This collection of Daily Warm-ups covers the most significant women of the 20th century. From recognizable political figures such as Eleanor Roosevelt, Geraldine Ferraro, and Condoleeza Rice, to visual and performing artists like Martha Graham and Georgia O’Keefe, to Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize winners, Eudora Welty and Rosalyn Sussman Yalow. And some of these Daily Warm-ups are also about influential businesswomen such as Vera Wang, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, and Katherine Graham.
About Performance Education Daily Warm-Ups
Daily activity using the “Predicting the Past” books and exercises:
- Reading: One student reads the story aloud.
- Predicting: The teacher asks the students to predict what happens to the famous person.
- Writing: Students write down their predictions, giving three bits of evidence.
- The Surprise Ending: Reading aloud, the teacher reveals what the famous person actually did.
- Character Education: Students evaluate the character and values of the famous person.