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ELA Grade 5-7
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Remember the Ladies - Women of American Revolution


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In the first resource, “Mumbet's Declaration of Independence,” students are introduced to the concept of basic freedom as it relates both to an individual woman and an entire country. The next resource, History.com’s brief film clip, draws in students with scenes of historical re-enactors fighting in the American Revolution. The next two articles, “Just Say No—The Daughters of Liberty” and “Remembering the Ladies,” expose students to a myriad of roles women played during the war. An extensive informational magazine on “Revolutionary Women” from Discover follows, providing profiles on a number of subtopics relating to women’s contributions. Many names are dropped at this point and students may wonder about more details of a particular woman’s story. The opportunity for this learning comes by selecting two biography profiles to read from “Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies.” A recommended film clip and comprehension activity lead to the most complex article in the set, a primary source document, Abigail Adams 1776 letter to John Adams dubbed, "Remember the Ladies.” The playful banter between husband and wife bring the Expert Pack full circle with the reminder that not all people in the colonies were considered “free and equal.” This provides a foreshadowing of future social revolutions in American history.

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