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    Eleanor Roosevelt learned to be strong and think for herself from a difficult childhood. During World War I, she helped out by being a volunteer for the American Red Cross. Later in her life, she played an important role in the founding of the United Nations, serving as the first chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights. Her challenging upbringing likely influenced her to become a strong advocate for human rights and social causes as an adult.

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    Eleanor Roosevelt learned to be strong and think for herself from a difficult childhood. During World War I, she helped out by being a volunteer for the American Red Cross. Later in her life, she played an important role in the founding of the United Nations, serving as the first chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights. Her challenging upbringing likely influenced her to become a strong advocate for human rights and social causes as an adult.

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    Eleanor Roosevelt pg 87-98 in LA-7 textbook

    Connect to the Literature


    1. What do you think?
    what words and phrases would you use to describe Eleanor
    Roosevelt?
    Comprehension Check
    When did Roosevelt learn to be strong and
    think for herself?
    How did she help out during World War I?
    What was her role in the United Nations?
    Think Critically
    2. Which of Mrs. Roosevelts accomplishments do you find most impressive?
    Why?
    3. How do you think Eleanors childhood experiences affected the choices
    she made later in life?
    Think About:
    how she felt about herself
    her goals and values
    what she says in the excerpt from her
    autobiography on page 97
    Extend Interpretations
    6. Comparing Texts: Contrast the excerpt from The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
    (pg 97) with William Jay Jacobss biography. Does reading a first-person account of
    Eleanor Roosevelts girlhood influence you differently than the biographers third-person
    account?

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