Walk-In-The-Shoes Questions
As you read, imagine you are the protagonist.

• What challenges are you facing?
• What fears or concerns might you have?
• What may prevent you from acting in the way you ought?

Observation Questions

• Who was Eleanor Roosevelt and what was her relationship to Marian Anderson?
• How did Eleanor Roosevelt show respect toward Marian Anderson?
• How do you treat others with respect in your life?
• What does Eleanor Roosevelt’s demonstration of respect reveal about her identity?

Discussion Questions
Discuss the following questions with your students.

• What is the historical context of the narrative?
• What historical circumstances presented a challenge to the protagonist?
• How and why did the individual exhibit a moral and/or civic virtue in facing and overcoming the challenge?
• How did the exercise of the virtue benefit civil society?
• How might exercise of the virtue benefit the protagonist?
• What might the exercise of the virtue cost the protagonist?
• Would you react the same under similar circumstances? Why or why not?
• How can you act similarly in your own life? What obstacles must you overcome in order to do so?

• Students will analyze Eleanor Roosevelt’s show of respect toward Marian Anderson in 1939.
• Students will understand how being respectful can help shape their identity and purpose.
• Students will apply this knowledge to pursue more respectful actions in their own lives.