Women's voices are becoming more prominent in the world of literature, but for centuries, this wasn't the case. Young historians research a woman whose writings are considered to be lost, out of print, or forgotten. They develop an oral presentation that includes a poster based on their research.

Concepts

female writers, women's history, women's history month

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Additional Tags

obscure women authors, women authors, women writers, english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Connect between language arts and social studies for an interdisciplinary activity

Pros

• A great addition to a Women's History Month unit
• Project prompt emphasizes the absence of women of color in the literary color

Cons

• None