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Discover more about
women who have made a difference in the world. Read student interviews with
these influential women and then write your own questions for an interview
with a notable woman in your country or community. You may also wish to
participate in the live interview with Nobel Peace prize winner, Jodie Williams
on March 6 from 1–2 p.m. ET. Jodie Williams won the Nobel Prize for
her work disarming landmines in war-torn countries.
With Classport,
you can write and create with classrooms around the world!
Here's how to
get started:
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Review the Women
Who Changed History project.
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Once you're familiar with this activity,
go to Classport and
join their online community.
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You'll be asked to set up a classroom
profile. You can mention in your profile that you are interested in
participating in a writing activity.
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Once you are a member of Classport,
you can search for classrooms in other countries and contact them.
Classport provides tools such as instant translation, so you can communicate
easily even if you don't speak the same language!
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Cross-cultural
Connections:
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Women and
Diversity
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1.
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Partner
with a class in another country.
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2.
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Have each
class discuss several women who have contributed greatly to
its country or culture.
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3.
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Both classes
then compile a list of qualifications for being a notable woman.
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4.
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Have each
class create a list of ten women from each class's country or
culture that fits the qualifications. Include the reasons why
a particular woman is notable.
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Send the
list of women and reasons for each choice to the partner class,
but don't share the qualifications yet.
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6.
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Review
the partner class's list. Verify whether their reasons reflect
your class's qualifications. Discusses the similarities and
differences.
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7.
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Have each
class share the list of qualifications with the partner class.
See if the list of notable women from your class meets the other
class's qualifications. Discuss the differences and similarities
in class and in e-mail form, giving reasons for each of your
notable women.
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Have each
class list the qualifications in order of importance. Discuss
reasons for the chosen order.
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Collaborate
with the other class to come up with a single list of what makes
a woman notable.
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10.
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Review
the submissions on the "Scholastic Honor Roll of Notable Women."
See if all of them meet these multi-cultural qualifications.
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Extending
the Project
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Have your
class create short expository essays about each of the notable
women.
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Send the
list to your partner country to study.
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Partner
class studies the list.
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Create
a quiz about your country's list of notable women, and send
it to your partner. |
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Partner
class must identify each woman and send back the responses.
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6.
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Grade the
quiz and send the results to the partner class.
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Women and
Holidays
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1.
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Partner
with a class in a foreign country.
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2.
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Exchange
information about holidays, ceremonies, folktales, traditions,
etc., in which women are celebrated.
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3.
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Invite
individual students to write a personal or narrative story describing
the celebration.
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Have students
in your class pair up with students in the partner class. Exchange
essays. |
5.
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Students
can discuss in their home class their reactions to their partner's
essays.
Encourage students to talk about what they've learned about
the partner class's culture through the essays.
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Women's Cultural
Roles
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Partner
with a classroom in a foreign country and exchange photographs
of women in each country that depict different women's roles.
Students can talk about the meaning of each role, or the diversity,
etc. represented through each picture.
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