Eleanor and Amelia Project

Research Process
The Big 6™

Student Directions

Scenario

You have been selected to write a children's book about two famous women in history! Your book will become the second book in a series based on the original story, Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride. You will choose a favorite historical woman to replace Amelia Earhart in the original story.

Read the following book - our inspiration for this project: Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride by Pam Muñoz Ryan.

Now view this video clip in which Pam Muñoz Ryan relates the story behind the story.

#1 Task Definition

What needs to be done?

The Task
You will choose one famous woman that you will substitute for Amelia in the story Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride. Planned research activities will help you to locate information about your selection and Eleanor Roosevelt. You will use the information to complete a comparison chart. Using this chart, you will then create a storyboard for your project.

The Product
You will create a book version of your rewrite of Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride. The final project will be in the form of an electronic book using Power Point software.

#2 Information Seeking Strategies

What resources can I use?

Your first activity is to select the famous woman that you will substitute for Amelia Earhart in your story. Before making that selection, complete the following activities:

Complete the Women of Accomplishment Internet Scavenger Hunt sheet using the links from the Women of Accomplishment website.
Need more ideas? Look at this list of 30 important women from Scholastic. Read more about those that interest you and follow their web link to learn even more!
Find out how much you know about women in history by taking the Time for Kids quiz! If you enjoyed that quiz, try a second one from Scholastic.
Now it is time to select your famous woman that you will research for your project! Have the name approved by your teacher. Have extra time? Print out and complete this Women's Firsts word search!

#3 Location and Access

Where can I find these resources?

Your next step is to locate information about Eleanor Roosevelt and your famous woman in order to complete an Inspiration graphic organizer for each. Use the resource links below to locate the needed information.

Eleanor Roosevelt - Get the Eleanor Inspiration organizers from your teacher.
     Cobb Virtual Library - World Book Online, Grolier Online, Gale Jr. Reference
     First Ladies' Gallery
      PBS American Experience - Eleanor Roosevelt
     National First Ladies' Library
      View the video Eleanor Roosevelt
     Use the Eleanor Roosevelt biographies located on the reserved bookshelf.

Famous Women - click here for the Inspiration organizer.
     Cobb Virtual Library
      National Women's Hall of Fame
      Honor Roll of Notable Women
      Women in Sports
      Women in American History
      Gale Group Biographies
      History Channel - Women's History Month
      Use Destiny to locate biographies and web resources about your famous woman selection in our media center. Use the Reference area to locate reference books about your selection. Click here for the Available Resources organizer.

Evaluating web sites - click here!
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Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide

#4 Use of Information

What can I use from these resources?

You have located the information you need for this project. Now you need to complete the Comparison Organizer and Outline.

Use a highlighter to identify ways that your famous woman is the same as Eleanor Roosevelt.
Open the software program Inspiration, go to File - Open.
Look in Shared drive - Media Center - Amelia & Eleanor Project - Comparison Chart.
Open and immediately Save As under your student number!
Use the organizers you highlighted earlier to complete the Comparison organizer. Remember to save often!
Use the links below to locate quotations from both Eleanor and your famous woman.

Quotations
      Women's Words of Wisdom
      Quotations by Notable Women
      BrainyQuote
      Bartleby.com
      Quoteland

#5 Synthesis
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What can I make to finish the job?

Your next step it to create the storyboard for your e-book. Get the Power Point storyboard from your teacher. Use your Comparison Inspiration organizer as your resource.

#6 Evaluation
(under construction)

How will I know I did my job well?

Your grade will be based on the following:

Click here to see the rubric by which your research process will be assessed.
Click here to see the rubric by which your project will be assessed.

Presentation

Reflection:

Research Process The Big 6™