The date of our upcoming exhibition is set for September 10, 2007.
In preparation, each one of you is expected to research 2 women featured in the triptych. Because some of you had originally expressed interest in the same women, make sure to post your 2 selections by next Saturday to avoid duplicating searches.
Based on the poster template provided here, your findings will be divided into four columns, or three areas of biographical research and one personal essay. These columns, under headings of Biography, Context, Contribution, and Reflections, Discovery will run 500 to 700 words in length and will correspond to four separate assignments for each one of the women selected. The columns' contents are to be organically meshed.
Your research will also include finding two quotes per woman for display in your poster presentation. One of these will be chosen for the companion book to the triptych.
1st & 5th Assignments: BIOGRAPHY – This column should consist of an overview of each woman’s life based on your own interpretation and analysis of the basic facts, events, influences and anecdotes that shaped her life. But really, you are telling a story. Make it a compelling one. Your lead will be important in setting a first tone and in engaging the reader.
Due dates: March 3rd (1st woman)
April 28th (2nd woman)
2nd & 6th Assignments: CONTEXT – This column should define the period in which the woman lived and worked. Consider all aspects: historical, political, cultural, intellectual, social and economic. Think in terms of a global stage. “Context” will inform both the women’s biographies and their contributions.
Due dates: March 17th (1st woman)
May 12th (2nd woman)
3rd & 7th Assignments: CONTRIBUTION – This column should be about the women’s impact and legacy through their accomplishments. Questions to think about: What impact had society on these particular women? How did their cultural, economic and political background affect their development, their actions? How did they advance various issues/causes in their own field, time, and for future generations? What motivated them to take risks, to challenge the status quo, to contribute to their time? How did these women impact the lives of their contemporaries? Were they aware of being role models, of paving the way for generations to come? What did they sacrifice to achieve their goals? How can their contributions help change the course of peoples’ lives in the future? These questions and the answers they yield will inevitably help you choose the most defining quotes.
Due Dates: March 31st (1st woman)
May 26th (2nd woman)
4th & 8th Assignments: REFLECTIONS, DISCOVERY – This column must be a personal, reflective essay on your experience of having researched these extraordinary women and should include a justification for your quote selections. If you wish and as discussed at the meeting, you could also present a part of an interview you conducted, a song analysis, a poem, or whatever else your discovery has inspired you to write.
Due Dates: April 14th (1st woman)
June 9th (2nd woman)
For those of you leaving before the final deadline, you must turn in your work at least a week early so that we can review it and edit it before you go. Your poster presentation has to be perfect for display.
Your contribution to the mission of this project matters. You will be proud of your accomplishment.
And remember, Smart Women make a difference!
