What women did in the past have done a lot for us today.

If it wernt for my mother, im fairly sure I wouldn't have existed.

Were woman discouraged when men where given more rights and were known as stronger/more important than woman?

Most certainly! But they still fought hard for their belief.

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Course: 7th grade reading & vocabulary > Unit 1

Lesson 1: Building knowledge

Welcome to the Trailblazing Women unit!

Many women have played a huge role in history, persevering despite difficult circumstances. These women have gone on to become inspiring examples. In this unit, we’ll be learning about some women who have changed the world in big and small ways. We’ll learn what they accomplished, how they accomplished it, and how their work has made a difference to the world. How can learning about their experiences help us achieve our own dreams?

In this unit, you will:

Learn about women who have influenced the world
Read their writing
See how we can follow their example

By:

Watching videos to help you understand what good readers and writers do
Reading and answering questions about literary and informational texts
Learning new academic words

In order to answer the essential question: What can we learn from women who broke down barriers?

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were some women scared of doing this? but in the end, they did it
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POV: you dont wanna do this but you have to for a grade.
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anyone else not really focused on this and yet somehow pass.
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it can help us with our dreams because we want to achive certain things for that we are gonna need hard work dedication etc and some other assets if you don't work for it it wont happen these woman broke down the barrier even tho it was diffcult but she did it through time
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Us girls and women can be scared but sometimes we can also try again because us women and girls should always get back up after being scared.
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