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H. Finding Our Own Role Models
1. Report
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For this
activity, more able readers could do the exercise as outside class work and
report to class at the end. In this case, get them started several periods
before you want the reports.
For less able readers, you might help them find a
short story or piece written by another student. Many of these collections and
books are now available. See the list in Resources.
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* Ask students to find a book, poem, article or movie about a
woman who inspires them. Ask them to write or tell the class about her, using
the following questions as a guide:
- What is her name?
- What was her age at the time of the story?
- Where is she from?
- What was hard in her life?
- What did she accomplish?
- Who did she help?
- Did she get recognition or thanks?
- How is your life like hers? How is it different?
- What does she make you want to do or to be?
2. Other activities
* Students might want to write a poem about the woman they
chose.
* The group might like to compile their writings into a book.
Resources
(See the Bibliography for complete
listings.)
Birnie, Lisa and Sue Rodriguez. Uncommon Will: The Death and
Life of Sue Rodriguez
Blackbridge, Persimmon and Sheila Gilhooly.
Still Sane
Crone, Moira. The Life of Lucy Fern
Danica,
Elly. Don't: A Woman's Word
Green, Howard and Don Sawyer. NESA
Activities Handbook for Native and Multicultural Classrooms
Maracle,
Lee. I Am Woman
Potrebenko, Helen. Walking Slow
First Person Accounts - Collections
Baxter, Sheila. No Way to Live: Poor Women Speak Out
Mukherjee, Arun. Sharing Our Experience
Silvera, Makeda.
Silenced
Stewart, Donna. Jobstories: I Like the Work; I Like the
Money
Student Writing
Almack, Shirley. Street Mother
Archibald, Jo-ann.
Courageous Spirits: Aboriginal Heroes of Our Children. The teacher's
guide that accompanies this book is excellent, with many more teaching
suggestions and background information on aboriginal culture.
Des, 'Is.
Amelia's Daughter
Green, Ann. K. Coming Out of My Shell
Head, Bessie. The Collector of Treasures
International Task
Force on Literacy. Words Are What I've Got
Ndaba, Elizabeth. I
Told Myself I Am Going to Learn
Nonesuch, Kate and Evelyn Battell, eds.
If You Could See Me Now
Films
The following are from the National Film Board. The subject
matter is briefly indicated.
Ellen's Story
A woman's story about illiteracy and
the devastating effects it had on her life.
Great Grand Mother
European women come to the
Prairies around the turn of the century.
Patricia's Moving Picture Show
A middle-aged woman
goes back to school.
The Honour of All
A woman leads the way and her
reserve solves its alcoholism problem.
The Impossible Takes a Little Longer
Women deal with
physical disabilities as part of their daily lives.
Lorri
Ruth
Debby and Sharon
From The Recovery
Series. In each of these three films women talk about their recovery from
alcohol abuse. |