Day 1 “The Rights of Women” by Olympe De Gouges

1. Day 1“The Rights of Women”by Olympe De Gouges

2. Plan-make inferences about text and use text evidence to support understanding (RCD 8) Do- Reading and analyzing “The Rights of Women” by Olympe de Gouges in cooperative groups Study- Mini-lesson on key vocabulary, form & content, tone & audience, aphorism and language & authority Act-cooperative group literary analysis of “The Rights of Women”

3. Task #1 Form and ContentCooperative Groups Olympe de Gouges directly uses the form and ideas of the “Declaration of Rights of Man” written in 1789 to publish in pamphlet format her arguments for the rights of women. Describe what sort of document is “The Rights of Women”? Why do you think de Gouges wrote this document and what was her intention? Why do you think the she wrote it using articles to separate each point? Why do you think she modeled her document directly after the “Declaration of Rights of Man” instead of coming up with articles of her own? Was she paying respect to the document or was she being strategic in her form? Why?

4. Task #2 Tone and Audience Who does De Gouges address as her audience in this piece? What is her attitude toward men? (friendly, anger, upset,) In line 118 of the Postscript starting with “Oh, women, women? When will you cease to be blind? What advantage have you received from the Revolution?” What is her attitude toward women in these lines?

5. Task #3 Aphorismageneral truth, or astute(smart or perceptive ) observation Find at least three aphorisms “The Rights of Women” and write them down. Below each quote, explain why you think it is a general truth or an astute observation. Think about who you know that has fought for equal rights. It can be a man or a women. How did that try to get those rights? How does the de Gouges compare to to them her methods to gain rights?

6. Authority-when a writer writes with authority, readers will trust the information, and continue to return to that writer as a valid source of information. Task #4 Focal Point: Language & Authority How does de Gouges’ use of language compare to the opening of the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”? Is her way of speaking in line with time period of the 18th century?

7. Debrief • Each person in the group will have 60 seconds to explain their task and what they learned while figuring out the answers!

8. Day 2…”The Rights of Women”small groups

9. Plan- Summarize the main ideas, supporting details and relationships among ideas in a text in a way that maintains meaning.(8.10A) • Do- Reading and analyzing ““The Rights of Women” by Olympe de Gouges in small groups • Study- Mini-lesson on Soapstone, supporting details and rhetorical devices • Act-small group literary analysis of “The Rights of Women”

10. Job #1 & 2 Getting the info(works with Job#2]Using SOAPSTone Who is Speaker? What is Occasion? Who is the Audience? What is the Purpose? What is the Subject? What is the Tone? When was it written? Take your answers and write a Statement 20 words or less that Summarizes the who, what, when and of this document

11. Job # 1& 2 Supporting Details(works with Job#1] What are four statements that support the purpose and the main idea. You must consult with the Job #1 to see that you do NOT overlap, but rather support their statement.

12. Job #3 Persuasive Techniques(works with Job#4] What is the claim being stated in “The Rights of Women”? Write down 3 supports for the claim. Supports are reasons or evidence that backs up the claim. 3. Write down 5 loaded terms (words that have strongly negative or positive connotations.

13. Job #4 Persuasive Techniques(works with Job#3] Find a example of a Bandwagon Appeal? Write it down using page # and line# . Bandwagon Appeal taps into peoples’ desire to belong. Find a example of a Ethnical Appeal? Write it down using page # and line#. Ethnical Appeal tries to gain support my using morals. Find a example of a Appeal to Fear? Write it down using page # and line#. Find a example of a Appeal to Pity? Write it down using page # and line#.

14. Debrief Each pair in the group will explain their task and what they learned while figuring out the answers!

15. Day3… “The Rights of Women”silent discussion groups

16. Discussion Questions This is a Pamphlet. How formal does it seem to you? Would you expect it was written to be read by just anyone (even you)? ** after you write your answer, pass your paper to the person on your right…they will write a comment below your answer… “I agree with you and I also think…” or “I disagree with you and I think…”

17. Discussion Questions 2. This document opens with a rhetorical question: “Man, are capable of being just?” What is the effect? Why does the speaker begin this way? ** after you write your answer, pass your paper to the person on your right…they will write a comment below your answer… “I agree with you and I also think…” or “I disagree with you and I think…”

18. Discussion Questions 3. De Gouges wrote in Article 10 that Because women have the right to mount the scaffold (for execution) “ she must equally have the right to mount the rostrum” A rostrum is a platform for public speaking. What do you think she means here? ** after you write your answer, pass your paper to the person on your right…they will write a comment below your answer… “I agree with you and I also think…” or “I disagree with you and I think…”

19. Discussion Questions 4. In the Postscript, de Gouges says “discover your rights,” wha does she suggest about rights? Do they exist because they are written in a document? Or are they, does she imply naturally existing? ** after you write your answer, pass your paper to the person on your right…they will write a comment below your answer… “I agree with you and I also think…” or “I disagree with you and I think…”

20. Day 1… “Ain’t I a Woman”cooperative groups Youtube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XilHJc9IZvE&feature=related Ain’t I a Woman?

21. Task #1 Form and Content Sojourner Truth gave this speech at the Women’s Rights Convention in Ohio, in 1854. She speaks against various counter arguments that had been brought up. What are the counter arguments? How persuasive do you find them? Why has this speech remained so popular?

22. Task #2 Tone and Audience How does she speak to the audience? Write down specific word choices. How does she make her opponents look small? Write down specifics. When she says “the white men will be in a fix pretty soon.” What is she suggesting about white men? Is there anything else motherlike about her speech, apart from her calling her audience children?

23. Task #3 Focal Point Dialectic-The practice of arriving at a conclusion by the exchange of logical arguments, usually in the form of questions and answers.  Do you like her way of speaking? What is the effect of hearing such truths from a former slave? What do you think gives her way of speaking power? Does it seem more authentic (real)?

24. Day 2… “Ain’t I a Woman”small groups

25. Job #1 & 2 Getting the info(works with Job#2]Using SOAPSTone Who is Speaker? What is Occasion? Who is the Audience? What is the Purpose? What is the Subject? What is the Tone? When was it written? Take your answers and write a Statement 20 words or less that Summarizes the who, what, when and of this document

26. Job # 1& 2 Supporting Details(works with Job#1] What are four statements that support the purpose and the main idea. You must consult with the Job #1 to see that you do NOT overlap, but rather support their statement.

27. Job #3 Persuasive Techniques(works with Job#4] What is the claim being stated in “The Rights of Women”? Write down 3 supports for the claim. Supports are reasons or evidence that backs up the claim. 3. Write down 5 loaded terms (words that have strongly negative or positive connotations.

28. Job #4 Persuasive Techniques(works with Job#3] Find a example of a Bandwagon Appeal? Write it down using page # and line# . Bandwagon Appeal taps into peoples’ desire to belong. Find a example of a Ethnical Appeal? Write it down using page # and line#. Ethnical Appeal tries to gain support my using morals. Find a example of a Appeal to Fear? Write it down using page # and line#. Find a example of a Appeal to Pity? Write it down using page # and line#.

29. Day 3… “Ain’t I a Woman”silent discussion groups

30. Discussion Questions What kind of language does Truth use? ** after you write your answer, pass your paper to the person on your right…they will write a comment below your answer… “I agree with you and I also think…” or “I disagree with you and I think…”

31. Discussion Questions 2. What lines does she say that specifically counter the idea that women are fragile? ** after you write your answer, pass your paper to the person on your right…they will write a comment below your answer… “I agree with you and I also think…” or “I disagree with you and I think…”

32. Discussion Questions 3. What is the impact of her repeated rhetorical question “Ain’t I a Woman?” ** after you write your answer, pass your paper to the person on your right…they will write a comment below your answer… “I agree with you and I also think…” or “I disagree with you and I think…”

33. Discussion Questions 4. Truth makes allusion to the Bible. Which allusion do you feel is the most impactful? ** after you write your answer, pass your paper to the person on your right…they will write a comment below your answer… “I agree with you and I also think…” or “I disagree with you and I think…”

34. Putting it all Together!

35. Connecting the Authors:1. Create a Venn Diagram 2. Label one side “The Rights of Women” & the other “Ain’t I a Woman?” 3. Include in the Venn Diagram the following: -the format of the two pieces -the type of language -what ideas the two women share -time period -differences or similarities between the two women