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Lesson Plan - What Happened to Amelia Earhart?
Students will understand why Amelia Earhart is remembered as a fearless adventurer and an inspiration to many.
CCSS: RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.6, RI.3.7, RI.3.8, RI.3.10, L.3.4, SL.3.1
NCSS: Time, Continuity, and Change
TEKS: Social Studies 3.1
1. Preparing to Read
Watch a Video: The Mystery of Amelia Earhart
Discuss: Based on the video, what words would you use to describe Earhart? Why?
Preview Words to Know
Project the online vocabulary slideshow and introduce the Words to Know.
Set a Purpose for Reading
Draw attention to the “As You Read” question. As students read, have them look for details showing that Earhart was brave.
2. Close-Reading Questions
1. Based on the article, what does it mean to set a record? What is one record that Earhart set?
To set a record means to do something that no one else has achieved. One record that Earhart set was flying higher than any woman had before.
(L.3.5 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE)
2. What is the section “Around the World” mainly about?
This section is about Earhart’s attempt to fly around the world in 1937. She disappeared while on that journey.
3. The author writes that Earhart “left lessons that last.” How does she support this point of view?
The author gives two examples of lessons that Earhart taught the world. Earhart showed that women could be talented pilots and taught people to dream big.
(RI.3.6 AUTHOR’S POINT OF VIEW)