Astronaut High School

Women in Politics

LDC Module

By

Brenda Wright

&

Zulay Yon-Perdomo

Our Students

• FCAT-Reading Level 1 & 2

• Edge-Reading Program

• Limited:

– Background knowledge

– Reading skills

– Writing skills

– In-text support

•Traditionally Need Strong Reading Support.

•Immerse In Common Core Language &

Strategies.

•Ties/Fits Perfectly With Edge/English Curriculum.

•Benefit From Task.

•Outspoken Group.

•Enjoy The Challenge.

Why Did We Choose Our Students?

•Relevant & Contemporary

•Incorporates Other Disciplines

•Social Studies

•Writing

•Sparks and Leads to Deep Personal

Discussions and Debates

•Presents a Challenge to Students

•Must Seek Support to Validate Statements

•Provides Multiple Connections

•School Improvement Plan

•Essential Questions & Higher Order

Questioning

What Task?

“How are women changing

the face of politics?”

“Can women be effective when

they challenge societal norms?”

Essential Questions

How are women changing the face of politics? According

to Sophocles, women can have a powerful effect when

facing challenges that impact society. After reading

selections from Antigone and three current nonfiction

articles about modern women in politics, write an essay

of no less than two pages that addresses the question,

and support your position with evidence from the texts.

Be sure to acknowledge competing views. Give

examples from past or current events or issues to

illustrate and clarify your position.

What TeachingTask?

•Anticipation Guide

•Antigone

•3 Non-Fiction Articles

•Note-taking Strategies

•Reading Strategies

•Socratic Seminar

•Writing Strategies

•Final Writing Product

What Instruction?

Non-Fiction Articles

Reading

Socratic Seminar

Higher Order Questioning-Socratic Seminar

•Not burying a loved one would invoke the

punishment of the gods. Who was punished

in the play?

•What motivates Antigone to break Creon's

laws? What motives Ismene to respect them?

•Do people today have similar attitudes

toward the law?

•If a person like Creon were to run for office

as President of the United States, do you

think he would have a chance of being

elected?

•Reread Creon's first speech. How is it like

the speeches of contemporary heads of

states? What responses do you think Creon

wanted to get from his audiences?

•Antigone tells Creon that she is obeying

the laws of god not the law imposed by the

King. Do such conflicts happen today?

•How does Creon's attitude toward women

seem to influence his decision about

Antigone?

Higher Order Questioning-Socratic Seminar

"Most interesting question or response was talking about men and women being equal and are women just as great as men?"

"The best thing I observed was that the whole class was working together and all had good ideas and had fun with the topic."

"Most interesting idea to come from a participant is that Creon was hardheaded and

if it wasn't his way it was no way."

Students’ Reflections

Writing

Sample Essays

What Results? Reading •Increased Textual Support

•Searching For Evidence & Cite Specific Textual Evidence

•Making Real Life Connections

•Increased Reading Comprehension

•Summarizing Key Supporting Details & Ideas

•Analyzing & Interpreting How Specific Word Choices Shape

Meaning Or Tone

•Reading And Comprehending Complex Literary And Informational

Texts

•Analyzing How And Why Individuals, Events, And Ideas Develop

And Interact

•Analyzing The Structure Of Texts

•Delineating And Evaluating The Argument And Specific Claims In

A Text

•Analyzing How Two Or More Texts Address Similar Themes

What Results? Writing

•Write Arguments To Support Claims Using Valid

Reasoning And Relevant And Sufficient Evidence.

•Produce Clear And Coherent Writing Appropriate To Task,

Purpose, And Audience.

•Draw Evidence From Literary Or Informational Texts To

Support Analysis, Reflection, And Research.

•Write Routinely Over Extended Time Frames.

Final Thoughts… •Rigorous Curriculum for Intensive Reading

Students

•Intensity & Consistency of Student Involvement

and Participation

•“Teachable” Moments

•Abundance of Resources for “Teacher Toolbox”

•Incorporation of Reading, Writing, and Speaking

Skills

•Common Core Strategies and Necessary Skills

•Increased Interaction Among Students

•Peer Editing and Collaboration

•Stronger Relationships

•End In Mind

Schmitz, J. (2010, 10 12). Women in politics? The U.S. is

failing. Retrieved from USAToday.com:

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-

10-13-column13_ST_N.htm

Wolfson, C. (2009, 02 09). The Legacy Of Condoleezza Rice.

Retrieved from CBSNews.com:

http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-18568_162-4677370.html

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