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Unit 3.4 Classwork & Reading: Sojourner Truth, "Ain't I A Woman?"

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Content Objective: I will be able to analyze the meaning and historical context of Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech.

Standard Objective: I will be able to draw reasonable inferences and logical conclusions from text.

Absent? Just want to review the guided notes? Slides are linked here.
Content Objective: I will be able to analyze the meaning and historical context of Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech.

Standard Objective: I will be able to draw reasonable inferences and logical conclusions from text.

Absent? Just want to review the guided notes? Slides are linked here.
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Building Knowledge Together: First, let's make sure we're all on the same page regarding vocabulary. These should all be review to help you prepare for Friday's vocab quiz.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
The Union
The idea that the United States is destined by God to expand and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent
Secession
The act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent
The Confederacy
The North
Manifest Destiny
The South
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Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) was an African-American women’s rights activist and _______ . Truth was born into slavery, but escaped _______ to gain her freedom in 1826. “Ain’t I A _______?” is her most famous speech. She delivered it without preparation at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in 1851. Like other famous escaped enslaved people [Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass], Truth helped recruit Black _______ during the Civil War. She worked in Washington, D.C., for the National Freedman’s Relief Association and rallied people to _______ food, clothes and other supplies to Black refugees.
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During this same time period, (white) American women were leading many social reforms, including _______ [banning alcohol] to abolition [banning _______ ]. While society still expected women to remain the household, the revival of the church allowed women to become more involved in their communities and take action against gender _______. Northern women particularly came to the conclusion that they, like enslaved people, were held in shackles in a society _______ by men.

Sojourner Truth's speech, in particular, shed light on the _______ Truth experienced particularly as a Black woman.

Applying Knowledge: As you read, pay attention to the methods Truth uses to build her argument. Today, we are going to listen and independently annotate Truth's speech, which you are also access here!

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As used in line 2, "kilter" most nearly means,

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Why do you think Truth repeats the phrase "Ain't I a woman?" in this paragraph?

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How does Sojourner Truth primarily use religious teachings to make her argument?

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Overall, Truth's speech emphasizes what qualities of Black women?

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Exit Ticket: Do you agree with Sojourner Truth? In your experience, do Black women experience discrimination differently from Black men? White women? Explain.

Sentence Starters:
  • I [agree/do not agree] with Sojourner Truth because...
  • [Like/Unlike] Black men, black women experience discrimination by...
  • Similarly, white women...

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Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4: