Famous Women Biography Research Project | Women's History for 6th, 7th, 8th
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Description
Are you looking for an engaging and fun Famous Women Biography research project for Women's History Month to help your middle school students learn about women's history and the Civil Rights movement? This Famous Women Biography Research Project for 6th, 7th, and 8th Grades gets your students to use their creativity, whether it's on paper or digitally. It's designed with your students' diverse learning styles in mind, allowing them to research, draw, write, and/or create a digital presentation.
✨Choices are, but not limited to:
- Malala Yousafzai
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Sojourner Truth
- Amelia Earhart
- Jane Goodall
- Audre Lorde
- Harriet Tubman
- Frida Kahlo
- Sylvia Earle
- Katherine Johnson
- Dolores Huerta
- Margaret Thatcher
- Michelle Obama
- Maya Angelou
- Oprah Winfrey
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Madam C.J. Walker
- Ada Lovelace
- Gloria Steinem
- Serena Williams
- or choose your own!
In this 2-3 -week-long project, your students will explore a chosen famous Woman. They’ll research, put a presentation together, present, and write an essay about the person of their choice.
This product covers the following standards:
The student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes
- Locate relevant resources
- Examine sources for credibility
- Take notes
- Cite resources
- Give a presentation using language effectively
- Compose informational texts
- Revise drafts
- Publish written work for appropriate audiences
Students will research:
- Early Life: Childhood, family background, and early experiences that shaped their character.
- Significant Achievements: Most notable accomplishments or contributions.
- Challenges and Obstacles faced throughout their life and how they overcame them.
- Impact on Society: Culture, policy, or social movements.
- Recognition and awards, honors, or recognitions received
- Role in Social Movements
- Educational Background, including any notable institutions attended and degrees earned.
- Notable Quotes highlighting key philosophies or perspectives they expressed.
- Personal Insights: hobbies, interests, or personal values.
- References
✨ Famous Women Research Project Includes✨
- Teacher Guide with cards with names of Famous Women
- Student Handouts:
- Project Guidelines
- Research Notes Pages
- Slideshow guidelines
- Poster Template
- Writing assignment
- Sentence starters
- Presentation Rubric
- Writing Rubric
- Poster Rubric
