Students participate in a formal discussion of the rhetorical strategies in “Address to the Congress on Women’s Suffrage.”

Additional Materials:

• Rhetoric Text Access Document

• A copy of Questions Stems for each student

• A copy of Discussion Tracker for each class section, filled out prior to the lesson

• A copy of Conversation Stems for each student

• Accountable Talk Strategy (Teacher Resource)

• A copy of Student Discussion Tracker for each student

• Chart paper (optional)

Additional Notes:

• Prior to beginning this lesson, review the Accountable Talk Strategy handouts, located under the Additional Materials tab.

• For the discussion, the room will need to arranged in two distinct circles ( one inner and one outer circle). Consider doing this before the lesson to save instructional time.