March 2013~ Women’s History Month Objective: Students will be able to use positive and negative statements to make inferences. Vocabulary Word: endowment BIOGRAPHIES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE 2

Our predictions for the word endowment When you’re going down (2) When you’re sad (2) It sounds like the government. It sounds like an official letter. Down payment on a loan or paying It has to do with houses. Negotiations Payments When someone repossesses all your stuff.

Endowment is a noun. It means income or property that is given as a gift or donation to a person or organization.

Grammatical forms we will use: Positive/negative statements: in my opinion, I believe, makes me think, leads me to believe Fill in the blanks with an independent clause that relates to your favorite candy. 1.In my opinion, Kit Kat is the best candy ever____. 2.I believe ____________________________________________. 3.A ___________________ commercial makes me think ___________________________________________________. 4.My ____________________ leads me to believe ____________________________________________________.

KEY FIGURES TO FOCUS ON DURING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” She had written a newspaper on human rights, which specifically supported women. She also had served as a US delegate in the United Nations.

Maya Angelou “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” She had joined the Harlem Writer’s Guild.

Amelia Earhart “Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.” She had been the first woman to fly around the world in an airplane.

Margaret Tobin Brown "Thanks for the kind thoughts. Water was fine and swimming good. Neptune was exceedingly kind to me and I am now high and dry." She had survived the sinking of the Titanic, and she rescued several people onto the life boats.

Wilma Rudolph “By the time I was 12 I was challenging every boy in our neighborhood at running, jumping, everything.” She had won many medals in the Olympic Track and Field events. She had been one of the first African- American women to compete in the Olympics.

Susan B. Anthony “It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union…” She had founded a Women’s Civil Rights Association, and she had encouraged for women’s suffrage in Women were finally allowed to vote 1920.

Pattern for prompt Why is __________________ (woman’s biography you selected) an accomplished person?

Patterns for Response (complete 2) In my opinion, _____ (Woman’s name) is/is not an accomplished person because __________ (your opinion). OR I believe _____ (Woman’s name) is/is not successful because she __________ your opinion). OR _____ (Woman’s action) makes me think that _____ (Woman’s name) is an accomplished person. OR _____ (Woman’s action) leads me to believe that _____ (person) is an accomplished person.

Patterns for Response (complete 2) In my opinion, Hillary Clinton is an accomplished person because she was a lawyer, a former first lady, and a United States Senator. OR I believe Beyonce is successful because she separated from her band, Destiny’s Child, and she was able to develop a musical career on her own. OR Being a TV show host, the founder of “O” Magazine, and a talented actor makes me think that Oprah Winfrey is an accomplished person. OR Becoming the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Yahoo leads me to believe that Marissa Mayer is an accomplished person.