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Revolutionary Women for Women's History Month

Jeffrey Boles
Jeffrey Boles over 2 years ago

Hello My Fellow Educators

I hope you are all well and Spring is coming our in your neck of the woods. As I started planning for March several weeks back, I noticed the Revolutionary Women research project in was in the Liberal and National Revolutions section in Era 6. This is one of my favorite projects of the year because it not only spotlights the important role women played in during the time period but, it allows students to learn about figures they might not have otherwise learned about. Now while I understand the reason this activity is placed in this section I actually think it works better for our class in section 6.4 and the Transformation of Labor in WHP - Origins. This section also features the World Tour of Women's Suffrage which I include as sourcing for their project. In addition, I think featuring the project at the start of the month of March provides background for the celebration of Women's History Month. Now I will say one of the challenges of this project can be the lack of information about some of the figures themselves. This can be frustrating for some of our students so, I do recommend doing a background check for all of the names provided as not all can truly allow our students to do a deep dive research project on. I am wondering if any use this project, what are your thoughts on it, and do you use it for Women'a History Month or is there another activity you do with your class?

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  • Erin Cunningham
    Erin Cunningham over 2 years ago

    Hi Jeffrey Boles , thanks for this post! I am looking into this activity right now for the first time so I really appreciate your insights.

    I teach 9th graders of varying skill levels and I'm wondering how many days I should dedicate to this activity--what has worked for you?

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  • Erin Cunningham
    Erin Cunningham over 2 years ago

    Hi Jeffrey Boles , thanks for this post! I am looking into this activity right now for the first time so I really appreciate your insights.

    I teach 9th graders of varying skill levels and I'm wondering how many days I should dedicate to this activity--what has worked for you?

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  • Jeffrey Boles
    Jeffrey Boles over 2 years ago in reply to Erin Cunningham

    Hey Erin Cunningham 

    Thanks so much for your question. I started the assignment on Monday and gave my students until end of class today to finalize. I would say roughly 80-90% of my students finished. I will allow them to have 10 - 15 minutes tomorrow and then we will do a walk through museum. I have used this technique throughout the entire year so they are quite familiar with this process. I also asked them to complete a video component as part of the project. Nearly all of the Women have a you tube clip on them of some sort. I had the students uplaod the clip on flipgrid so I can attach QR codes to their posterboards. Then, as they take part in the museum walk, I have them write facts about two other projects as part of their grade. I will post some pictures after I have the chance to grade all of their work so you can have a visual. Let me know if you have any other thoughts and I appreciate your additional post on the ropic. 

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  • Erin Cunningham
    Erin Cunningham over 2 years ago in reply to Jeffrey Boles

    Thanks! I really like the museum walk-through component--I can see that being an adaptable technique for lots of different activities. The kinesthetic break before a project is excellent!

    I look forward to seeing your students' work!

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