a woman seeking the right to vote through organised protest

an educated guess, based on evidence in the text or prior knowledge

to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions

the information from a text that can support or justify our reasoning

initial feelings about a person, place or thing, gained from reading a text

Building comprehension of 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story' through rich discussions

English

In 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story: reading’ pupils have explored a fictionalised recount of a significant historical figure's life. In ’Harriet Tubman: biographical writing’ pupils will write to inform about a significant person's life, including the impact they had and legacy they left behind.

In 'Escape from Pompeii: reading’, pupils have read a fictionalised retelling of an event, with well-researched facts and information. In ’Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story: reading’ pupils will read about history through an imagined perspective, one which the author has researched extensively.

In this unit, pupils read and explore the historical fiction text, 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story'. They explore characterisation across the text and compare perspectives. Finally, pupils engage with the key theme of inequality and explore the legacy of the suffragettes.

'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story': reading

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Match the following keywords to their defintions.

Which of the following people are mentioned in the Chapter as being suffragettes?

True or False? Suffragettes were campaigning for the right for women to vote.

What did Sophia say she was able to provide the suffragettes at this moment in time?

In which year was the National Society for Women's Suffrage set up?

what people think about someone based on their actions

feeling scared or nervous because of someone or something

being unfairly treated or controlled by authority

Match the following words to their meanings.

a person belonging to the highest social class in a society

a person involved in government decisions

Which is a suitable definition for the word **aristocrat**?

True or False? Sophia understands what inequality is based on her sisters' experiences.

Which year does Queen Victoria pass away?

Which of the following places does Sophia visit on her trip to India with her sisters?

True or False? Abdul Karim and Sophia's experiences of India were the same.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Adult supervision recommended

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Content guidance

Supervision

Worksheet