FAMOUS WOMEN WEB QUEST
TITLE
INTRODUCTION
TASK
PROCESS
SOURCES
EVALUATION
CONCLUSION
Level: Grade 12
Unit 15 “Women In Society”
Course book: English 12 .
INTRODUCTION.
There have been many famous women whose
contributions are very important to our society.
Do you know Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin ,
Angela Merkel, Marie Curie, Serena Williams,
Edmonia Lewis? How much do you know about
them? With this web quest, you will learn more
about their lives, works and achievements. Then
you will be able to show your findings to your
classmates.
TASK
You and your friends will create a poster on an
important woman. The poster will give
information about her early life and education ,
characteristics, major successes and influence
on the world. You will stick texts and pictures on
a poster board. You will explain the poster to
your classmates. Finally, the project will be hang
on your school walls. Be neat and tidy . . .
everybody will see your work!
PROCESS
To do this Web Quest you have to follow these instructions very
carefully:
1 - Your teacher will divide the class into five groups of six
students (groups A, B, C, D, E, F). Each group will work on an
important woman.
2- If you don't understand something or if you need help,
visit the resources part. You can get the information you need.
3- Write a composition about 250 words with the
information you have collected in your report.
4- Work with all the members of your group and prepare a
poster on the woman you have studied. Show texts and pictures
on your poster.
5- Present your work to your classmates in 10 minutes. Show
them your poster and speak in English about her life, career and
her achievements.
6- Listen to your classmates and fill in the
co. evaluation sheet.
7- Stick the posters on the walls of your school and have an
attentive look at all of them.
RESOURCES
Click on the following links to get your information.
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Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Angela Merkel
Marie curie
Serena Williams
Edmonia Lewis
Resources
Click on the following links
to get information about
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
• http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1964/
hodgkin-bio.html
• http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~cwp/Phase2/Hodgkin,_Dorothy_Crowf
[email protected]
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Crowfoot_Hodgkin#Private_life
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/268607/Dorothy-MaryCrowfoot-Hodgkin
• http://inventors.about.com/od/hstartinventors/a/Hodgkin.htm
Resources
Click on the following links
to get information about
Angela Merkel
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Merkel
• http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/angela-merkel1511.html
• http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/
Angela_Merkel
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4572387.stm
• http://www.silobreaker.com/biography-for-angela-merkel5_2260552431756640256_4
RESOURCES
Click on the following links
to get information about
MARIE CURIE
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie
• http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/curiemarie/
Curie_Marie.htm
• http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/curie.htm
• http://www.buzzle.com/articles/accomplishments-ofmarie-curie.html
• http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95nov/curie.html
RESOURCES
Click on the following links
to get information about
Edmonia Lewis
• http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/lewi-edm.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonia_Lewis
• http://www.myhero.com/go/hero.asp?
hero=e_lewis
• http://www.edmonialewis.com/
• http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0878495.html
EVALUATION
Skills, work
and project
Low
1-4
Average
5-6
Good
7-9
Excellent
10
Reading skills
- The information you
give is not correct.
- Some of your
answers are correct.
- Most of the
information you give
is correct.
- All the information
you give is correct.
Writing skills
You make a lot of
mistakes in your
composition
(vocabulary, spelling,
grammar,
organization)
- You make some
mistakes in your
composition
(vocabulary, spelling,
grammar,
organization)
You make few
mistakes in your
composition
(vocabulary, spelling,
grammar,
organization)
You don’t make
mistakes in your
composition
(vocabulary, spelling,
grammar,
organization)
Listening skills
- You don’t
understand what they
say.
You understand
some of the things
they say.
You understand most
of the things they
say.
You understand
everything they say.
Speaking skills
- You don’t try to use
English.
- You make a lot
of mistakes in
your pronunciation.
- You make an effort
to use English.
-You make some
mistakes in your
pronunciation.
-You make an effort
to say everything in
English fluently.
-You make few
mistakes in
pronunciation
You make an effort
to say everything in
English accurately
and fluently.
Creativity and
Your project is bad.
- Your project doesn’t
include all the parts
(texts, pictures, etc)
- Your project is not
neat and well done.
- Your project doesn’t
include all the parts
(texts, pictures, etc)
-Your project is neat
and well done.
-Your project
includes most of the
parts (texts, pictures,
etc)
Your project is neat
and very well done.
- Your project
includes all the parts
(texts, pictures, etc)
final product
RESOURCES
Click on the following links
to get information about
Serena Williams
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http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serena_Williams
http://www.oceleb.com/serena-williams/awards.html
http://french.open-tennis.com/Serena.html
http://www.biography.com/articles/Serena-Williams9532901
• http://www.celebrity9.com/serena-williams/careerhighlights.html
CONCLUSION
Through your work with this topic, as well
as through listening to your classmates'
presentations, you must have learnt much
interesting information about some famous
women in the world. Moreover, this web
quest has also helped you develop your
reading, listening, writing and speaking
skills in English. In addition, you will have
learned to create a poster. Hopefully, you
have enjoyed this task!
CO-ASSESSMENT SHEET
GROUP A
GROUP B
GROUP C
GROUP D
GROUP E
Information
12345
12345
12345
12345
12345
Pictures
12345
12345
12345
12345
12345
Information
12345
12345
12345
12345
12345
Use of English
12345
12345
12345
12345
12345
IMPORTANT
PERSON
HER CAREER
HER MAJOR
SUCCESSES
POSTER
PRESENTATION
Key:
1 Bad
2 So-so
3 OK
4 Quite good
5 Excellent