Votes for Women Part 2, lesson plan and assembly

Description

In the dramatic finale to this story, Suffragette Lady Constance Lytton endures the harsh treatment that many Suffragettes experienced in prison, as she transforms into a working class protestor.

Stories from Parliament is a series of audio dramas each telling a dramatic story from Parliament's past. Each episode is accompanied by specially commissioned illustrations and images from the Parliamentary art and archive collections that bring each story to life. 

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Time required: 8 minutes (with lesson plans: time variable)

Learning outcomes

Using the lesson plans, students will learn:

• The use of emotive language, the ability to employ persuasive arguments and to empathise with people in different situations
• A key grasp of the issues in their historical context
• How to set out an appropriate letter, adjusted for the intended recipient

Using the assembly plan for 7-11 years, students will learn:

• To explore the idea of fairness and relate this to the historic struggle to achieve votes for women

Using the assembly plan for 11-14 years, students will learn:

• To explore the direct action taken during the Suffragette campaign of the early 20th century

Practical information

Resources are aimed at ages 7-14 in line with the English and Welsh National curriculum, the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence and the National Curriculum for Northern Ireland. They can be used separately or together in three easy steps:

1) Show episode as part of a school or class assembly
2) Use the Fact Files to discover more of the key information around the story
3) Choose one lesson plan activity to complete in class