Notable Women

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Notable Women

• Grade 6
• Language Arts
• Womens History Month
• March 2009

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Women that Rock 

• Introduction Task Resources Learning Advice
  Evaluation Conclusion Rubric

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Introduction

• During the month of March, we celebrate Women's
  History Month.  This is a time for us to reflect
  upon all of the great women in our nation's and
  world's history.  There are many famous women
  with which we are all familiar.  There are,
  however, many others who have made their place in
  history that we need to give a closer look.  The
  objective for this web quest is for you to learn
  how to research information on the web, compose
  research into a narrative, and work
  collaboratively to complete a task. 

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Task

• A picture of this person
• Birth/death
• His/her hometown information
• Family and lifestyle growing up
• Education
• Work experience
• For what they are famous
• Struggles they endured
• Awards earned
• Any information that you think would make your
  article rock
• Be sure to include the Who, What, When, Where,
  and Why/How of your person!
• We will enjoy a "Women that Rock oral
  presentation
• Be ready to orally share information with the
  class on the notable woman that rocks you
• profiled! 

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Resources

• There are so very many wonderful women that we
  can study.  Narrowing down a person to profile
  can be a very tedious task.  You have already
  been given a sub topic of women to research.  Use
  the websites below to browse and learn about some
  of the women in your subtopic.  You may even want
  to write down some of the names of the women you
  find interesting as you are browsing.  When you
  think you have narrowed down your selection,
  choose the woman that you think you would like to
  profile.  Remember, try to pick someone that you
  would like to know more about and that you would
  like the class to know more about! 
• List of Notable Women and Links

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Resources

• For all subtopics, try these websites
• I Factmonster  Women of Influence
• Discovery School  Phenomenal Women of the
  Century
• www.biography.com
• The Nobel Prize Internet Archive
• Famous Women Informational Sites
• The Best Kids Booksite
• The World's 100 Most Powerful Women
• Distinguished Women of Past and Present
• Women's History Month

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Resources

• For famous female scientists, try these websites
• Factmonster  Notable Female Scientists
• 4000 Years of Women in Science
• Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics

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Resources

• For famous female authors, try these websites
• Women and Literature
• IPL  The Author Page
• Web English Teacher

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Resources

• For famous female athletes, try these websites
• Women's History Resources
• Make It Happen  Women in Sports
• Distinguished Women of Past and Present

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Resources

• For famous female activists, try this website
• Judy Chicago's Famous Female Activists and
  Artists
• For famouse female educators, try these
  websites
• Infoplease  Notable Female Educators and
  Scholars
• About  Women Teachers and Educators

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Evaluation

• You will be graded according to the following
  grading scale.  Be sure that you read over this
  scale so that you will know what is expected of
  you!  This is important!  Your grade depends on
  it! 
• Please print a copy of this evaluation and a copy
  of the Big6 Checklist.
• Rubric
• Big 6 Checklist

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Conclusion

• Congratulations!  You have successfully
  completed your assignment as an orator. I hope
  you have learned a great deal about women that
  rock.  Please feel free to continue to research
  great women who have made such a difference in
  our lives!

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Big 6 Checklist

• Day 1 Introduction
• Pick Person
• Big 6 Organizer
• Complete K W for KWL chart (HW)
• Day 2 Gather Information
• Date of birth/death
• Hometown Info (3 facts)
• Family and Lifestyle (7 facts)
• Day 3 Gather Information
• Education (7 facts)
• Work Experience (7 facts)
• For what are they famous

• Day 4 Gather Information and Web Evaluation
• Struggles Endured
• Awards Earned
• Extra Information
• Website Evaluation (handout)
• Complete L in KWL chart (HW)
• Preparation for Oral Presentation
• Understanding of Rubric
• Organize notes for presentation
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• Total Points Earned 25