Lesson 43: The Story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Assignment 1
Super Sentences
Use the definition and graphic organizer to plan and write Super Sentences for discrimination and justify. You can choose to capture key details from today’s reading, or you can choose to write your sentences using a different topic. Make sure each sentence has a subject and verb and at least two additional details.
dis · crim · in · a · tion prefix, closed, closed, open, suffix
Discrimination is a noun that can mean the unfair treatment of different groups of people.
| Verb | When | ||||
| Subject | discrimination | Where | |||
| How | Why | ||||
just · if · y closed, closed, open
Justify is a verb that means to prove why something is right and fair.
| Verb | When | ||||
| Subject | justify | Where | |||
| How | Why | ||||
Assignment 2
Written Response
Pretend you are Ruth Bader Ginsburg the night after one of the heads of Harvard Law School asked the women to justify why they were as important as the male students. Write a journal entry describing what happened, what you said, and how it made you feel.