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| Comprehension: Tall Tale - Annie Oakley (upper elem/middle) |
Read an Annie Oakley tall tale (based on "Annie Got Her Gun!") and answer the multiple choice questions, then read a true story about Oakley with short answer comprehension questions. Sort fact from fiction in a review worksheet. Think and write about the values reflected in these tall tales. Finally: Write your own Annie Oakley tall tale. A great unit and a fun "women's history month" tie-in. |
| Biography: Helen Keller (elem/upper elem) |
An informative biography of Helen Keller, followed by math-based and reading-based comprehension questions and a short essay question. Helen Keller was born June 27th. |
| Biography: Laura Secord (upper elem/middle) |
Biography of the "Canadian Paul Revere". |
| Fiction: We the People (middle/high school) |
A girl in 1916 ponders the issues of suffrage. The focus of this lesson is embedded SAT-level vocabulary (all verbs). The story is followed by questions to check vocabulary-based comprehension, context practice, synonym matching, and a guide word exercise. |
| Comprehension: Suffrage (upper elem/middle) |
Four short reading comprehensions on Women's Suffrage and two of the most famous suffragists, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. |
| Sequencing: Women's Suffrage (upper elementary) |
Sequence the events between 1776 and 1920 (broken into five smaller subcategories) |
| Comprehension: Olympic Moments - Kelly Clark (elem/upper elem) |
Factual reading comprehenion about Kelly Clark's gold medal win in snowboarding. |
| Comprehension: Women in Egypt (upper elementary/middle) |
This reading comprehension presents the position of Egyptian women in past and contemporary society. |
| Comprehension: Women in the 1920s (upper/middle) |
This reading comprehension serves as a brief introduction to the role women played in the "Roaring Twenties" in the Unitd States. |
| Comprehension: Women in the American Revolution (upper elem/middle) |
Deborah Samson, Captain Molly, Sybil Ludington, and Molly Pitcher. |
| Comprehension: Women in the Civil War (upper elem/middle) |
A reading comprehension about women who played important roles in the Civil War. |
| Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt (elem/upper elem) |
This biography of Eleanor Roosevelt comes with multiple choice reading comprehension questions and four great writing prompts, including suggestions for research and map skills work. |
| Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt (upper elem/ middle) |
A biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, with research suggestions, a timeline activity, and creative writing prompts. |
| Biography: Grandma Moses (upper elementary/ middle) |
A biography of the famous painter. |
| Biography: Amelia Earhart (upper elementary) |
A reading comprehension about this famous aviator. |
| Biography: Martha Washington (elementary) |
Five short reading comprehensions about the first "First Lady". |
| Biography: Madame C. J. Walker (elementary/ upper elementary) |
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| Biography: Oprah Winfrey (upper elem) |
A brief biography of the American celebrity. |
| Biography: Harriet Beecher Stowe (elem) |
A biography of the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. |
| Biography: Sojourner Truth (upper elem/middle) |
A reading comprehension about the suffragist and abolitionist. |
| Biography: Harriet Tubman (upper elem/middle) |
A reading comprehension to introduce America's famous Underground Railroad conductor. |
| Biography: Vonetta Flowers (upper elementary/ middle) |
This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. An interesting brief biography and great testing practice! |
| Biography: Condoleezza Rice (middle school) |
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| Biography: Juliette Gordon Low (upper elementary) |
A fact-filled reading comprehension profiling the famous Girl Scouts' founder. |
| Biography: Marian Anderson (upper elem) |
Possibly the best contralto of all time is profiled in this reading comprehension. |
| Biography: Harriet Beecher Stowe (upper elem/middle) |
A factual reading comprehension about the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" |
| Biography: Gertrude Belle Elion |
Biography of scientist Gertrude Belle Elion, a chemist who developed a number of lifesaving drugs. |
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