Lesson Plan - What Happened to Amelia Earhart?

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.

• courage 
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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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FEATURED SKILL: Sequence

Use the Skill Builder “Put Events in Order” to have students look for sequence signal words and put events from the article in order. 

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