Lesson+Eight

__Grade Level__: //10//

__Unit__: //Women in American History//

__Lesson Objectives__: //Students will gain a better understanding of women's involvement in American history. Students will develop their writing and critical thinking skills while writing their research paper. Students will gain better understanding of how history views women and how that has changed over the last few centuries.//

__Time Required to complete this lesson__: //I believe 5 weeks is ample time for 10th graders to write a 5-6 page research paper.//

__Title of lesson__: // Women of the American Past //

__Description of lesson__: //Students will write a 5-6 page paper on a prominent woman from America's past. They will be using a combination of primary and secondary resources to assist in their research. The papers will be typed and handed in before the end of the semester.//  __Assignment__:  //Hello Students! Your assignment can be found at my tumblr:// []

//Here are some books to get you started in your research: media type="custom" key="5784595" Enjoy and as always if you have questions ask!//

__Resources/materials needed__: //Students will only need access to a library and a computer to complete this assignment .//

__Technology used__: //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The lesson was constructed using // <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Tumblr] //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">and I made the video in the Tumblr using // <span style="color: #181859; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">__[|Animoto]__

<span style="color: #181859; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">__The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way__: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> // I think that by presenting the research paper in this way (through the tumblr) it won't seem like such a daunting task. A 6 page paper can be scary to students and my hope is that they find the topic interesting enough that they will actually end up writing 6 pages before they know it. Women's history is often glossed over and I feel that this lesson is a great tie in for March, which is women's history month, and it as also a great way to revist things we have already studied this year. My hope with the Animoto is that it gave a short visual introduction to the topic of women's history and I believe I have given them a lot to look through in order to help them make their choice on who to research. The annotated websites will also help them start to find online resources before they head to the library. //