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Title: Elizabeth Leads the Way
Author and Illustrator: Tanya Lee Stone and Rebecca Gibbon
Publication Year: 2008
Title: Elizabeth Leads the Way
Author and Illustrator: Tanya Lee Stone and Rebecca Gibbon
Publication Year: 2008
Prompts: Plot Summary: This is the story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her journey to help women get the right to vote. Ever since she was a young child she was angered by the men having all the power and women having none. She continues to go to school to learn more when her peers are off starting families. She ends up meeting women with the same ideas as her. In the end of the book they hold a meeting to inform people on their ideas. Artistic Medium: This book was painted using red, white, and blue as the main colors in the color scheme. These colors were used as the main colors because in our culture they represent freedom and this book tells the story of women working to get those freedoms for themselves. Style: The style of this book is cartoon. Specifically it looks like a child drew the images, which makes it interesting and comforting for them. | Strong Vocabulary: Some words used in this book that kids may not understand are; preposterous, abolitionist, flabbergasted, and declaration. These words go along with the topic and time period and while children may not know their meanings they are explained either directly in the text or by using text clues. Figurative Langauge: In this book there is a lot of repetition. For example in the beginning there is repetition of questions "what if…." and later in the book the phrase "he did not laugh…" when Elizabeth meets her future husband. Relationship of Pictures to Words: This book has a direct relationship between the pictures and words. There may be multiple sentences explaining different events on a page and there is a picture to fit each. Themes/Central Concepts: The central concept of this book is women and their fight for the right to vote. The theme of this book is working for what you believe in. Uses for this book: This book is perfect for a unit on American history. |
Picture of Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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