Outstanding Women Lesson Plan Information | Lesson Plan Activities | Printable version (including handouts) (PDF)

Standard: Convey Ideas in Writing Outcomes Using guided inquiry; students will research about the lives of famous women and choose a method of presenting their information to the group.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors:      language arts - reading , language arts - writing Roles:      Family, Community Member Program Type(s)      ABE, GED, Family Literacy, Urban, Rural, Corrections NRS Learner levels (ABE/GED)       2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Time frame:       2-3 hours Technology Integration Eleanor Roosevelt Women's History Month Women in History Ohio Women Biographies of Notable Women Famous American Woman Scavenger Hunt Suffrage Biographies National Women's Hall of Fame American Women Bio Poem Teaching Strategy Women in History Thematic Collection

Keywords

select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword Education > reading Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices Social Science > sociology > women Education > writing History > region > U.S. History > well-known people > Roosevelt, Eleanor Social Science > sociology > women > women in history > Roosevelt, Eleanor

Standard: Convey Ideas in Writing

Component of Performance How activity addresses component Determine the purpose for communicating Researching famous women to consider how making choices affected their lives and the lives of others. Organize and present information to serve the purpose, context, and audience Students can choose to share their research based on their interest in a certain format or by differentiated level. Pay attention to conventions of English language usage, including grammar, spelling, and sentence structure, to minimize barriers to readers' comprehension Presentation of final products should be easily understood by others in the group with punctuation, spelling and capitalization used correctly. Sentence and grammatical structures should be appropriate to the format of product selected. Seek feedback and revise to enhance the effectiveness of the communication Students will seek out peers to check their writing before a final copy is completed.

Purposeful, Transparent, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent By studying and writing about famous women, students have role models for how they can make important decisions in their lives. Contextual Students are able to choose writing products that are appropriate for their particular learning level and share what they have learned about a famous woman with the group. Building Expertise Having the tools - searching systematically, knowing the rules, evaluating relevance, recognizing credibility and not plagiarizing – to do online research will benefit students as they continue their education.

Lesson Designer Judy Franks Ohio Literacy Resource Center (330) 672-0753 jfranks@literacy.kent.edu

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