African-Americans, Women Around the World, American Women Biographies Task Cards

These short biographies profile 80 African-American men and women, 100 American women of various ethnicities, and 68 women around the world who were pioneers in their field or achieved something notable. Each resource has different people in it so there are biographies of 248 people in all. Included in each resource are 15 ways to use these task cards to help your students develop their writing, speaking and listening skills.

Bundle at a Glance:

★ What will students learn?

* Basic facts about the lives of 80 influential Black Americans who were born between 1720 and 1960.

* Basic facts about the lives of 68 influential women born between 1720 and 1960 who are not U.S. Americans.

* Basic facts about the lives of 100 influential American women born in the 16th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

* How to use facts and phrases to write a short biography.

★ Who is it for?

* All students, including English Language Learners.

★ How does it help teachers?

*Students learn about famous and not-so-famous African-Americans who had an impact on American history.

* Students learn about famous and not-so-famous women who lived outside the United States and influenced world history in some way.

* Students learn about famous and not-so-famous American women who impacted the history of the United States.

* Students practice their skills in writing, grammar and mechanics by transforming the information on task cards into complete sentences and paragraphs.

* Differentiated model biography paragraphs are presented to help students develop their writing skills.

* Suggestions for additional activities that extend students’ learning are included.

* The included rubric saves you time if you want to assess your students’ work.

What educators who have used these resources say about them:

♥ “My students were really interested in learning about women in history, and even more interested in learning about African-American women in history. This really helped get us started off on the right foot with where to start researching for more information.” — MugglesinMiddle (about this bundle)

♥ “Great activities to use as a class!” — Michelle M. (about the Women Around the World biographies resource)

♥ "I love all of the different ways you can use these task cards!" -- Angelica M. (about the African-American biographies resource)

♥ "These are perfect for my ELL students!" -- Meghan S. (about the African-American biographies resource)

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What you get in this bundle:

The African-American Biography Task Cards for Writing, Speaking & Listening Practice resource, for Grades 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th includes:

★ A table of contents for easy reference (1 page)

★ A Notes to the Teacher section with explanatory information (1 page)

★ A list of the ELA Common Core standards addressed (1 page)

★ 4 sample WIDA Model Performance Indicators (1 page)

★ 15 ideas for using the task cards (1 page)

★ Student materials for the 2 game activities (2 pages)

★ An evaluation rubric for writing tasks (1 page)

★ Model task card biography with 2 example paragraphs at different levels of writing complexity, 1 in color and 1 in black-and-white (2 pages)

★ 80 biographies of important African-Americans, 4 per page (20 pages)

The Women Around the World: Biography Task Cards with Activity Ideas resource, for Grades 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th includes:

★ A table of contents for easy reference (1 page)

★ A Notes to the Teacher section with explanatory information (1 page)

★ A list of the ELA Common Core standards addressed (1 page)

★ 4 sample WIDA Model Performance Indicators (1 page)

★ 15 ideas for using the task cards (1 page)

★ Student materials for the 2 game activities (2 pages)

★ An evaluation rubric for writing tasks (1 page)

★ Model task card biography with 2 example paragraphs at different levels of writing complexity (1 page)

★ 68 biographies of important or famous women, 4 per page (17 pages)

The Famous and Important American Women: Biography Task Cards with Activity Ideas resource, for Grades 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th includes:

★ A table of contents for easy reference (1 page)

★ A Notes to the Teacher section with explanatory information (1 page)

★ A list of the ELA Common Core standards addressed (1 page)

★ 4 sample WIDA Model Performance Indicators (1 page)

★ A list of women categorized by social groups (i.e. African-American, Asian-American, Latina/Hispanic, Native American, Lesbian/Bisexual) (1 page)

★ 15 ideas for using the task cards (1 page)

★ Student materials for the 2 game activities (2 pages)

★ An evaluation rubric for writing tasks (1 page)

★ Model task card biographies for 2 people, with sentence starters and 2 example paragraphs at different levels of writing complexity (4 pages)

★ 100 biographies of important or famous women, 4 per page (25 pages)

More Info:

The versatility of these task cards makes them ideal not just for Black History Month and Women’s History Month but also for Language Arts, Social Studies, and even Science classes any time of the year. Each resource has different people in it so there are biographies of 248 people in all.

Each task card presents basic biographical information plus some interesting facts about 1 person. The people included in this bundle lived in ancient times up through the present day. Many of the people showcased in these 3 resources were the first in their field to accomplish something and your students will be inspired by the achievements of these scientists, teachers, suffragists, musicians, civil rights activists, astronomers, politicians, nurses, explorers, mathematicians, actresses, novelists, abolitionists, athletes, businesspeople, singers, lawyers, dancers, aviators, writers, astronauts, poets, rulers, journalists, diplomats, social reformers, judges, anthropologists, service workers, doctors, queens, and First Ladies that are highlighted on the task cards. Even a spy, a pirate, and 2 saints are included!

Simple instructions for doing the following types of activities are included:

* Writing various types of paragraphs

* Categorizing the task cards

* Giving presentations

* Creating posters

* Doing research

* Doing map and timeline activities

* Practicing note-taking

* Playing question-and-answer games

The information on the task cards is not presented in complete sentences because one of the suggested activities is for students to write paragraphs about the people. By transforming the keywords and fragments into complete sentences, and including a topic sentence and a closing, your students can practice writing good paragraphs and learn about people’s accomplishments at the same time. You can use these task cards to do other types of writing activities, too. An evaluation rubric is included in each resource so you can quickly and easily assess your students' writing.

To use the task cards, just print them out and cut them apart on the dotted lines. Laminating them so they last longer is recommended but not required. Some activities can take up an entire period and some can be implemented in shorter amounts of time. Depending on the activity, students can work on their own, in pairs or small groups, or as the whole class. Some of the activities can also be used in writing centers.

The resources in this bundle are appropriate for ELLs at an intermediate level of language proficiency (such as WIDA Levels 3 and up) and if you work in a WIDA Consortium state, 4 sample Model Performance Indicators are included in each resource. ELLs at a lower level of language proficiency (such as WIDA Level 2) may be able to do a few of the suggested activities and these are listed in the teacher notes. In addition, if you work in a Common Core state, a list of ELA standards these resources address is also included in every resource.

Some of your students may be familiar with several of the 248 people profiled but there are probably many other people included in this bundle whom they have never heard of before. These biographical task cards will help them learn about notable African-American men and women, women in America, and women around the world!

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