Essential and guiding questions:
- Prior Knowledge: What do you believe are basic human rights? What do you know about the journey of women in the United States to claim their rights?
- Comprehension: What is the speech about? Who is the speaker? What do we know about her?
- According to Susan B. Anthony, from where do people obtain rights? What are the limitations of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence?
- Significance: Explain the significance of Anthony’s using personal experiences to explain her point of view.
- What is significant about Anthony’s phrase “15,000,000 monsters”? Explain this use of a metaphor.
- Analytical: How does Anthony’s use of the Charles Summer quotation advance her argument?
- Why does Anthony ask, “Are women persons?”
