Lillian's Right to Vote
Common Core
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3
Virginia Standards of Learning
3.5
4.5
5.5
Grade Level
Time Frame
45-60 minutes
Overarching Themes
Lesson Goals
1. Identify feelings and motivations of characters
2. Discuss the fairness of current voting practices/laws
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.