Essay Options:
Interview a woman in your life that you admire. Summarize her early life, her accomplishments, and the challenges she overcame. Include how you know this person and what you admire about her.
Research a prominent woman in history. Summarize her early life, her accomplishments, and the challenges she overcame. Cite your source! Include why you chose this woman and what you admire about her.
If you would like a more challenging option: Check out the primary sources available at the National Archives website: https://www.archives.gov/research/women
There are many photographs, speeches, newspaper articles, advertisements, and pieces of art from history. Choose a theme from the listed collections (Women in the Civil War, Women Explorers, Women in World War I) and explore the sources. What do you notice about how women are represented? What are the jobs women did or the roles they played in the period of history represented? How do you think women’s lives have changed between that period and now?
Essay Expectations:
Essays should be edited for basic grammar, spelling, and punctuation. It is okay to ask an adult or older student to help you edit your work.
Fourth graders should write at least 2 paragraphs, fifth graders should write at least 3 paragraphs, and sixth graders should write at least 4 paragraphs.
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