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The Flight of Amelia Earhart Teaching Guide Unit PlanThe Flight of Amelia Earhart Teaching Guide Unit Plan
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The Flight of Amelia Earhart Teaching Guide

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  • The World of Amelia Earhart
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Amelia Earhart's accomplishments and strength of character extend beyond her status as one of the first female aviators in America. Elementary and middle schoolers learn about Earhart's early life and the historical context surrounding her fateful flight before writing a news article that illustrates her personal courage.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

amelia earhart, flight, american heroes, women's history, women's history month, famous women, biographies

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Use during Women's History Month or when focusing on biographical writing
  • Assign the interactive timeline for homework the night before the lesson begins
  • Refer to the interdisciplinary connections at the bottom of the lesson to create a bridge between language arts, social studies, math, art, and more

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires access to the Internet as well as word processing software

Pros

  • Focuses on Amelia Earhart as an American hero
  • Provides links to auxiliary materials and extension ideas

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.4.1 RI.5.1 W.4.2.a W.4.4 W.4.5 W.4.6 W.5.2.a W.5.4 W.5.5 W.5.6 RI.6.1 RI.7.1 RI.8.1 W.6.2.a W.6.4 W.6.5 W.6.6 W.7.2.a W.7.4 W.7.5 W.7.6 W.8.2.a W.8.4 W.8.5 W.8.6

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