Pathfinder 3rd grade Women in African American History

3rd Grade African American History Pathfinder link

LO: There is very little mention of women of influence in  African American History.  Your lesson is to search for one women from the past that made great impact and one from the present.  Below are examples of resource of these  women.

Student Objective:Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Literary Nonfiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patterns and features of literary nonfiction and respond by providing evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to explain the difference in point of view between a biography and autobiography.
DOL: Students will have the option to create a diorama of one specific female in history, research paper comparison of old and new female historian, powerpoint comparison, or poster comparison.

Rosa Parks by Gosman, Gillian 921 Par Summary Rosa Parks was an ordinary woman who became a driving force in the Civil Rights Movement when she helped spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott.	Mae Jemison by Colins, Luke 921 Jem Summary Explore the life and achievements of the first African American female astronaut, Mae Jemison.
Hair-care millionaire : Madam C.J. Walker and her amazing business by Wyckoff, Edwin Brit 921 Wal Summary. She helped other women go into business for themselves, and she worked hard for the rights and dignity of other African Americans.	Oprah : the little speaker by Weatherford, Carole Boston 921 Win Summary The first six years in the life of the world’s most popular talk show host
Brainpop movie about Rosa Parks https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstudies/biographies/rosaparks/	Brainpop movie about Oprah Winfrey https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/oprahwinfrey/
Mae Jemison bio movie student generated http://bit.ly/oCBMtp	A brief history of  Madame C. J. Walker http://www.biography.com/people/madam-cj-walker-9522174/videos/madam-cj-walker-mini-biography-2194755620
A website that highlights African American Women in History http://www.biography.com/people/groups/african-american-firsts-women	Website to a variety of African American women in History http://womenshistory.about.com/od/africanamerican/a/black_women.htm