Title: Lillian’s Right to Vote
Author: Jonah Winter
Grade Level: 3-5
Standards*
- Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1, 3.2, & 3.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1, 4.2, & 4.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1, 5.2, & 5.3
- Virginia Standards of Learning: 3.5; 4.5; 5.5
Overarching Theme(s): Voting Rights, Fairness, Point of View, Empathy, Inferencing
Timeframe: (45-60 minutes)
Summary
This is a story about a Black woman on her way to vote in an election (we don’t know which one). During her journey to the polling station, she recounts all the challenges Black people have faced within America to get the right to vote.
Lesson Goals
2. Identify feelings and motivations of characters
3. Discuss the fairness of current voting practices/laws