rad american women a-z flyer for events in the classroom

Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future, the first kid’s book ever published by City Lights, is now a New York Times bestseller! Hardcover ISBN: 9780872866836 $14.95 64 pages Women’s History Month, March 2016, is around the corner and now is a great time to think about ways to engage students using this book. We’ve got lots of easy ideas and resources to use! with students you can . . . • Talk about the title and ask students what the word “rad” means to them. Talk about the author’s intention in using it (see book’s introduction). • Read a profile of one or two of the women featured in the book. • Share a video from our “Rad American Women A-Z” series at blogcitylights.com: A number of amazing contemporary writers, artists, activists and others read a profile from the book. Be sure to check out the children’s group “e Radical Monarchs” reading “X is for the Women Whose Names We Don’t Know.” • Ask students to either write and/or talk about a rad woman in their life. • Have students draw a picture of a rad woman (can be same person they write or talk about). • Using the page “X is for the Women Whose Names We Don’t Know” a) Ask for a few volunteers to read from the page (or choose to show blog video) b) Ask the following discussion questions: What does the author mean when she says women “didn’t get credit for their ideas”? What’s the overall message of the page for “X”? Answer the last question: What will you do to make the world rad? • For more ideas check out the resources at radamericanwomen.com Here’s the perfect book to use in March for Women’s History Month! Order books from City Lights at www.citylights.com CELEBRATE “Rad American Women” this March 2016, Women’s History Month!

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Page 1: Rad American Women A-Z Flyer for Events in the Classroom

Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future, the first

kid’s book ever published by City Lights, is now a New York Times bestseller!

Hardcover ISBN: 9780872866836 $14.95 64 pages

Women’s History Month, March 2016, is around the corner and now is a great time to

think about ways to engage students using this book.

We’ve got lots of easy ideas and resources to use!

with students you can . . .

• Talkaboutthetitleandaskstudentswhattheword“rad”meanstothem.Talkaboutthe author’s intention in using it (see book’s introduction).

• Readaprofileofoneortwoofthewomenfeatured in the book.

• Shareavideofromour“RadAmericanWomenA-Z”seriesatblogcitylights.com:

Anumberofamazingcontemporarywriters,artists, activists and others read a profile from the book. Be sure to check out the children’s group “TheRadicalMonarchs”reading“XisfortheWomen Whose Names We Don’t Know.”

• Askstudentstoeitherwriteand/ortalkaboutarad woman in their life.

• Havestudentsdrawapictureofaradwoman(can be same person they write or talk about).

• Usingthepage“XisfortheWomenWhoseNames We Don’t Know”

a)Askforafewvolunteerstoreadfromthepage(or choose to show blog video)

b)Askthefollowingdiscussionquestions:

What does the author mean when she says women “didn’t get credit for their ideas”?

What’s the overall message of the page for “X”?

Answerthelastquestion:Whatwillyoudotomake the world rad?

• For more ideas check out the resources at radamericanwomen.com

Here’s the perfect book to use in March for Women’s History Month!

Order books from City Lights at www.citylights.com

CELEBRATE “Rad American Women”