Your students will love learning about one of the most influential women in American history. Elizabeth Cady Stanton dedicated her to fighting for equal rights for everyone. She was also one of the key leaders of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. Thankfully, in 1920, the 19th Amendment was passed giving women the right to vote.
This biography unit has it all! There are a variety of activities for you to teach about Elizabeth Cady Stanton's life story. This could be a week-long unit or as short as a day or two, depending on time allotted and the needs of your students. There are several ways to use this unit to differentiate for students.
Activities included:
✔Meet Elizabeth Cady Stanton
✔Life Story with Scenes & Questions
✔Fact or Fiction Activity
✔Character Mini-Booklet w/Timeline Sorting Activity---fits inside their notebooks!
✔Biography Organizers
✔Famous Quote
✔Character Traits Activity
✔Quiz
✔Writing Prompts
✔Answer Keys
✔Vocabulary Posters for important character traits:
✔Brave, Dedicated, Determined
Reading:
Have students read the passages where they will meet Elizabeth Cady Stanton and learn all about her life. The articles are written with questions and scenes for students to connect and color. There’s also custom-created biography organizers to use for review or for further research.
Suggestions and Ideas for four different centers:
✔Have students read the Meet Elizabeth Cady Stanton passage OR Life Story passages with scenes and questions. Then answer the questions on the biography organizers.
✔Have students complete the character mini-booklet with timeline dates. These fit nicely inside their notebooks.
✔Have students complete the quote activity & writing prompt(s).
✔Have students complete the character traits activity using the vocabulary posters as a guide and give examples of how she was brave, dedicated, and determined.
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