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She-Search
Celebrating Famous Women
Directions
1. Copy and paste the outline for your notes from this page into a word processing document on your laptop.
2. Find information on your famous woman using reference books,
vertical files, biographies, and the Internet. You'll find lots of
useful links at
3. Use at least three sources. Keep track of them!
4. Take notes in your own words on your laptop. No plagiarizing! Notes
should not be in full sentences. Have your notes checked by your
teacher.
5. Do Works Cited for all of the sources you use. The format is on our webpage below the She-Search outline form.
6. Find a quote by your famous woman and record it. Use Brainy Quotes
or our books of quotations. Copy the quote onto your note page.
7. Find a picture of your famous woman and save the image on your laptop. Also save the address!
8. Use your notes to write three paragraphs about your woman on your laptop. Use this format:
Paragraph 1: an introduction stating the woman's major achievement
Paragraph 2: supporting details of her background in chronological order
Paragraph 3: a conclusion restating why she is
important and including your opinion of the woman, her accomplishments,
and how they shaped our world
9. Follow your teacher’s directions on the form your project should take!
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She-Search
Note-taking Outline
Big hint: Copy and paste into a word- processing document on your laptop.
Name of woman:
Born (where and when):
Died (where and when):
Quote (something she said, not something someone said about her!):
Notes on her childhood, family, interests, and education:
Notes on her major accomplishments and reasons why she is famous:
What impact did she have on today's world? How would your world be
different without her influence? Give your opinion with supporting
evidence.
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She-Search Model Biographical Sketch
Mary Dot, "Queen of Spots"
By Priscilla Poppycock
"Dots are hot!"
Mary Dot, "Queen of
Spots" will be remembered throughout the 21st century for her invention
and promotion of the polka dot used in women's apparel, a remarkable
accomplishment for a girl from a remote farming community.
Born in 1981 to a dairy farmer and his wife in Point Blank,
Spotsylvania, Mary Dot was an imaginative child with three active
brothers: Harry, Larry, and Perry. She attended the local grade school
where she excelled at punctuation and dance, especially the polka. She
often spent time playing with her pet Dalmation and her father's black
and white cows. Her favorite wild animals were the giraffe, the spotted
salamander, and the leopard, and she read all about them at her local
public library. Early on Miss Dot became interested in fashioning
clothing for her dolls out of grain sacks and Wonder Bread bags. When
she graduated with honors in 1998 from Point Blank High School, Miss
Dot applied to and was accepted at the Fashion Institute in New York
City. She received a full scholarship based on her portfolio of
original clothing designs. As she says "I went dotty!" When Mary Dot
graduated from this instititute four years later, her original designs
for "Polka Dot" purses, dresses, hats, and shoes were an immediate
success. She was hired by Ralph Moron, the world-famous apparel and
home furnishings guru. Her designs are now recognized the world over
for their spritely, innocent, cheerful appearance and their high
quality. Miss Dot has won the title of "High Fashonista" from Women's
Wear Daily . She is also a fashion writer. Her books What's the Point?
and Hot to Dot have both made the New York Times bestseller list. She
was nicknamed Mary, "Queen of Spots" by admirer, Martha Wartstew.
Mary Dot has made an outstanding contribution to women's wear and
should be recognized world-wide for her exceptional spotted designs. I
believe her invention of the "Polka dot" will endure long after the
21st century is over. Without her, how boring our clothing would be!
Works Cited
Gott, Lottie. Mary Dot. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
History of Polka Dots. 19 Feb. 2006 <http://www.polkadots.com/MaryDot.htm>.
"Fashion." Modern World Encyclopedia. 2005 ed.
"Woman in Polka Dots." Online image. 27 Feb. 2006
<http://www.thinkstock.com/web/ search /loupe.asp?
Image=C0038067.jpg&Type=TS&CatID=&LightboxID =&No
PopUP=T>.
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CRMS Works Cited Format
FOR A WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET
Author (last name first). Title . Date of publication (if available). Date of Download <web address>.
Young, Christina. Women Rule. 17 Dec. 2005 <http://www.fivetowns.net/MET/women/langarts.html>.
FOR AN ILLUSTRATION FROM THE INTERNET
"Description or title of image." Online image. Date of download. <web address>.
"Photo of Billy Jean King." Online image. 18 May 2005. <http://www.ntennis.com/King,html>.
FOR A BOOK BY A SINGLE AUTHOR
Author. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication.
MacLaughlin, Chris. Reading about Women is Fun. London: W.H. Smith, 2004.
FOR A BOOK BY MORE THAN ONE AUTHOR
Author (last name first) and Second Author (first name first). Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date.
Hills, Jane and Susan Burwell. 7th Grade is the Best. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2003.
FOR AN ARTICLE FROM A PRINT MAGAZINE
Author (last name first). "Article Title." Magazine Title date of publication: page numbers.
Converse, Marci. "Math is for Moguls." Teen 24 June 2005: 30-32.
FOR AN ARTICLE IN A REFERENCE BOOK
(part of a set)
Author if listed. "Article title." Title of Set. Publication year ed.
Foss, Gracie Lou. "Felines." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2004 ed.
FOR AN ARTICLE IN AN ONLINE MAGAZINE
Author(s) if listed. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume. Issue (Year): Pages/Paragraphs. Download date <web address>.
Friesland, Patricia. "Girls in Charge." Middle School Wisdom 6.6 (2002): 1-5. 5 Dec. 2005 <http://www.marvelous.com/friesland.htm>.
FOR ARTICLE IN AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE
Author if listed. "Title of Article." Name of the database. Date of download <web address>.
Fagan, Robin. "Tardy Slips." Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. 1 April 2004 <http://www.school.eb.com/ebk/article> .
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