Comparative Essay about Eleanor and Amelia

ELA Objectives:

1. Writing an essay comparing two people.

Lesson:

Students will read “Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride" by Pam Munoz Ryan in reading and will research Eleanor Roosevelt or Amelia Earhart and will write a comparative essay about the two women.

1. The teacher will do a KWL chart on both women.

2. The teacher will do an introduction for both. (One option would be powerpoints or flipcharts on either women) or American Experience Links.

3. The students will research one of the women and list 5 facts.

4. The class will do a Venn Diagram together comparing the lives of both women.

5. The students will take the information learned from all activities and write and then type story comparing the lives of both women. (Optional: They could make a PowerPoint or another type of presentation.)