Influential Women

Angela Fordyce

ED 417

Content Areas/ Benchmarks/ Indicators

• Second Grade

• Content Area---Social Studies

• Benchmark---History, By the end of the K-2 program students will recognize that the actions of individuals make a difference, and relate the stories of people from diverse backgrounds who have contributed to the heritage of the United States.

• Indicators---Daily Life-Use historical artifacts, photographs, biographies, maps, diaries, and folklore to answer questions about daily life in the past. ---Heritage- Recognize the importance of individual action and character and explain how they have made a difference in others’ lives with emphasis on the importance of social and political leaders in the United States and explorers, inventors, and scientists.

Learning Objectives

• The objectives for this lesson are to introduce the students to different influential women throughout the world. The students will gain knowledge of different cultures, understand the importance of individuals, and see how these women have shaped the world we live in today.

Overview of Activities• The activities will be constructed in a

center approach and will last for one entire week. – Students will make airplanes that

have dates written on them for the dates Amelia Earhart flew her airplane.

– Students will create a patchwork flag by working together like Betsy Ross did. This flag will be hung outside the classroom.

Overview of Activities Continued

– Students will write a page everyday in their journal to remind them of the diary Anne Frank wrote.

– Students will create a poem about their favorite thing like Emily Dickenson. On Friday the students will read their poem in front of the class.

Overview of Activities Continued

– Students will create a map of the Massachusetts Bay Colony to see where Anne Hutchinson lived.

– Students will research on line the most interesting person to them that has received a patent in the United States. This will show them how important it was for Mary Kies to become the first woman to receive a patent for her ideas.

Overview of Activities Continued– Students will interview each other

like Oprah Winfrey does on her show. The students will learn more about their peers and have to write up a column on their peer.

– Students will write one thing they would like to change in their own lives. This relates to Rosa Parks and her aspirations.

Overview of Activities Continued– Students will be given a handout of a blank

map. They will have to label all of the country and color India, where Mother Teresa showed a lot of her kindness, blue.

– Students will tell about their favorite activity, game, or sport they like to participate in and who is an important figure in that sport. They will share this on Friday in front of the class. I will talk about being a ballerina and how I look up to Suzanne Farrell.

Overview of Activities Continued– Students will look up five first ladies in

their encyclopedias and write one fact about each lady down on paper. They will also draw a picture of each lady by the fact about her. They may use Jackie Kennedy if they wish.

– Students will listen to a story about influential women in history and then make a shield like one Joan of Arc would have worn.

Resources and

Materials

• Blank paper• Lined paper• Colored paper• Red, white, and blue material• Needle/ Thread• Scissors• Journals• Map of the world• Computers• Handout of a blank map• Encyclopedias• Different colored crayons• Large sheets of cardboard• Tinfoil • Book: A is for Abigail-an Almanac of Amazing Woman

Resources for Students

• www.kids.gov/k_history.htm

• www.kindsbookshelf.com/gsfk/biography.asp

• www.kidinfo.com/schoolsubjects.html/

• www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/

• www.kidsites.com/

Assessment

• Students will be assessed on all of their different writings. Knowledge and legibility will be focused on.

• Students will be assessed on their participation when working with others and sharing in front of the class.

• Students will be assessed on their two maps they turn in and how accurately they depict the actual maps.

Amelia Earhart My name is Amelia Earhart. Most of the world remembers me for my courage, vision, and groundbreaking achievements, both in aviation and for women. I set many records in aviation including being the first women to rise to an altitude of 14,000 feet. On June 17, 1928, I set out with a team of aviators and traveled from Trepassey harbor, Newfoundland to Burry Port, Wales. This flight took 21 hours and was a major milestone in the history of aviation. I flew solo across the Atlantic on My 20, 1932 and was awarded with a gold medal from the National Geographic Society and the Distinguished Flying Cross from the Congress. I went on to set more records and in 1937 I had an idea to fly around the world. I set out for this great adventure on July 2, and never returned. My memory lives on today for my courage, vision, and accomplishments.

Betsy Ross

My nave is Betsy Ross. I was born into a family of seventeen children on January 1, 1752. When I was younger, I attended a Quaker public school and was taught reading, writing, and sewing. After I completed my schooling I went to an apprenticeship with a local upholsterer. During this time I fell in love with my first husband John Ross. My husband died on January 21st from a wound that he suffered from an explosion in the war. It was later that year that I met with George Washington, George Ross, and Robert Morris, which led to the sewing of the first flag of the united states. Although I died at age 84, my memory still lives on through my sewing of the first American flag, now a symbol to all nations for freedom.

Anne FrankMy name is Anne Frank. I was born into a German-Jewish family on June 12, 1929. When I was a teenager, my family and I were forced to spend 25 months in an annex of rooms above my fathers office in Amsterdam. This took place during World War II and was called the Holocaust. The entire time the war was going on, I kept a diary. I was found and deported into Nazi concentration camp. During my stay at the concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen, I died of typhus. My memory and courage lives on through my diary, which has been translated into 67 different languages and is one of the most widely read books in the world.

Emily DickensonMy name is Emily Dickenson. I was born in Amherst, Massachuetts on December 10, 1830. I attended Holyoke Female Seminary where I was energetic and very outgoing. After my schooling, I grew reclusive. I stayed in my house most days doing household chores and writing poetry. I had a few close friends that I sent my poetry to and six of these poems were published, when I was alive, without my consent. After I died on May 15, 1886, my poems were discovered. I wrote over 1700 poems that are now published, read, and studied by many people around the world today.

Anne Hutchinson

My name is Anne Hutchinson. I was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638, for my devotion to religious liberty. I fought for freedom from persecution and was massacred by Indians for my beliefs. Today I am remembered as being the first American woman to fight for public religious diversity and female equality.

Mary KiesMy name is Mary Kies. I became the first woman to receive a U.S. patent in May 5, 1809. Many women, because they could not own property in those days, did not bother to try to patent their ideas. I broke that pattern and patened my method of weaving straw silk. My new invention made me sell beautiful hats that no one else could copy. Today women all over the world paten their ideas and inventions to sell all sorts of things.

Oprah Winfrey

My name is Oprah Winfrey. I was born on January 29, 1954. I was raised to overcome any obstacle put before me and did just that. I am now the host of the talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, a influential book critic, an academy award nominated actress, and a magazine publisher. I am a very generous and powerful influence in society today.

Rosa ParksMy name is Rosa Parks. I am a brave woman who during a bus ride in Montgomery, Alabama, I refused to give up my seat to a white traveler. I was arrested for this act and fined for violating the city ordinance. This act began a movement that ended legal segregation in America. I worked for the NAACP and was honored with many awards like the Rosa Parks Freedom Award, the Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal. When I died, I was placed in the state Capitol, which is usually an honor reserved for only Presidents of the United States because I was an inspiration to freedom-

loving people everywhere.

Mother Teresa My name is Mother Teresa. I was born in Macedonia on August 27, 1910. When I was twelve, I was called by God to become a missionary and spread the word and love of Christ. I took my initial vows to become a nun in India in 1931. I then became a teacher but saw the poverty and suffering of the people around me and knew I needed to help them. I then opened a school for slum children and helped children and families suffering from poverty. I died on September 5, 1997, and am recognized and acclaimed throughout the world for my willingness for international peace and understanding and for my generosity that I spread

to those around me.

Suzanne Farrell

My name is Suzanne Farrell. I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and became the youngest ballerina in the history of the New York City Ballet. I started dancing when I was eight and by the summer of 1962 I was dancing featured roles in the ballet. In 1965 I was promoted to a principle dancer. I retired from dancing at the age of 42 because I was diagnosed with arthritis in my right hip. I now am traveling the world to teach Balanchine ballets to a new generation of dancers. I am an inspiration to many young ballerinas and an inspiration to many.

Jackie KennedyMy name is Jackie Kennedy. I was born in 1929 and married my husband, Senator Kennedy in Newport in 1953. Soon after, I became the first lady when my husband became the President of the United States. I brought intelligence, cultivated taste, and beauty into the presidency, which was publicized most often by the press. I was very resilient when my husband was assassinated and was publicized for my courage during this time. I died in 1994, but my valiant life is still recognized by many.    

 

Joan of ArcMy name is Joan of Arc. I was born on January 6, 1412 in France. I received visions from Saint Margaret of Antioch, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, and Michael the Archangel, who told me to find the true king of France and help him reclaim his throne. I lead troops from battle to battle, where I was wounded but brought Charles VII to the throne. I was then captured by Burgundians and later executed as a heretic. I am known around the world as a valiant warrior for my country.