Sojourner Truth's Ain't I a Woman? Speech

by Corona Brezina

Book Overview

This is a lively examination of Sojourner Truth's historic speech at the women's rights convention in 1851. Using primary source documents, it includes biographical information that shows how Truth's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1404201548
• ISBN13: 9781404201545
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.8" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

Powerful and Amazing

The story of an African American woman who is a freed slave is powerful and amazing, and the speech is commanding. This book gives pictures and background information and would be a valuable resource for elementary on up because it includes the speech and significant background material. To further engage learners, the teacher could ask students to write an updated folktale or a story based on the information presented in this book. The teacher may want to create a chart of example dialog during history from different time periods and peoples. The class can compare use and style of language from these traditions and language differences today and practice saying the dialog aloud in the different styles. This activity may prompt discussion about different ways of speaking English.