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Suffrage
7th Grade Social Studies
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June 4, 2015

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Lesson Plan
Grade: 7th
Topic: Suffrage
Time: 47 minutes
Standards: History of the US & NYS: 7.7 Reform Movements: Social,
political, & economic inequalities sparked various reform movements &
resistances efforts. Influenced by the Second Great Awakening, New York
played a key role in major reform efforts.
Standards: 1,5; Themes: SOC, CIV, GOV
7.7c Women joined the movements for abolition and temperance and
organized to advocate for women's property rights, fair wages, education,
and political equality.
including
B. Anthony.

- Students will examine efforts of women to acquire more rights,

Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan

- Students will explain the significance of the Seneca Falls

Convention and the
Declaration of Sentiments.
Big Question:
What is suffrage?
Objective:
A review: students will participate in guided and corporative learning to
define and reinforce the vocabulary word suffrage. Students will complete
this task by participating in a serous of mini activities.
Lesson:
Setting the Stage - the suffrage will be written on the board, so that
students know that will be our focus and goal for the day.
Anticipatory Set: (3 Minutes) - each student will receive an index card.
On one side of the index card each student will write their definition of the
word suffrage. If students are unclear or do not quite remember they may
Think Pair Share to help them define suffrage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYQhRCs9IHM
Lesson: (30 - 35 minutes) - Part 1 - Music Video. Followed by a brief
class discussion.

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Possible Discussion Questions

1. List 3 things that are present in the music video that represent Suffrage?
Some examples of student responses...
- Gold, white & purple sashes
- National Women's Party
- Chorus chanting "vote vote vote..."
- Mention of the 15th amendment (all men are created
equal and have
the right to vote)
- Mention of the Constitution
- Protest signs in front of the White House
- "I want to vote"
- New legislation
- Marching
- "Remember the Ladies"
- Members of Congress voting Aye vs. Nay
- "Hurrah & vote for Suffrage - your Mother"
2. In about the middle of the music video there is this scene with four (4)
men in derby hats and a conductor. In the middle of the men this "house
wife" is singing "I am queen of my home, raise my babies that's it" and the
men are singing "no need to vote".
- How does this scene represent women's suffrage? Do you think women
were influenced by men? And how so? Do you think the expression on her
face means something different then what she is singing? Why?
3. At the end of the video, the director chooses to include three (3) very
interesting scenes 1) Congress, whom was all men at the time are voting on
women's suffrage 2) After women get the right to vote they go back to
running the house hold and all the tasks that they did before 3) When the (3)
women exit the voting booth they are dressed differently then how they were
originally in the beginning of the video.
- After taking into account these three (3) scenes. Why do you think they are
important to the message of Suffrage?

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Part 1: Group Activity

Divide the class into groups of 5. Each group will get a different news
paper clipping about Suffrage. Each group will read their newspaper clipping
and summarize what it is about to the class.
Part 2: Bummer Sticker
Each student will pretend they are alive in the early 1900's and living
in Washington D.C. There task is to create a bumper sticker to pass out at
rallies and /or parades. They may choose to support suffrage or be antisuffrage.
Conclusion: (5 minutes) - Ticket out the Door. Remember the index
cards! On the back of their original definition of suffrage, students will
rewrite a new definition of suffrage based on what they learned in class, one
thing they found interesting, and any further questions they might have on
suffrage.
Materials:
Computer with internet / YouTube access
Projector / SmartBoard
Copies of newspaper clippings
10" by 4" size of paper
Colored Pencils
Index Cards

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Name _____________________________________________________ Date

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Suffrage: A Review
Bad Romance: Music Video Women's Suffrage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYQhRCs9IHM
Directions: While watching the music video do your best to pay close
attention and listen to the lynches as well as what is going on in the music
video. Then answer the following questions.
1. List 3 things that are present in the music video that represent Suffrage?
1.
______________________________________________________________________
2.
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3.
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2. In about the middle of the music video there is this scene with four (4)
men in derby hats and a conductor. In the middle of the men this "house
wife" is singing "I am queen of my home, raise my babies that's it" and the
men are singing "no need to vote".
- How does this scene represent women's suffrage?
___________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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Do you think women were influenced by men? And how so?
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______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Do you think the expression on her face means something different then
what she is singing? Why?
_________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
3. At the end of the video, the director chooses to include three (3) very
interesting scenes:
1) Congress, whom was all men at the time are voting on women's suffrage

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2) After women get the right to vote they go back to running the household
and all the tasks that they did before
3) When the (3) women exit the voting booth they are dressed differently
then how they were originally in the beginning of the video.
- After taking into account these three (3) scenes. Why do you think they are
important to the message of Suffrage?
___________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

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