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1 rofiles from istory tories of Those Who re Worthy of emembrance - olume 1 - by shley. Wiggers

2 rofiles from istory - olume 1 opyright 2009 shley Wiggers, Geography atters ortrait illustrations 2009 heryl llicott ap illustrations by athy Wright ll rights reserved. ctivity pages, reports, maps, and flags may be photocopied by the original purchaser for personal and household use only. uch reproductions may not be sold or given away. xcept for the limited authorization to photocopy stated above, no part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the publisher in writing. : Library of ongress ontrol umber: ublished by Geography atters, nc rinted in the nited tates of merica

3 edication To all those love, thank you for your encouragement and support. y husband, thank you for your incredible love and friendship. ou inspire my every creativity. y parents, thank you for teaching me how to write, and always telling me could do anything. Linda, my editor and dear friend thank you for your patience and wisdom. nd my heavenly father to whom owe all the glory, and praise.

5 Table of ontents arco olo...11 Johannes Gutenberg...19 Leonardo da inci...27 ichelangelo...35 William hakespeare...43 John mith...53 Galileo...61 ocahontas...69 William radford...79 quanto...87 enjamin Franklin...97 George Frideric andel James ook Thomas Jefferson ozart Lewis and lark acagawea Zebulon ike Jesse pplegate Francois illet Timeline Timeline Figures nswer eys

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7 nstructions 9 nstructions The greatest connection we can have throughout history is the human one. tried to take a unique perspective on each historical figure by sharing some of the lesserknown facts that you may not have learned before. For instance, instead of focusing on enjamin Franklin s many inventions, focused more on his strength of character. s you read each profile it is my hope that you will connect with the person, not just the history. n this book you will read about inventors, artists, statesmen, and explorers that made a significant difference in the world around them and forever changed the future. eginning in the year 1200 and continuing through 1890, the exploits of many famous people are described with an eye to seeing their motivations and the impact their lives had on others. se rofiles from istory either to enhance lessons in history and social studies or as a stand-alone book. hoose the fun projects in this book according to the interests of each student. elect as many or as few of the activities as you would like. ach profile can be used as a read-aloud, or your student can use the story for independent reading. To get the full benefit from each profile recommend students use several of the following activities provided to tap into the different approaches taken: iscussion questions: inspire critical thinking, and help the student relate to each historical figure. Follow-up activities: relate to the accomplishments of each profile, connecting the child tactically to the importance of each person s story. Word games: such as word searches, crossword puzzles, and cloze activities focus on key words to remember from the profile while increasing comprehension and vocabulary.

8 10 rofiles from istory - olume 1 ritical thinking activities: include sequencing of events and determining true and false statements relating to the story. aps: help students visually pinpoint either the location where the historical figure came from, or the area in which the main event of their life took place. Timelines: give the student an overview of the time period in which the historical figure lived and connect each person with other important events occurring at the same time. reference timeline is included with each profile. tudents are instructed to place timeline figures on a timeline. This timeline and the figures are located in the back of the book before the answer keys.

9 arco olo 11 arco olo From the very beginning, arco olo was meant to be an explorer. is father and uncle made long journeys to faraway lands. These trips often kept them away from home for many years at a time. uring one such journey arco s mother died, and when his father finally returned, arco was ready to join him in the family business. nd so he left on his first journey when he was only 17. While most young men at that time had responsibilities at home, arco s life was filled with adventure. The olos travels took them through many countries in urope and sia. They started their trips in taly and ended up in hina, which was called athay at the time. The older olos visited hina s great leader, ubla han, while they were there. ubla han took a liking to the olo brothers when they first met. The brothers were given a golden tablet, which insured that they would be treated well wherever they traveled in hina. ubla han was a powerful leader of a rich and successful country. The cities of athay had many modern features such as canals that connected the cities, an elaborate system of messengers similar to the ony xpress, paper money, books and fancy clothes and dishes. There were many interesting and unusual things to see. s a matter of fact, arco s life was filled with seeing new things. e stayed in hina for 17 years doing various jobs for ubla han. verywhere he went, he watched the people carefully and tried to learn as much as he could about them and their language, families, and how they lived and worked. When he left hina to return home, he remembered all the people, places, and things he had seen.

10 12 rofiles from istory - olume 1 fter his return to taly, something happened that would change the world. arco was the captain of a ship involved in a war. e was captured and put into prison. nother man in the prison was a writer and heard arco s stories. e encouraged arco to tell him all about his travels so he could write them down. This became the famous book, The Travels of arco olo. ven though many people who read arco s book were not sure that all his adventures were true, the stories were full of new and exciting things and told of fantastic adventures. The book also included descriptions of the places arco had been, which helped mapmakers make new maps. To the people who did not travel far from home, arco s book was like going on an adventure themselves. To those who longed to travel, it gave life to their dreams of visiting faraway places. ne such reader was hristopher olumbus. With his love of travel and exploring, it is not hard to imagine how inspiring this book must have been. olo himself was inspired. e believed that it was God s will for him to return from hina and tell others what he had seen. ven now, his book is a record of an amazing adventure and reflects on a journey of lasting importance. Who knows? ven hundreds of years later it may still be inspiring the next great explorer. iscussion 1. ow do you think arco olo affected the life of hristopher olumbus? 2. ven today, sometimes people travel to strange, unknown places to learn about the people and things there. Tell how you would feel about doing something like that.

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arco olo, became available. Look at the other events before, during, and after this year. 1232 1275 c.

12 14 rofiles from istory - olume 1 Timeline eview ut things in perspective. lace arco olo s figure on the timeline in the year 1300, which was around the time his book, The Travels of arco olo, became available. Look at the other events before, during, and after this year c The earliest known rockets are used arco olo enters the service of ublai ahn arco olo s book The Travels of arco olo The undred ears War begins

13 arco olo 15 ctivity 1. ither by looking in a reference book, at the library or (with your parents permission) online, find out what hinese writing looks like. Try to draw one or two characters from their alphabet. arco olo must have seen this language. o you think it would be difficult to learn? f so, tell why you think it would be difficult. 2. The food cooked and eaten in hina is very unique. Look in the cookbook, at our Way round the World and find a recipe from hina. Together with your family, make one or more recipes. ave you ever eaten in a hinese restaurant? ow is the food different there from what you usually eat? Wordscramble ere is a list of scrambled words that relate to the profile you read about arco olo. nscramble the letters and write the words correctly. 1. prxoeler 2. onjeyru 3. aedvrunte 4. hatya 5. balu hna 6. apncait 7. obko 8. eamspakmr 9. maersd 10. fawayra

14 16 rofiles from istory - olume 1 loze fter reading the passage, try to fill in the blanks with words that make sense about arco olo. When you are finished, look at the story to find the words that were used in the passage. s a matter of fact, arco s life was filled with new things. e stayed in for 17 years doing various jobs for ubla han. verywhere he went, he the people carefully and tried to as much as he could about them and their language,, and how they lived and worked. When he left hina to return home, he remembered all the,, and he had seen. True or False fter reading his profile, decide whether you think each of the following statements about arco olo and his travels is true or false. 1. ubla han did not like the olo brothers very much. 2. arco olo began his journeys when he was an old man. 3. arco told his stories to a man he met in prison. 4. The cities of athay had many modern features. 5. arco stayed in athay for 17 years.

15 17 arco olo arco olo Word earch aptain athay ubla han arco olo book dreams explorer faraway journey mapmaker Word ank L Z Z F T J G Z L G L T Z F F G Z L G F J T T J J G Z W F L L L W W T F G W G W W T J T T J G J W

18 rofiles from istory - olume 1 arco olo rossword 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 cross 2. The name hina used to be known by 5. arco s descriptions of the places he had been helped; these people do their job 7.

16 18 rofiles from istory - olume 1 arco olo rossword cross 2. The name hina used to be known by 5. arco s descriptions of the places he had been helped; these people do their job 7. ne of these was written about arco olo s travels 8. The leader of a ship is called this 9. nother name for a long trip 10. arco olo was always meant to be this type of person own 1. word that means very distant 3. The leader of hina when the olo brothers went there 4. nother word for imaginings or hopes 6. arco s life was filled with this

Fountas-Pinnell Level J Biography. by Michael McGoldrick

LESSON 5 TEACHER S GUIDE by Michael McGoldrick Fountas-Pinnell Level J Biography Selection Summary As a child, loved playing baseball. He worked hard and became skilled enough to play on a professional