Lesson Plan - Get It!
- Do you know who these women are?
If you know the second but not the first, here's a hint: these women share something in common.
- Can you now guess who the first might be?
The women in the pictures are former First Ladies Eleanor Roosevelt and Michelle Obama.
- Have you ever written to the president or first lady?
- Do you think they would answer?
Only one way to find out: give it a try!
- If you were to write to the president or First Lady, what would you say to them?
Jot down some of the things you might address.
- Do your reasons have to do with any environmental, health care, or education issues?
- If they do, why might it make more sense to write to the First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) and not to the President of the United States (POTUS)?
The answer lies in Eleanor Roosevelt.
Before 1933, the First Lady of the United States was often doing work behind the scenes. During the Great Depression, when Franklin D. Roosevelt became president, his wife Eleanor became an important public figure.
She set forth certain initiatives. One of her huge concerns included the welfare of children.
- In one minute, write down everything you already know about Eleanor Roosevelt.
- Then read this biography about Eleanor Roosevelt.
- What did you learn about Mrs. Roosevelt that you did not know?
To better understand her position, watch this student-made video on the Great Depression and what life was like for the children who lived then.
Eleanor Roosevelt was very conflicted by what she saw on the nation's streets, especially when it came to the young.
During her twelve years as first lady, she set many new precedents, one of which involved dealing directly with the public and press. Never before had the wife of the president reached a hand directly to the people as Mrs. Roosevelt did.
Next, in the Got It? section, you will look at the response from the people.
Mpango wa Somo - Fanya! - Je, unajua wanawake hawa ni akina nani? Kama unajua ya pili lakini si ya kwanza, hapa ni kiashiria: wanawake hawa kushiriki kitu katika kawaida. - Je, sasa unaweza kukisia ni nani awezaye kuwa wa kwanza? Wanawake walio kwenye picha hizo ni wanawake wa kwanza wa zamani Eleanor Roosevelt na Michelle Obama. - Je, umewahi kumwandikia rais au mwanamke wa kwanza barua? - Je, unafikiri wangejibu? Kuna njia moja tu ya kujua: jaribu! Kama ungeandika barua kwa Rais au Mwanamke wa Kwanza, ungewaambia nini? Andika baadhi ya mambo unayoweza kushughulikia. - Je, sababu zako zinahusiana na masuala yoyote ya mazingira, utunzaji wa afya, au elimu? "Kwa nini ""mwanamke wa kwanza wa Marekani"" (FLOTUS) na si Rais wa Marekani?" Jibu liko katika Eleanor Roosevelt. Kabla ya 1933 mwanamke wa kwanza wa Marekani alikuwa akifanya kazi nyuma ya pazia. Wakati wa Mshuko Mkubwa wa Kiuchumi, wakati Franklin D. Roosevelt alipokuwa rais, mke wake Eleanor akawa mtu mashuhuri wa umma. Alianzisha mipango fulani. Mojawapo ya mambo aliyokuwa na wasiwasi sana ni hali njema ya watoto. Katika dakika moja, andika kila kitu unachojua tayari kuhusu Eleanor Roosevelt. - Basi soma simulizi hili la maisha kuhusu Eleanor Roosevelt. - Ni nini ulichokijifunza kuhusu Bi. Roosevelt ambacho hukujua? Ili kuelewa zaidi hali yake, angalia video hii ya mwanafunzi juu ya Mshuko Mkubwa wa Kiuchumi na jinsi maisha yalivyokuwa kwa watoto waliokaa wakati huo. Eleanor Roosevelt alishangaa sana na kile alichokiona katika barabara za taifa, hasa wakati ilikuja kwa vijana. Katika miaka yake kumi na miwili kama mwanamke wa kwanza, aliweka mifano mingi mpya, moja ambayo ilihusisha kushughulika moja kwa moja na umma na waandishi wa habari. "Hakuna wakati wowote mke wa rais amewahi ""kufikia mkono wa watu moja kwa moja"" kama vile Bi. Roosevelt alivyofanya." Ifuatayo, katika Got It? Sehemu ya kwanza, utaona majibu ya watu.