During WebQuests, students gather and analyze information, then work to deepen their understanding and extend their thinking.
In Each A Pioneer, students learn about four American women - Phillis Wheatley (18th century,) Sacagawea and Clara Barton (19th century,) and Eleanor Roosevelt (20th century.) Although very different, each woman was a leader during the interesting times in which she lived.
Each A Pioneer can be used in various ways. For example, students may work to study all four Americans. Or, the class may be divided up so students study only one American, and report about her to their classmates.
Younger students might read and discuss only the paragraphs under
the pictures. Older students might begin with the WebQuest, then
conduct additional research by going to the sites included in
the paragraphs, by doing activities under To Extend Your Understanding,
or by finding more information with search engines like Yahooligans
or Ask Jeeves for Kids.
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TO
EXTEND YOUR UNDERSTANDING,
choose one or more activities to do.
1. Compare and contrast the lives and achievements of two of these American women. For example, tell ways that Sacagawea was similar to, and different than, Phillis Wheatley. Or, tell ways that Clara Barton was similar to, and different than, Eleanor Roosevelt. Do this by:
A. Folding a paper, and writing each woman s name on top of
a column; make similarities on the front, and differences
on the back,
B. Making a Venn diagram, or
C. Using a graphic organizer, such as Inspiration 6.0.
2. From the point of view
of one of these Americans, write a letter to a family member or
a friend telling about your life. For example, write a letter
to the headmaster of the boarding school from Eleanor Roosevelt
after she has become First Lady. To help you, look at this letter,
Sacagawea
writing to her son, Pomp, written by a sixth grader.
3. Compare and contrast
the lives of Phillis Wheatley and
Abigail
Adams, who lived at about the same time.
4. Go to Yahooligans
and search for information about First Lady
Hillary Rodham - Clinton.
Take notes about her life; compare and
contrast this information
with the life of Eleanor Roosevelt.
5. Prepare and give an
oral (perhaps a HyperStudio) presentation about one of these
women to a younger buddy class.
6. Discuss or write down
questions that you still have about one or more of these
women.
7. To learn more, do this
Internet
Scavenger Hunt about 31 famous women in history.
8. Make up and complete
one or more different activities to extend your understanding
of pioneering women.
HISTORY/SOCIAL SCIENCE
5.3 Students describe
the cooperation and conflict that existed among the Indians and
between the Indian nations and the new settlers, in terms of:
5.3-6 the influence and achievements of significant leaders of
the time.
5.4 Students understand
the political, religious, social, and economic institutions that
evolved in the colonial era, in terms of:
5.4-6 the introduction of slavery into America, the responses
of slave families to their condition,
the ongoing struggle
5.8 Students trace the
colonization, immigration and settlement patterns of the American
people from 1789 to the mid-1800's, with emphasis on the defining
role of economic incentives and the effects of the physical and
political geography and transportation systems, in terms of:
5.8-3 the explorations of the trans-Mississippi West following
the Louisiana Purchase
(e.g., draw from maps, biographies and journals of Lewis &
Clark)
LANGUAGE ARTS
2.0. Reading Comprehension (Focus on Informational Materials)
2.1. understand how text features (e.g., format, graphics, sequence, diagrams, illustrations, charts, maps) make information accessible and usable
2.2. analyze text which
is organized in sequential or chronological order
2.3. discern main ideas
and concepts presented in texts, identifying and assessing evidence
that supports those ideas
WebQuest
developed by Mary
Ann Rechtfertig,