LibGuides: English: A Thousand Splendid Suns Research: 3: Gender in Afghanistan

Group 3: WebQuest Task

You are a member of the Afghan Committee for Women’s Rights. You are to review the conditions and treatment of women in Afghanistan, in the past and present, and devise a proposal to improve the quality of life for women in the country.

Criteria: Your visual should include…

A summary of the conditions and treatment of women in Afghanistan (past and present)
Two conclusions you have reached about gender in Afghanistan.
Examples to support each conclusion. This support will be research information or anecdotes from news articles.
Thoughtful, proposed ideas or steps for improved quality of life for women in Afghanistan.
Images from your research that increase the viewers’ understanding of your topic.

Note: Your fundamental task is to educate your classmates on Afghanistan’s gender discrimination. Be sure that your audience understands the impact of this gender discrimination on the country.

FCPS/MHS Databases

Britannica ImageQuest
Britannica Image Quest contains approximately three million images from more than 50 of the best collections in the world. All images are rights-cleared for non-commercial, educational use--ideal for use in lesson plans, student projects, school websites, and beyond.
For remote access: Username/ID: fredco Password: fredco
Britannica School
Britannica High School Edition explores the updated encyclopedia including thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images and websites. Start with the search term "Afghanistan."
For remote access: Username/ID: fredco Password: fredco
Explora
Explora is a collection of academic articles for research and instruction. Useful search terms include "Afghanistan" and "Afghanistan history"
For remote access: Username: fredco Password: fredco
SIRS Knowledge Source
SIRS Knowledge Source is a collection of 6 databases for students in grade 6-12 including full-text articles, graphics, photographs, government documents, primary sources, ebooks, and previewed websites.
For remote access: Username/ID: fcpsmhs Password: knights
Student Resources in Context
Student Resources In Context provides contextual information on a broad range of topics, people, places, and events, including access to full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
For remote access: Password: knights
World History in Context
World History in Context provides contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History via full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
For remote access: Password: knights

Websites

Citation Tools

NoodleTools
NoodleTools is an online research management platform that promotes critical thinking and authentic research. Students stay organized as they evaluate information, build accurate citations, archive source material, take notes, outline topics, and prepare to write.

To access: go to "Access via G Suite/Office 365"and type in your FCPS Google email address.

Presentation Tools

Google Slides