Women’s Suffrage Movement

Dr. Weeks Elementary Grade 5

Introduction:

Today women in the United States enjoy the same freedoms and rights of citizenship that men do. Women have the right to vote, suffrage, and therefore have a voice in their government. Women also have the right to an education, to own property, a right to their children after divorce- the right to life, liberty and happiness as guaranteed by the United States Constitution. These rights were not always guaranteed to women. Women needed to work for almost a hundred years to gain the right to vote or suffrage, and the liberties that went with it. The 19^th Amendment of the Constitution gave women the right to vote. What events took place over this time period that led to the ratification of the 19^th Amendment?

Task:

You will use the AHPPA to explore the social problem of women’s lack of suffrage.

You will also work independently to write a five paragraph essay identifying the ways that women and other citizens worked to gain the right to vote for all women.

Process:

AHPPA: Introduction

AHPPA Step 1: Identify the Problem

AHPPA Step 2: Gather the Evidence

AHPPA Step 3: Determine the Causes

AHPPA Step 4: Evaluate the Policy

Five Paragraph Essay Step 5:

Resources:

Graphic Organizer for Five Paragraph Essay

Causes of Women’s Rights Movement

Declaration of Sentiments

Victoria Claflin Woodhull

Susan B. Anthony

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Alice Paul

Timeline of the Women’s Rights Movement

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Susan B. Anthony

Evaluation:


Teacher Name: Mrs. DePietro


Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Graphic Organizer	Graphic organizer or outline has been completed and shows clear, logical relationships between all topics and subtopics.	Graphic organizer or outline has been completed and shows clear, logical relationships between most topics and subtopics.	Graphic organizer or outline has been started and includes some topics and subtopics.	Graphic organizer or outline has not been attempted.
Paragraph Construction	All paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence.	Most paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence.	Paragraphs included related information but were typically not constructed well.	Paragraphing structure was not clear and sentences were not typically related within the paragraphs.
Quality of Information	Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.	Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.	Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given.	Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.
Mechanics	No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors	A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.	Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

Conclusion:

Congratulations! Through this web quest you have investigated the lack of Women’s Rights and how women and other citizens worked to gain suffrage for women in the United States from the early 1800’s through the early 1900’s when the 19^th Amendment was passed on 6-4-1919, then ratified on 8-18-1920. The 19^th Amendment states citizens of the United States cannot be denied on account of sex.

ELA STANDARDS:

Standard 1-Students will read, write, listen and speak for information and understanding.

Standard 3-Students will read, write, listen and speak for analysis and evaluation.

SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS:

Standard 1-Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States and New York.

Standard 5- Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the necessity for establishing governments, the governmental system of the U.S. and other nations; the U.S. Constitution; the basic civic values of American constitutional democracy; and the roles, rights and responsibilities of citizenship, including avenues of participation.