Celebrate Women! Then and Now Learn about American women who made history. Some did great things long ago. Some are doing great things today. Athletes Althea Gibson (1927 2003) Althea Gibson was a tennis player. She made history in 1950, at age 23. She became the first African American to play in the U.S. National Tennis Championships. She later became the first African American to win the championships. Bettmann/Corbis Michelle Wie (1989 ) Michelle Wie is a golfer. She started playing golf when she was four years old. At age 14, she became the youngest player to compete in a Professional Golfers Association tour event. Wie is in her twenties now. She has played against the best golfers in the world. Lucy Pemoni/Reuters/Corbis Article: Copyright 2009 Weekly Reader Corporation. All rights reserved. Weekly Reader is a registered trademark of Weekly Reader Corporation. Used by permission. 1
Health Workers Clara Barton (1821 1912) Clara Barton was a teacher and a nurse. She started the American Red Cross. That is a group that helps people during floods, fires, and other disasters. Barton served as its first president from 1881 to 1904. Newscom Julie Louise Gerberding (1955 ) Julie Louise Gerberding is a doctor. In 2002, she became the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That group helps protect Americans across the country from disease. Meet the Press/Getty Images 2 Article: Copyright 2009 Weekly Reader Corporation. All rights reserved. Weekly Reader is a registered trademark of Weekly Reader Corporation. Used by permission.
Authors Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867 1957) Laura Ingalls Wilder was an author. She wrote a series of children s books about her life. Little House on the Prairie is one of those books. Wilder won many awards for her stories. In 1974, they were made into a hit television show. Bettmann/Corbis Kate DiCamillo (1964 ) Kate DiCamillo is a children s author. She has won many awards for her books. One of those books is Because of Winn-Dixie. In 2005, it was made into a movie. Her newest book is Bink and Gollie: Two for One. Zuma/Newscom 3 Article: Copyright 2009 Weekly Reader Corporation. All rights reserved. Weekly Reader is a registered trademark of Weekly Reader Corporation. Used by permission.
Name: Date: Directions: Answer the following four questions based on the information in the passage. 1. The passage discusses the accomplishments of Althea Gibson. What is she famous for? 2. Clara Barton was a famous teacher and nurse. She started the American Red Cross. What does the Red Cross do? 3. Before 1950, were there African American players in the U.S. National Tennis Championships? Why or why not? 4. What is this passage mostly about? 1
Directions: Please read the sentence below and then write the word or phrase that best answers the questions. The first answer has been provided for you. Michelle Wie competed when she was 14 at a Professional Golfers Association tour event. Who? Michelle Wie 5. (did) What? 6. When? 7. Where? 2
8. The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Clara Barton made history she founded the American Red Cross. A but B because C so Directions: Read the vocabulary word and definition below. Then answer questions 9 and 10. Vocabulary Word: compete (com pete): to participate in a game to win; to fight against others in order to get something. 9. Read the sentences below and underline all forms of the word compete. a. The two teams competed to see who could find the most clues first. b. My brother and I competed for the last cookie in the jar. c. The swimmers were competing to see who could reach the end of the pool first. d. The baseball teams compete to see who can win the most games in a season. e. The students competed in a spelling bee, and the student who spelled the most words correctly won. 10. Which picture better illustrates the meaning of compete? 3
Teacher Guide and Answer Key Passage Reading Level: Lexile 520 Featured Text Structure: Enumerative the writer includes a list, giving examples of something. This text structure is often combined with cause/effect or problem/solution. Passage Summary: The passage is about women who have made history for different reasons athletics, health work, and writing. To the Teacher: Read the passage aloud to the class [TIP: while reading aloud, show the passage on a whiteboard or give all students a copy of the passage so that they can follow along]. Then, use the text-dependent questions 1-8 to facilitate a whole class discussion to ensure students comprehend the key details from the passage. Finally, use questions 9-10 to deep teach one important vocabulary word [TIP: you can use the model provided for teaching additional vocabulary]. 1. The passage discusses the accomplishments of Althea Gibson. What is she famous for? [Important Detail] Suggested answer: Althea Gibson was a tennis player and the first African American to win the National Tennis Championships. [paragraph 1] 2. Clara Barton was a famous teacher and nurse. She started the American Red Cross. What does the Red Cross do? [Important Detail] Suggested answer: The Red Cross is a group that helps people during floods, fires, and other disasters. [paragraph 3] 3. Before 1950, were there African American players in the U.S. National Tennis Championships? Why or why not? [Important Detail] Suggested answer: Before 1950, there were no African American players in the U.S. National Tennis Championships. The passage states that Gibson was the first African American to play in 1950. [paragraph 1] 4. What is this passage mostly about? [Main Idea] Suggested answer: The passage is about famous American women and what they did to become famous. 1
Directions: Please read the sentence below and then write the word or phrase that best answers the questions. The first answer has been provided for you. Michelle Wie competed when she was 14 at a Professional Golfers Association tour event. Who? Michelle Wie 5. (did) What? competed 6. When? when she was 14 7. Where? at a Professional Golfers Association tour event 8. The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Clara Barton made history she founded the American Red Cross. A but B because C so To the Teacher: ReadWorks recommends that you teach this vocabulary word to the whole class out loud using the four steps listed below. Vocabulary Word: compete (com pete): to participate in a game to win; to fight against others in order to get something. Step 1: Introduce the word a. Teacher writes the word on the board and divides it into syllables: (com pete) b. Teacher says: This word is compete. What is the word? [All students reply together out loud: compete. ] Step 2: Provide a child-friendly definition a. Teacher says: Compete can mean to participate in a game to win. Compete can also mean to fight against others in order to get something. b. Teacher says: The passage states that Michelle Wie is a golfer and that she was the youngest person in a Professional Golfers Association tour event. Everyone 2
she was competing against and trying to beat was older than she was. c. Teacher says: What is the word? [All students reply together out loud: compete. ] Step 3: Practice the word Teacher provides examples and additional opportunities to repeat the word. Read the first sentence out loud to your students. Begin reading it again and when you come to the vocabulary word prompt students to say the vocabulary word out loud. Then, finish reading the sentence out loud to your students. Directions: Read the vocabulary word and definition below. Then answer questions 9 and 10. Vocabulary Word: compete (com pete): to participate in a game to win; to fight against others in order to get something. 9. Read the sentences below and underline all forms of the word compete. a. The two teams competed to see who could find the most clues first. b. My brother and I competed for the last cookie in the jar. c. The swimmers were competing to see who could reach the end of the pool first. d. The baseball teams compete to see who can win the most games in a season. e. The students competed in a spelling bee, and the student who spelled the most words correctly won. Step 4: Check for student understanding To the Teacher: This step can be completed as a whole class activity or as an independent practice. 10. Which picture better illustrates the meaning of compete? Suggested Additional Vocabulary: celebrate, championship, disaster, protect, disease 3