Women's Suffrage: A Question of Liberty

This teaching resource provides teachers with the tools to help students analyze a speech by Carrie Chapman Catt, an advocate for women’s suffrage. Catt utilizes the rhetorical devices of anaphora and rhetorical questions in her speech to establish and achieve her purpose. Students will evaluate the effectiveness of these rhetorical devices as they relate to Catt’s purpose.
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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Computer for Presenter, Interactive Whiteboard, LCD Projector, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Keywords: argumentative, ELA , author's purpose, Carrie Chapman Catt, rhetorical devices, 20th century, 19th Amendment, English Language Arts, civics, integrated civics, purpose, teaching ideas, speaker's purpose, rhetoric, historic American speeches, literary nonfiction, civic participation, anaphora, informational texts, woman's suffrage, rhetorical questions, historical speeches, textual evidence
Instructional Component Type(s): Teaching Idea,  Worksheet,  Assessment,  Text Resource,  Formative Assessment
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction
Resource Collection: Integrated Civics with ELA Original teacher resources - Grades 6-12

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