First Ladies

Students will read and analyze the two parts of Eleanor Roosevelt's radio broadcast on Dec. 7, 1941. Through class & small group discussion, students will analyze what Eleanor’s message was intended to be and how it was delivered. Students will identify the talking points and how they differ from the original broadcast. Students will consider the effect of Eleanor’s speech, being the first, to address the attack on Pearl Harbor from the White House. Students will conclude the lesson with listening to the radio broadcast and discuss how hearing her voice might change tone of the speech they read.

Students will compare and contrast First Ladies

Students will learn about the First Ladies of the United States and the social causes they championed. Using primary and secondary sources, students will research a First Lady and then share their findings with others.

Finding primary sources, students will work together as a class to create a master "deck of cards" for 13 first ladies. Students will work together in pairs (or alone - teacher choice) to research assigned first ladies(s)

Students will research and analyze the lives and legacies of a US President or US First Lady, utilizing at least three online websites and at least one written source.

Studying primary and secondary sources to discern Edith Wilson's role in the presidency.