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Summary and Objective
Students will understand that women played an important role in history. They will learn how two women in unrelated roles both had a significant impact on the society in which they lived as well as on future generations. Students will describe and compare the different ways that Sojourner Truth and Eleanor Roosevelt achieved great historical distinction.
Teaching Plan
Step 1.
Students will listen to the story A Picture Book of Sojourner Truth by David Adler. They will discuss the following questions: What events in Isabella's early lifeprepared her for her life as Sojourner Truth? What were some of her goals as she traveled across the country? How did she accomplish these goals? Responses that are shared by the class will be recorded on a chart.
Step 2.
Display the Narrative of Sojourner Truth document from the American Centuries website. Explain that this is a narrative of Sojourner's life dictated by her. Give the students the following writing prompt: Pretend that you are Sojourner Truth. Tell about three important events in your life that you would include in your memoirs.
Step 3.
Students will read with a partner A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt by David Adler. They will then be divided into four small groups. One group will discuss her childhood, one group will discuss her adolescence, another group will discuss her early adulthood, and the final group will discuss her late adulthood. Groups will share information with the class, and it will be recorded on a timeline by the teacher and students.
Step 4.
Distribute copies of the document Mrs. Roosevelt Rides Coal Car Into Mine Depths from the American Centuries website. Lead a discussion by asking: What type of person would work in a coal mine? What can you tell about Eleanor Roosevelt from this photograph? Why would Mrs. Roosevelt want to go
into a coal mine?
Step 5.
Students will be given a Venn Diagram containing two overlapping circles. With a partner, they will compare and contrast similarities and differences in the lives of Sojourner Truth and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Step 6.
Post-activity: Students will perform a reader's theater presentation of Sojourner Truth and/or Eleanor Roosevelt using information from the stories, charts, and timelines.
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