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Sojourner Truth “Ain’t I A Woman?” Speech Close Reading Women’s Rights Activist

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Sojourner Truth was an African American abolitionist and women’s rights activist in the 19th century. Her most memorable speech is titled “Ain’t I A Woman?” where she advocated for the equal rights of women in America. This is a great lesson for Women’s History Month!

This lesson includes:

  • Brief background information: Who is Sojourner Truth?
  • Ain’t I A Woman? Speech, Delivered 1851 Women’s Rights Convention, Akron, Ohio
  • Close Reading Questions Multiple Choice with Answer Key
    • Tone
    • Vocabulary from the passage using context clues
    • Idiom
    • Metaphor
    • Two-part questions requiring evidence from the passage
  • Ten Open-ended questions that use the RAFT and PIE strategy when studying informational, nonfiction texts with Answer Key
    • RAFT (Role, Audience, Format, Topic)
    • Author’s Purpose (PIEE = Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Express)
    • Main Idea
    • Rhetorical strategies and text structure

*PDF (Ready to Print) and Word Document (Editable) copies are both included.


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