INTRODUCTION

TASK

PROCESS

EVALUATION

SOURCES

CONCLUSION

TITLE

Level: Grade 12

Unit 15 “Women In Society”Course book: English 12 .

FAMOUS WOMEN WEB QUEST

INTRODUCTION.

There have been many famous women whose contributions are very important to our society. Do you know Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin , Angela Merkel, Marie Curie, Serena Williams, Edmonia Lewis? How much do you know about them? With this web quest, you will learn more about their lives, works and achievements. Then you will be able to show your findings to your classmates.

TASK

   You and your friends will create a poster on an important woman. The poster will give information about her early life and education , characteristics, major successes and influence on the world. You will stick texts and pictures on a poster board. You will explain the poster to your classmates. Finally, the project will be hang on your school walls. Be neat and tidy . . . everybody will see your work!

PROCESS    To do this Web Quest you have to follow these instructions very

carefully:       1 - Your teacher will divide the class into five groups of

six students (groups A, B, C, D, E, F). Each group will work on an important woman.      2-    If you don't understand something or if you need help, visit the resources part. You can get the information you need.

3-   Write a composition about 250 words with the information you have collected in your report.

4-    Work with all the members of your group and prepare a poster on the woman you have studied. Show texts and pictures on your poster.                                                            

    5-    Present your work to your classmates in 10 minutes. Show them your poster and speak in English about her life, career and her achievements.                          6-    Listen to your classmates and fill in the co. evaluation sheet.

       7- Stick the posters on the walls of your school and have an attentive look at all of them.

RESOURCESClick on the following links to get your information.

• Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin

• Angela Merkel

• Marie curie

• Serena Williams

• Edmonia Lewis

Resources

Click on the following links to get information about Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin

• http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1964/hodgkin-bio.html

• http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~cwp/Phase2/Hodgkin,_Dorothy_Crowfoot@841234567.html

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Crowfoot_Hodgkin#Private_life• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/268607/Dorothy-Mary-

Crowfoot-Hodgkin• http://inventors.about.com/od/hstartinventors/a/Hodgkin.htm

ResourcesClick on the following links to get information aboutAngela Merkel

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Merkel• http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/angela-merkel-

1511.html• http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/

Angela_Merkel• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4572387.stm• http://www.silobreaker.com/biography-for-angela-merkel-

5_2260552431756640256_4

RESOURCESClick on the following links to get information aboutMARIE CURIE

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie• http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/curiemarie/

Curie_Marie.htm• http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/curie.htm• http://www.buzzle.com/articles/accomplishments-of-

marie-curie.html• http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95nov/curie.html

RESOURCESClick on the following links to get information aboutEdmonia Lewis

• http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/lewi-edm.htm• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonia_Lewis• http://www.myhero.com/go/hero.asp?

hero=e_lewis• http://www.edmonialewis.com/• http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0878495.html

Skills, work and project

Low

1-4

Average

5-6

Good

7-9

Excellent

10

Reading skills - The information you give is not correct.

- Some of your answers are correct.

- Most of the information you give is correct.

- All the information you give is correct.

Writing skills You  make a lot of mistakes in your composition (vocabulary, spelling, grammar, organization)

- You  make some mistakes in your composition (vocabulary, spelling, grammar, organization)

You  make few mistakes in your composition (vocabulary, spelling, grammar, organization)

You don’t make mistakes in your composition (vocabulary, spelling, grammar, organization)

Listening skills - You don’t understand what they say.

You understand some of the things they say.

You understand most of the things they say.

You understand everything they say.

Speaking skills - You don’t try to use English.

- You make a lot

of mistakes in

your pronunciation.

- You make an effort to use English.

-You make some

mistakes in your pronunciation.

-You make an effort

to say everything in

English fluently.

-You make few

mistakes in pronunciation

You make an effort to say everything in English accurately and fluently.

Creativity and

final product Your project is bad.

- Your project doesn’t include all the parts (texts, pictures, etc)

- Your project is not neat and well done.

- Your project doesn’t include all the parts (texts, pictures, etc)

-Your project is neat and well done.-Your project

includes most of the parts (texts, pictures, etc)

Your project is neat

and very well done.

- Your project includes all the parts (texts, pictures, etc)

EVALUATION

RESOURCESClick on the following links to get information aboutSerena Williams

• http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serena_Williams• http://www.oceleb.com/serena-williams/awards.html• http://french.open-tennis.com/Serena.html• http://www.biography.com/articles/Serena-Williams-

9532901• http://www.celebrity9.com/serena-williams/career-

highlights.html

CONCLUSION

Through your work with this topic, as well as through listening to your classmates' presentations, you must have learnt much interesting information about some famous women in the world. Moreover, this web quest has also helped you develop your reading, listening, writing and speaking skills in English. In addition, you will have learned to create a poster. Hopefully, you have enjoyed this task!

CO-ASSESSMENT SHEET

GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D GROUP E

IMPORTANT PERSON

HER CAREER

HER MAJOR SUCCESSES

POSTER

Information 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

Pictures 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

PRESENTATION

Information 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

Use of English 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

Key: 1 Bad 2 So-so3 OK 4 Quite good5 Excellent