Unit 1: Lesson #08 - Women in the Colonies Inquiry Lesson (Colonial America)

What were the roles and expectations placed on women in Colonial America? To what extent is the sexism of today tied to the sexism of the past? Seemingly simple, yet incredibly complex questions.

Challenge your students to analyze the roots of sexism in Colonial America through a Women's Voices Gallery Walk and a controversial text on women by Benjamin Franklin. These sources can easily be modified for your class!

This Inquiry Lesson is a part of my larger 11-lesson, 2-week Colonial America Unit.

Included in this Lesson's Zip File:

1. 2-Page Lesson Plan (easy-to-follow, with clear scripting, pacing, lecture notes aligned to PowerPoint, and objectives)
2. PowerPoint (22 slides with bulleted lecture slides)
3. Class Handout (2 pages with Current Events Warm-Up, essential questions, and Exit Ticket)
4. Women's Voices Gallery Walk (7 primary sources)
5. Primary Source Texts (1 page, 1 source)

Complimentary Lessons: This lesson is one of eleven distinct lessons found in my USH Colonial America Store:

1. Topic 1.1 - Clash of Cultures, 1492-1607 (Lesson 1.1)
2. Topic 1.2 - 18th Century Colonial Regions (Lesson 1.2)
3. Topic 1.3 - Transatlantic Trade & Mercantilism (Lesson 1.3)
4. Topic 1.4 - Indian & Colonist Relations (Lesson 1.4)
5. Topic 1.5 - Colonial Society & Class Structure (Lesson 1.5)
6. Topic 1.6 - Bacon's Rebellion (Lesson 1.6)
7. Topic 1.7 - Slavery & Racism in Colonial America (Lesson 1.7)
8. Topic 1.8 - Women in Colonial America (Lesson 1.8)
9. Topic 1.9 - Religion in Colonial America (Lesson 1.9)
10. Topic 1.10 - The Salem Witch Trials (Lesson 1.10)
11. Topic 1.11 - Colonial Democratic Principles (Lesson 1.11)