Literature and Poetry: Eleanor Roosevelt

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READ Eleanor Roosevelt

STUDY – prominent, compassionate, impoverished, migrant, grave, dominate, wavering, brooding

High Five Comprehension Questions for Eleanor Roosevelt

  1. What was Eleanor’s childhood like? Defend with at least two pieces of evidence from the text.
  2.  Reread lines 60-62. According to Jacobs, how did Eleanor’s father influence her goals and values?
  3. Reread lines 131-142. Note that Jacobs chooses details that reveal aspects of Eleanor’s personality. What are some of her strengths and weaknesses?
  4. Why was Franklin’s illness a turning point for Eleanor?
  5. What are some examples of ways Mrs. Roosevelt helped society? Which do you think is the most prominent?

 

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