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Teach This Poem: "Alice Paul" by Katharine Rolston Fisher

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Powerful women need not look like Wonder Woman. After writing a paragraph about a strong woman they know, young scholars examine images of Alice Paul and then do a close reading of Katharine Rolston Fisher's poem "Alice Paul." Finally, the class draws connections between their paragraphs and the poem about Alice Paul.

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Concepts

women's history, women's history month, poetry analysis, poetry, close reading, suffrage, the suffrage movement, women's suffrage, the nineteenth amendment, voting rights, voting, primary source images, primary source analysis

Instructional Ideas

After individuals share their "A Powerful Woman" paragraphs, have the class generate a list of characteristics that they feel represent strong women and post this list in the classroom

Classroom Considerations

Requires copies of Fisher's poem "Alice Paul," one per participant

Pros

Provides before, during, and after reading the poem activities
Includes context information for instructors
Also includes extensions for grades 7 and 8 and another set for grades 9 through 12

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None

Common Core

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