Emma Smith Devoe : Women's Suffrage in Washington State 1880's to the 19th Amendment

Title

Emma Smith Devoe : Women's Suffrage in Washington State 1880's to the 19th Amendment

Creator

Tracy Kawabata

Publisher

Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State

Date

2018

Grade Levels

[Grades 07-12]

Introduction

This is a seven day unit that explores how people create, interact, and change structures of power and authority over time by answering these essential questions/key ideas:
  • Why is the right to vote the most important right?
  • Who was Emma Smith Devoe?
  • Why did she work so hard to get women the right to vote?
  • Why were the Western States more open to women voting than the East?
  • What arguments did men and institutions use to keep women from voting?
Common Core and State Standards are listed below. Please see the unit plan for each day's lesson and classroom activities.

Standards

College, Career and Civic Life Standards

C1-Developing questions and planning inquiries
  • Picture File Cards 
  • Analyze Political Cartoon

C2-Applying disciplinary tools and concepts

  • Read and Analyze timeline 
  • How to read non-fiction text/Close Reading

C3-Evaluating sources and using evidence to develop claims/evaluate claims

  • Debate and Essay on the Right to Vote

C4-Communicating conclusions/critiquing conclusions

  •  Political Cartoon Analysis
  •  Color/Symbol/Image 
Emma Smith Devoe Lesson Plans.pdf
Picture File Cards.pdf
Emma Smith Devoe Lesson Plans.doc
Picture File Cards.doc