Women’s History Project
AIM: Explore and appreciate the contributions of women
To become familiar with the multi-media resources of our School Library Media Center
OBJECTIVE: To create an acrostic poem containing significant facts about the women chosen
To create an annotated bibliography of sources
To write a critical thinking essay
STANDARDS: Library Standard 1 – Access information efficiently & effectively
Library Standard 2 – Evaluate information critically & completely
Library Standard 3 – Use information effectively & creatively
Math/Sci/Tech 5- Technology: Use of internet and informational databases
· Nonfiction books
· Encyclopedia in print format
· Encyclopedia online
· Information databases: Gale, Wilson’s Biography
· Internet: Nettrekker
· Choose someone you are interested in learning more about. See librarian for list of personalities.
(Individual project; no group work; two students many not choose same person)
· Take notes and find significant facts with details
· Transfer notes to acrostic poem format
· Transcribe onto file folder as discussed in Library
· Use one color for the lettering of person’s name
· Write facts in blue or black ink only
· Type an annotated bibliography and attach it to back of the file folder
· Type a short essay (one paragraph 8-10 sentences) answering the following question:
Why was this person a role
model and what professional contribution did she make to her field and/or to
the advancement of women in general?