Speaks Out
pp. 762-773
Biography
pp.777-778
letter,
autobiography
The Noble Experiment
and
Jackie Robinson Makes
Headlines
pp.810 – 819
Magazine
Article
Lucy Stone: Champion of
Women’s Rights
pp. 832 - 843
Drama
My Mother Enters the Work
Force/ Washington
Monument by Night
pp. 844 - 849
Poems
In his biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, William Jay Jacobs traces his
subject’s life from her unhappy childhood to her role as a fighter for the
rights of the less fortunate. Jacobs highlights the turning points in her
life, including her education at Allenswood Academy, her marriage to
Franklin D. Roosevelt, her growing independence when he was struck
with polio, and her work as First Lady that continued after his death.
This excerpt from Jackie Robinson’s autobiography tells of the turning
point in his career. After a long search, Dodgers president Branch Rickey
chooses Robinson to help him achieve his dream of integrating major
league baseball. Rickey warns Robinson that it will not be easy to be the
first African American on the team and tells him that he will need
courage and dignity to endure the insults he is likely to receive.
This historical drama tells how the young Lucy Stone rebelled against the
limits faced by girls in the early 1800s and longed for a college education.
Stone ultimately graduated from Oberlin College and became a
prominent orator and women’s rights activist.
“My Mother Enters the Work Force” and “Washington Monument by
night” are poems that commemorate perseverance. In “My Mother,” the
speaker tells how a woman paid her own way through business school by
working as a seamstress. In “Washington Monument,” the speaker
muses about the dedication of soldiers who fought during the American
Revolution.
pp. 822 - 827
Historical
Sports Articles
reading
level
Challenging
Easy
Average
Average
Average