Irony to Ignite Graphic Organizer

“Peculiar
Responsibilities
of American
Women” from Some Reasons

Catherine Why We Oppose

Beecher in A Votes for

Treatise on Women

Domestic from National The Anti- “The Revolt of

Economy, 1852 Association Why We Oppose Suffragist by Mother”

Opposed to Votes for Men by William Lloyd by Mary
Woman Suffrage Alice Duer Miller Garrison Freeman
SAMPLE

Tone or
Resolved solemn Sarcastic solemn wistful
Shifts in Tone

Irony: The irony in this

The writer did The statement Examples: "She Verbal Example:
passage was not
not intend to use "because man will represent me The speaker is
● Verbal intended by the
● Situatio author because irony, but they seeks solace in in the actually
nal were against the military" is government, on comfortable
she is anti-
women having confusing. In top of Beacon living in the
suffrage.
the right to vote. some cultures, Hill." house, even
Even if our men were not though they
Verbal
brothers and expected to have Explanation: This complain about
Example: Women is ironic because it. The roof has
fathers respect sexual desires.
are raised to an women who
us, and we Men are only leaked once.
equality with the fought for
choose our sometimes The father has
other sex.
partners and thought to be too suffrage would kept it shingled
raise our kids as emotional to vote not be happy. An right.
Situational
we want, the because they accomplished
Example: are Explanation:
reality is that aren't responsible suffragist would
made
those same for their families represent them in Sarah complains
subordinate in
partners and kids like women are. the government about the house,
station [inferior but actually finds
may hold beliefs This can be seen after all of their
in status] only it comfortable to
that are not good in their behavior hard work.
where a regard live in. She uses
for women. at events like
[concern] to their Example: "They irony to point this
baseball games
best interests The argument for and political act as if they've out.
demands it women's right to rallies. Their won the biggest
vote cannot natural tendency prize in life when Situational
Explanation: solely be based the thing they Example: Sarah
towards
Women are MADE on fairness or hated, women's tells someone not
aggression
subordinate what is right; right to vote, to judge her
makes them
based on a instead, it is a finally arrives." father because
unsuitable for
decision by a matter of what is leadership he doesn't see

male. practical and Explanation: This things the way

positions. In 1915,
beneficial. It is is ironic because they do.
Alice Duer Miller
ironic that the the anti-
argued against
Explanation:
writer claims that anti-suffragists' suffragists who
Sarah is being
voting rights are claim that women fought against
women's right to ironic when she
not about were too
vote are now tells someone not
fairness or emotional to
celebrating its to judge her
justice, when it is vote.
triumph so they father for not
clear that women
will remain in the building a new
must have equal
public's eye. house, because
rights and
she herself is
representation in
judging him.
government.
Notable Stylistic
Paradox—They The sentence To make your Rhyming- The author's use
Devices
are made structure is text easier to Remonstra was a of language
subordinate in repetitive: "We read, I will use a lady who followed brought the
station [inferior are happy that list with the same the rules and was characters to life.
in status] only they represent us sentence well-liked by "Mother, go inside
where a regard in the cornfield, structure. Each important people. and mind your
[concern] to their on the battlefield, item on the list She liked own business,"
best interests and at the ballot- will start with expensive things the old man said
demands it, while, box, and we "because." I won't and didn't like gruffly, speaking
as if in represent them in change the people who quickly and
compensation for the schoolroom, meaning of your wanted to change almost growling.
this, by custom at the fireside, text or remove things, especially However, the
and courtesy they and at the any markdown women who woman
are always cradle.” formatting, like wanted to make understood what
treated as headers, bullets, things better for he meant; it was
superiors. or checkboxes. other women. the language they
both grew up
with. "I won't go
inside until you
tell me what
those men are
doing in the field
over there," she
replied.

Diction:
Formal— Colloquial: Real Formal: Casting Adoniram
Universally in this Formal/Academic men always fight a ballot requires smelled
● Formal
● Academ country, through : We object to the to settle any careful something
ic every class of proposed issue. consideration, cooking and
● Colloqui
society, amendment to which can be an asked his wife
al
precedence is establish unpleasant about it. He
 given to woman "women's process full of walked towards
in all the suffrage" in our many risks. the open door of
comforts. state. We believe the harness-
that political room, looked
equality will take inside, and then
away special turned to his wife
privileges that with a pale and
have been frightened face.
granted to us by "What does this
law. mean?" he
gasped.

Purpose
To convince the The first The second The third The fourth
reader that sentence sentence sentence sentence
Include a
women do not suggests that criticizes a explains that recognizes the
paraphrase of the
need equality men always act document those who evolving nature
author’s claim
because they in the best entitled "Some opposed women's of gender roles
regarding
actually have interest of Reasons Why We suffrage simply and
women’s
more freedoms, women and know Oppose Votes for sought attention, acknowledges
suffrage.
benefits, and what is right for Women" and and that they that women are
respect than men them, which is advocates for would change capable of
because men used as an women to have their stance once making informed
consider them argument against the same rights the suffrage decisions
above women's right to as men. movement had regarding
themselves. vote. succeeded in matters that
order to maintain affect their lives.
their visibility.
Effectiveness The writer does The author The author is The writer made The author
not persuade me. doesn't persuade convincing a good argument argues that
Her argument me because I because she uses and showed what women are
that women are don't think that satire and humor a group of people capable of
raised to equality men always act to effectively did by creating a making their own
by letting men in women's best communicate character. decisions and
control their interests. It that men and taking control of
rights presents seems women are equal. their lives by
an ironic contradictory showing how
ambiguity to the that they don't even small tasks
fact that women believe that can have a
do not have equal suffrage is about significant
rights when it fairness, when it impact on them.
comes to voting. obviously is.

Your Response
It was sad to find I enjoyed reading At first, I was The writer's
mad at what the ability to use
out that people this document
How do you character did, subtlety in this
against suffrage because it used and I thought the work was
respond to the author was impressive. Even
did not view humor to show
message of each against women's though the plot
suffrage as a how arguments right to vote. But seems to revolve
source? Why do
battle against against women's then the author around a woman
you respond in changed the relocating, the
unfairness. It is right to vote were
this way? story and we saw true meaning
unfair to say that actually that the conveyed is that
all people are weaknesses of character just women are
wanted to have capable of
equal, but then men. control and the standing up for
only allow men to author made fun themselves.
of that. This
vote. The made me happy
suffragists were because it
 not seeking showed that
attention, but good things
happen in the
were working end.
towards equality.

Your Assertion: What assertion or claim can you make and support in light of these sources?

The sources in this text show how people argued for or against women's right to vote. They show that men
sometimes ignore women's ideas. That's why women need to speak up for themselves. But all the sources agree
that women needed to fight for the right to vote to be seen as equal. Even though the sources used different styles
and tones, they all agreed that women's right to vote was an important step for gender equality and representation
in government. In conclusion, women's right to vote was necessary for women's opinions to matter in government
and in daily life.