IMPORTANT WOMEN IN HISTORY
There are many important people in human history. Many of them are women: doctors, scientists, computer programmers, writers, athletes, artists, teachers, etc.) With their work our lives are easier and more interesting and we are happier.
These are six important women for us: Toni Morrison, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, Ada Augusta Byron, Marjorie Jackson Nelson, Edmonia Lewis and Mary Fairfax Sommerville. Do you know them? What do they have in common?
With this Treasure Hunt you will learn about their lives, works, and places of residence, and you will be able to show your findings to the rest of your classmates.
Follow these instructions very carefully:
- Your teacher will divide the class into six groups of four students (groups A, B, C, D, E, F). Each group will work on an important woman.
- Within each group, you will have a role: biographers, work researchers, travel agents and graphic artist.
If you don't understand something or if you need help, visit the resources part. There you have online dictionaries and grammar references. There is also a link to search images and some help to download them.
These are the activities you have to do:
ACTIVITY 1. RESEARCH WORK
Group A: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Biographers: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin in wikipedia
- Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin in Encyclopedia Britannica
- Biography of Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Work researchers: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin in wikipedia
- Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin in Encyclopedia Britannica
- Information on Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin's work
- Information on inventors
Travel agents: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- Oxford in wikipedia
- The city of Oxford
- Holidays in Oxford
Group B: Ada Augusta Byron
Biographers: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- Ada Augusta Byron in wikipedia
- Information on ideas and inventions
- Information on Mathematics
Work researchers: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- Information on ideas and inventions
- Information on heroes
- Ada Augusta Byron and education
Travel agents: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- London in wikipedia
- Visit London
Group C: Toni Morrison
Biographers: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- Toni Morrison in wikipedia
- Information on Nobel Prize winners
Work researchers: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- Toni Morrison in wikipedia
- Toni Morrison's works
Travel agents: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- New York City in wikipedia
- Visit New York City
Biographers: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- Marjorie Jackson Nelson in wikipedia
- Information on Australian women
- Facts about Marjorie Jackson Nelson's life
Work researchers: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- Marjorie Jackson Nelson in wikipedia
- Information on Australian women
- Facts about Marjorie Jackson Nelson's life
- Information on athletics
Travel agents: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- Sydney in wikipedia
- The city of Sydney
Biographers: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- Edmonia Lewis in wikipedia
- Edmonia Lewis' biography
- Information on heroes
Work researchers: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- Edmonia Lewis in wikipedia
- Edmonia Lewis' biography
- Information on heroes
Travel agents: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- Boston History
- Boston in wikipedia
Biographers: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- Mary Sommerville (Wikipedia)
- - Mary Sommerville’s Biography
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Work researchers: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- Mary Sommerville's work
Travel agents: Answer the questions with the information you find in the following web sites and hand it in to your teacher:
- City council webpage
Step 1 Biographers: Write a composition with the information you have collected in your report.
Work researchers: Write a composition with the information you have collected in your report.
Travel agents: Write a composition with the information you have collected in your report.
with three paragraphs: - First paragraph: Life
- Second paragraph: Work
- Third paragraph: An important city in her life
ACTIVITY 3. POSTERS
Work with all the members of your group and prepare a poster on the woman you have studied. Follow this outline, show texts and pictures and include this information: - Life
- Work
- An important city in her life
ACTIVITY 4. ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Speaking Present your work to your classmates. Show them your poster and speak in English about her life,
work, and city.
Listening Listen to your classmates and fill in the co-assessment sheet (file below).
ACTIVITY 5. POSTERS DISPLAY
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
1. Biography
· When was she born?
· Where was she born?
· When did she win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry?
· When did she die?
2. Work
· Why did she win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry?
· Where did she work?
· Which other interests did she have, apart from biology and chemistry?
3. Place
· Where did Dorothy spend most of her life?
· Why is this city so famous?
· Where is this city situated?
Ada Augusta Byron
1. Biography
a. When and where was she born?
b. What was her father’s name? Why was he so important?
c. What did she study? What was her teacher’s name?
d. How long did she live?
2. Work
a. Which was her greatest invention?
b. Why was her invention so important?
c. Which name do we give now to her invention?
3. Place
a. Where did Ada Byron live?
b. Why is this city so important?
c. Is her father more famous than Ada in British history? Why?
Toni Morrison
1. Biography
· When was she born?
· Where did she study?
· What was her family like?
· What’s her job?
2. Work
· What are the characteristics of her novels?
· Name three of her most important novels.
· Which important prize did she win? When?
3. Place
· Where did she live and write?
· What are the main features of that state?
1. Biography
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When was Marjorie Jackson born?
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Where was she born?
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Who did she marry?
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Which sport did she practise?
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What did she get in 1950 amd 1952?
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When did she get a word record? In what type of competition?
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What did she become in November 2001?
3. Place
· Where is Sydney situated?
Edmonia Lewis
1. Biography
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When was Edmonia Lewis born?
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Where was she born?
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What did she do?
- Why was Oberlin College special?
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What are her most famous paintings?
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In which country did she live and work?
3. Place
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Where is Boston?
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Who were the first settlers of Boston?
- When was the Boston Massacre?
Mary Fairfax Somerville
1. Biography
- When was she born?
- Where was she born?
- Who did she marry?
- How many children had she got?
- Where did she die?
2. Work
-What did she study?
- When did she present her first scientific investigations?
- How many books did she write? What are the titles of some of her books?
-What were her experiments based on?
3. Place
- Where is Burntisland?
- How many peole live in the city of Burntisland?
- What are the main attractions in Burntisland?
- What are the Highland Games?