Rebel Girls

how do rebels impact our society?

To celebrate Women's History month, we're going to explore the lives of some "rebel girls" who have left significant footprints on our world. This module is based on two books that profile women from around the world and throughout history - Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, written by Francesca Cavallo Elena Favilli.

Because there are too many incredible women to choose from in these two books, we are going to focus on women of color for this module - because, let's be honest, it's their stories we are less likely to be familiar with!

Module summary:

watch She's Beautiful When She's Angry documentary
discuss impact of rebels on our history and culture
choose a rebel girl to study
- learn about her life and the impact she's made
- analyze rebel status
create an informational webpage to honor your chosen Rebel Girl

essential questions

How do we synthesize multiple sources to present an argument?
How can we use online tools to present information in dynamic, engaging ways?

goals

Students will understand that using a variety of sources allows us to get a clear picture of an issue through multiple perspectives.
Students will understand that online tools can be effective because they allow us to combine text, images, and video to balance eye-catching imagery with depth of information.

activities

Curious [Monday]

warm-up: "decorate the page" - annotate - of sample Rebel Girl page (get handout from Christine)
- use a variety of annotation tools to read intentionally (get handout from Christine)
review syllabus and expectations for the week

Expose [Monday]

watch She's Beautiful When She's Angry documentary (available on Netflix)
- take notes: what rebel acts do you see, and how did they lead to advancement or backlash?
- Note: this documentary addresses serious issues, some of which include sensitive language and images. While perhaps difficult to watch, it's important to understand the context of this historical issue.
discuss documentary; what is a rebel? are rebels necessary for society's advancement?

Practice [Tuesday]

choose a Rebel Girl to study
- decorate profile from Rebel Girls book
- identify areas for further research based on annotations
  - background/biography
  - impact on the world
research and take notes in your preferred method (on paper, with Google Doc, with index cards, etc.)
- evaluate and track sources
share interesting fact learned

Create [Wednesday/Thursday]

finish taking notes
create webpage on your student Weebly site to highlight your rebel girl. Include the following:
- background/biography (summarize from sources)
- impact on the world (explain and make connections to other people, topics, events)
- rebel girl status (identify and rationalize)
your webpage must be polished, engaging, and multimedia-centric
- organize sections thoughtfully
- format different blocks so it looks professional
- incorporate at least three different multimedia elements (photos, videos, graphics, downloadable files, interactive elements, embedded documents)
Here's a sample webpage I made on Jane Goodall to model the type of content and formatting your webpages should include

Reflect [Thursday/Friday]

evaluate your webpage using the Writing Scoring Guide (downloadable below if you need another copy)
conference with Christine about webpage
revise/edit as needed
get syllabus signed off

c-tachs

Writing

Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in flexible and dynamic ways (open to feedback, link to other information)
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research

Reading

Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media and formats in order to address a question or solve a problem
Cite strong textual evidence to support analysis of explicit and implicit meaning of text