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Amelia Earhart: First Lady of Flight

Amelia Earhart: First Lady of Flight. Pages 145-157. Before You Read: What do you already know about Amelia Earhart? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Amelia Earhart: First Lady of Flight

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  1. Amelia Earhart: First Lady of Flight Pages 145-157

  2. Before You Read: What do you already know about Amelia Earhart? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What do you think this story will be about? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  3. Review:What is the difference between a fact and an opinion? Give an example of a fact and an example of an opinion about Wilmington Middle School. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  4. Amelia Earhart - Vocabulary Directions: Fill-in the definitions of each word on the slides provided. Then complete the vocabulary worksheet that follows. You can find flashcards online at: http://quizlet.com/6609681/amelia-earhart-first-lady-of-flight-flash-cards/

  5. accomplish • To succeed in doing something

  6. accounting • A detailed record of events

  7. aviation • The operation of an aircraft

  8. compelling • having a powerful reason or effect

  9. controversy • a disagreement among many people

  10. disappearance • The state of having vanished

  11. grounded • to keep from leaving

  12. hoax • an act intended to deceive or trick

  13. inspiration • A positive example that encourages others to attempt to reach their goals (role model)

  14. journal • A personal record of events

  15. Morse Code • a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)

  16. navigator • Someone who plans and records the course of a plane

  17. runway • A strip of level ground where airplanes take off and land

  18. static • random noises in a radio receiver that make it hard to hear what is being said

  19. taxied • Moving slowly on the ground before taking off or landing

  20. transmission • A message sent by radio

  21. After You ReadQuestions Directions: Answer questions using complete sentences. You may use a separate sheet of lined paper if you need more space.

  22. 1. Were Amelia and Fred discouraged by their accident in Hawaii? Explain. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  23. 2. What effect did the Japanese have on the search for Amelia and Fred? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  24. 3. Why do you think Amelia kept signing off before the radio operators could get a bearing on her plane? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  25. 4. Why do you think the disappearance of Amelia captured people’s imaginations? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  26. 5. What theory about Amelia is most likely to be true? Support your answer with evidence from the text. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  27. Summary Directions: You will write a paragraph summary of the selection “Amelia Earhart: First Lady of Flight”. Your paragraph should include at least 4 important facts, 4 opinions, and 8 vocabulary words from the text. You will be graded using the rubric attached Worth 15 points

  28. Graphic Organizer Topic Sentence: Supporting Details: Closing Sentence:

  29. List 4 examples of factsfound in the text. • __________________________________________________________________________ • __________________________________________________________________________ • __________________________________________________________________________ • __________________________________________________________________________

  30. List 4 examples of opinions found in the text. • __________________________________________________________________________ • __________________________________________________________________________ • __________________________________________________________________________ • __________________________________________________________________________

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