Let’s know some things about the life and work of Ida B. Wells.

ACTIVITY 1:

BRAINSTORM as many words related to jobs as you can remember.  

a. What is the meaning of pen name? Search on the internet the writers who have used a pen name.

b. Why do you think they  use a pen name? 

c. Write as many words as you can remember related to crime. 

d. Find Mississippi, Tennesse y Chicago in a map. 

ACTIVITY 2:

Watch the video and answer the following questions: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fygjGXnaV9w (until minute 3.05) 

- Write down the words related to jobs and crimes that you hear. 

1. When was Ida B. Wells born? 
a. In the 19th century 
b. In the 20th century 
c. In the 15th century 

2. Where was she born? 
a. In California 
b. In Mississippi 
c. In North Carolina 

3. What did she denounce? 
a. Her bag was stolen 
b. His friends 
c. Racial violence 

4. What did she investigate? 
a. The robbery of a bank 
b. Lynching 
c. The kidnapping of a plane