PreWriting Steps 2/18 DCQ 11

Document catergory

“Analyze the various means that English women used in their attempt to gain political rights during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and evaluate the resistance that they faced”

Potential historical context includes:

• Second industrial revolution = new job opportunities for women such as white collar jobs, education, and nursing. 

• The electorate in Great Britain was slowly expanding through the reform acts of 1832, 1867, and 1884.

• Connection between industrialization, urbanization and the development of mass politics. 

• Origins of the suffrage movement and a description of the groups that were formed. 

• WWI and women taking new jobs as a result

Potential Argument lanes on resistance 

Line of reasoning includes 2-3 major points (tell the reader where your essay is going). 

Grouping of the Docs

Example Essay Outline 

Paragraph 1 - Introduction

• Historical context 

• Thesis statement (claim + line of reasoning)

Paragraph 2 -  Various means

• Describe main idea of Doc 5 and tie back to thesis

Explain point of view of Doc 6 and tie back to thesis

Paragraph 3 -  Resistance

• Describe the main idea of Doc 3 and tie back to thesis 

• Describe the main idea of Doc 4 and tie back to thesis

• Explain the purpose of Doc 7 and tie back to thesis

Paragraph 4 - Conclusion

• Outside evidence (be sure to tie back to your thesis)

• Explain the historical context of Doc 2 and tie back to your thesis 

*Complex understanding (compare and contrast, continuity and change over time, discuss multiple perspectives, MAKE CONNECTIONS!) can be incorporated throughout the essay or in one final paragraph. 

Thesis statement – 1 pt. 

- Make a claim/argument

- Establish a line of reasoning (tell the reader where you are going!)

Example thesis statement 

  In their attempt to gain political rights during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, women implemented a variety of tactics ranging from peaceful demonstrations to militant activism.  The suffrage movement  encountered a tremendous amount of resistance from not only men within parliament but also from men in law enforcement and from some women who embraced “traditional” gender roles in society.  

Historical context - 1 pt.

-background or surrounding information on the topic)  - 1 pt. 

Examples 

• Reform Acts of 1832, 1867, and 1884

• Second Industrial Revolution and the rise of consumerism

Describe at least three docs (what’s the main idea?) – 1 pt.    (analysis)

• Example -  In Why We Are Militant, Emmeline Pankhurst discusses her reasoning behind her embrace of militant activism.  In other words, she explains her rationale to implement violent action and destroy property in order to gain the right to vote.  (Doc 5)

Explain one letter of HIPP for at least three docs  - 1pt. (analysis)

-intended audience, purpose, and/or P.O.V. for at least three docs – 1 pt. (analysis).  One letter from HIPP per doc for three docs total.   

Example of purpose-   The purpose of the speech made by Viscount Helmsley in the House of Commons was to argue that women were incapable of governing and thus convince the rest of parliament to deny women the right to vote.  (Doc 4)

Support the argument with at least six docs – 1 pt.  (evidence)

Example Support:  In Why We Are Militant, Emmeline Pankhurst discusses her reasoning behind her embrace of militant activism.  In other words, she explains her rationale to implement violent action and destroy property in order to gain the right to vote as their final option.  (Doc 5)  The justification to use violence as a last resort demonstrates an alternative philosophy to Fawcett and the Suffragists and one of the various means used to gain political rights.  

Example Support: The purpose of the speech made by Viscount Helmsley in the House of Commons was to argue that women were incapable of governing and thus convince the rest of parliament to deny women the right to vote.  (Doc 4)  Helmsley’s argument shows that women faced resistance from lawmakers who espoused traditional views and expectations of women in society.  More specifically, Helmsley’s speech highlights the attitudes of resistance women faced in their attempt to gain suffrage.  

Outside evidence - 1 pt. 

Example - In 1913, Emily Davison threw herself in front of an oncoming horse at the Epsom derby in protest.  Davison sacrificed her life to bring more attention to the suffrage movement.  This act of protest demonstrates the militant activism used by the Suffragettes.  The destruction of property or the disruption of national sporting events such as this one were instrumental to the strategy presented by Pankhurst and her daughters.  

Complex understanding – 1 pt.

Possible routes to earn this point include the following:

• Compare and contrast = identify the similarities and/or differences between the women’s suffrage movement in the United Kingdom and the United States.   

• Continuity and change = explain how political rights for women in Europe have changed and/or stayed the same over the past century.  (1920-2020)

MAKE CONNECTIONS ACROSS TIME PERIOD AND/OR GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS