Acrostic Poems
1. Take a look at the biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr.
Seuss) and the acrostic poem written about him.
2. Note how each line in the poem gives an important detail
found from the biography.
3. Now, look at the biography of Amelia Earhart and work with
a partner to read the information.
4. Have a discussion about the main idea and most important
details. Think about how you could arrange this information
into an acrostic poem on Amelia Earhart.
5. Write an acrostic poem for “AMELIA” with your partner.
Make sure each line helps the reader understand the most
important information from her biography.
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Amelia Earhart
Art by Pablo Estrada (Education World)
Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, on July
24, 1897. She was the first child born to Edwin and
Amy Earhart. Three years later, Amelia's sister Muriel
was born. The girls’ childhood was not always easy.
Their father’s drinking caused him to lose a goodpaying job with the railroad. Soon after that, the family
split up. The girls and their mother moved to Chicago.
In 1917, Amelia went to Canada to visit her sister at school. There she met some
World War I soldiers who had been hurt in battle. That chance meeting led Amelia to
change her mind about going to college. Instead, she took up nursing. She worked as
a nurse in a soldiers’ hospital.
By 1920, Amelia’s parents had gotten back together and moved to California. Amelia
moved to California to be with them. It was there one day that Amelia paid $1, put on
a helmet and goggles, and took a 10-minute plane ride over Los Angeles. Amelia later
said, “As soon as we left the ground, I knew I myself had to fly!”
Amelia worked several jobs to earn the money she needed to take flying lessons with
a woman pilot, Anita Snooks. Soon, Amelia would buy her own plane.
In 1927, Amelia got a phone call that changed her life. Captain Hilton Railey called
and made an offer Amelia could not turn down. In 1928, Amelia became the first
woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Even though Amelia was not the pilot, the
newspapers pretty much ignored the two men who piloted the plane; Amelia received
most of the attention.
Four years later, Amelia flew across the Atlantic on her own in record time -- 13 hours,
30 minutes. By that time, she was famous throughout Europe and the United States. A
few years later, she became the first woman to fly from Hawaii to California.
In 1929, Amelia participated in a cross-country air race for women pilots. She also
founded an organization of women pilots called the "Ninety-Nines" -- named for its first
99 members.
In June 1937, Amelia set out to fly around the world. She and her navigator, Fred
Noonan, flew from Miami, Florida, to South America, and then across the Atlantic
Ocean to Africa. They continued over the Sahara desert and on to Thailand and
Australia. After taking off from New Guinea, the U.S. Coast Guard lost contact with the
plane. No trace of the plane or its passengers was ever found.
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6 Q’s About the News
1. With your partners, read the article Dumping Ice to Raise
Money and Awareness.
2. Discuss what the main idea of the article is.
3. As a group, work to answer the questions on “Who”, “What”,
“Where”, “When”, “Why”, and “How”.
4. Share with your partners what a good summary of this
article would include. Write this down below the 6 Q’s.
Article Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/18/business/ice-bucket-challengehas-raised-millions-for-als-association.html
“Dumping Ice to Raise Money and Awareness”
WHO is Pete Frates?
WHAT did he inspire people to do?
WHAT is Lou Gehrig’s disease?
HOW many Americans have the disease?
HOW does the Ice Bucket Challenge raise money?
HOW many videos of people taking the challenge had been posted on Facebook by
Aug. 13?
WHERE have many people been sending donations in addition to or instead of
taking the challenge?
HOW does the amount of donations received at that organization since July 29
compare with donations last year during the same time period?
WHEN did the challenge get started?
WHY have some people criticized it?
Summary Filmstrips
1. Choose a picture book from the given selection and read through
with a partner.
2. After reading, think about the important events in the story and
discuss with a partner.
3. Obtain a filmstrip and draw scenes for five events in the correct
order. Write a sentence or two about what is happening in each
scene.
4. Fill out the book information needed decorate the viewer with a
setting from the book.
5. Cut out the filmstrip and the viewer. Cut two slits in the viewer.
6. Weave the strip through the viewer. Pull the strip to see you
“movie”!
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“Someone Was Watching”
1. Read through the copy of a chapter from “Someone Was Watching”.
2. Discuss each element of the “Someone, Wanted, But, So”
summarizing strategy with a partner.
3. Fill out the graphic organizer with a partner.
4. On your own, write a summary of the chapter at the bottom.
Headline Summaries
1. Choose a set of articles and write the article numbers at the top of
your sheet of paper in a table format.
2. Read through the articles and write down the main idea and at least
two supporting details for each article. Write these in the
appropriate place in your table.
3. After you have written your main idea and details, come up with a
headline to go along with each article. Write these in the table on
your sheet of paper with “quotations”.
4. If you have extra time, switch articles and repeat the process.