Famous People - Be GLAD
American Heroes
GLAD UNIT
Level 2
By
Suzette Campbell, Nabby Casteel,
Jackie Vallines, and Gloria Erickson
Project GLAD
Escalon Unified School District
American Heroes
Level 2
Idea Pages
I. Unit Theme-American Heroes played an important part in history.
• American Heroes come from a wide variety of cultures
and times throughout history.
• Cross-cultural sensitivity-how people from different cultures influenced America.
• American Heroes from long ago and from the recent past make
a difference in others’ lives because of their actions and character.
II. Focus and Motivation
• Big Book-American Heroes
• Inquiry Chart
• Map of North America
• Read Aloud
• Hero Award Reinforcers
• Songs and Chants
• Picture File Cards
• Poetry
III. Closure
• Share Team Tasks
• Students add to walls
• Expert Group Presentations
• Process all charts and learning
• On-going assessments
IV. Concepts
Students understand the importance of how individuals actions
and character have made a difference in their lives and the lives
of others.
Learn about heroes of the United States and their achievements.
V. Standards
History/Social Science-Second
2. Labeling a simple map from memory of the North American continent, including the countries, oceans, Great Lakes, major rivers, mountain ranges:
identifying the essential map elements of title, legend, directional
indicator, scale, and date.
3. Locating on a map where their ancestors lived, describing when their family
lived, describing when their family moved to the local community, and describing how and why they made their trip.
2. Students understand the importance of individual action and character
and explain how heroes from long ago and the recent past make a
difference in others’ lives.
ELD standards are listed below the corresponding ELA standards and are listed in blue.
B= Beginning
EI= Early Intermediate
I= Intermediate
EA= Early Advanced
A= Advanced
Language Arts
Reading
Decoding and Word Recognition
1. Recognize and use knowledge of spelling patterns when reading ELD-same
2. Apply knowledge of basic syllabication when reading ELD-same
3. Decode two-syllable words and regular multi-syllable words ELD-same
4. Recognize common abbreviations (e.g., Jan, Sun., Mr., St.) ELD-same
5. Identify and correctly use regular plurals and irregular plurals ELD-same
6. Read aloud with fluency and accuracy with appropriate intonation and expression ELD-same
Vocabulary and Concept Development
7. Understand and explain common antonyms and synonyms ELD-same
1.8 Use knowledge of individual words in unknown compound word to predict
their meaning
9. Know the meaning of simple prefixes and suffixes (e.g., over-, un-, -ly)
10. Identify simple multiple-meaning words ELD-same
Reading Comprehension
1. Use titles, table of contents, and chapter headings to locate information
in expository text
Level B Write a few words or phrases about an event or character from a story read
by the teacher
Level EI Write simple sentences about events or characters from familiar stories read
aloud by the teacher
Level I While reading aloud in a group point out basic text features such as title
Level EA Red and use basic text features, such as title, diagrams, table of contents
Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text:
2.2 State purpose in reading
Level B Respond orally to stories read aloud, using physical actions and other means
of nonverbal communication
Level B Respond orally to stories read aloud-1-2 word responses
2.3 Use knowledge of author’s purpose(s) to comprehend informational text
Level EI Respond orally to simple stories read aloud, using phrases or
simple sentences to answer factual comprehension questions
Level I Read stories and respond orally in simple sentences to factual
comprehension questions about stories read
2.4 Ask clarifying questions concerning essential textual elements of exposition
Level EI-Draw logical inferences from a story read aloud
Level I Draw inferences about stories read aloud and use simple phrases
or sentences to communicate the inferences made
Level EA Read text and use detailed sentences to identify orally the main idea
and use the idea to draw inferences about the text
2.5 Restate facts and details in text to clarify and organize ideas
Level I Write captions for drawings related to a story
Level EA Write a brief summary of a story
2.6 Recognize cause and effect relationships in text
Level EA Read stories and orally respond to them by answering factual
comprehension questions about cause-and-effect relationships
2.7 Interpret information from diagrams, charts, and graphs
2.8 Follow two-step written instructions
Level B Follow 1 step instructions
Level EI Understand 2 step directions
Level I some multiple-step directions
3.0 Literary Response and Analysis
3.1 Compare and contrast plots, settings, and characters presented by
different authors
Level B Draw pictures related to a work of literature identifying setting and character
Level EI Identify orally the setting and characters by using simple sentences and vocab.
Level EA Read a literary selection and orally identify the literary elements
Level A Compare and contrast author’s different use of literary elements
3.2 Generate alternative endings to plots, settings, and characters
presented by different authors
4. Identify rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration in poetry
Level EI Recite simple poems
Level I Read simple poetry and use simple sentences in answering factual comp. questions
Level EA Read short poems and orally identify the basic elements
Level A Describe the elements of poetry (e.g., rhythm, rhyme, alliteration)
Writing
1.0 Writing Strategies
1. Group together related ideas, and maintain a consistent focus
Level B Copy the English alphabet legibly
Level EI Write one to two simple sentences
Level I Write sentences for other content areas, social studies
Level EA Use complex vocabulary and sentences appropriate for language arts
or other content areas
Level A Write short narratives that include examples of writing appropriate for language
Arts and other content areas (e.g. math, science, social studies).
2. Create readable documents with legible handwriting
Same as standards for 1.1
3. Understand the purposes of various reference materials
4. Revise original drafts to improve sequence and provide more
descriptive detail
Level I Following a model, proceed through the writing process to
independently write short paragraphs of at least three lines
Level EA Proceed through the writing process to write short paragraphs that
maintain a consistent focus.
Level A Proceed through the writing process to write clear and coherent sentences
and paragraphs that maintain a consistent focus
2.0 Writing applications
2.2 Write a friendly letter complete with date, salutation, body, closing,
and signature
Level I Write a friendly letter of a few lines
1. Written and Oral English Language Conventions
Sentence Structure
1.1 Distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences and recognize and
use corect word order in written sentences
Level 1 Use standard word order but may have some inconsistent grammatical forms
Level EA Use standard word order with some inconsistent grammar forms
Level A Use complete sentence and correct word order
Level A Use correct parts of speech including correct subject/verb agreement
Grammar
1.2 Identify and correctly use various parts of speech, including nouns and
verbs, in writing and speaking
Same standards as 1.1
Punctuation
3. Use commas in the greeting and closure of a letter and with dates and
Words in a series
Same standards as 1.1
4. Use quotation marks correctly.
Capitalization
5. Capitalize all proper nouns, words at the beginning of sentences and in greetings, months and days of the week, and titles and initials of people
Level B Use capitalization when writing one’s own name.
Level EI Use capitalization to begin sentences and for proper nouns
Level EI Use a period or question mark at the end of a sentence
Level I Produce Independent writing that may include some inconsistent use of
capitalization, periods, and correct spelling.
Level EA Produce independent writing that may include some periods, correct spelling, and
inconsistent capitalization.
Spelling
6. Spell frequently used, irregular words correctly
Level EA Spell three- and four-letter short-vowel words and grade-level-appropriate
Sight words correctly
Level EA Spell frequently used, irregular words correctly
7. Spell basic short-vowel, long-vowel, r-controlled, and consonant-blend
patterns correctly
Same as 1.5 and 1.6
Listening and Speaking
1. Comprehension
1.1 Determine the purpose(s) for listening
Level I-Listen attentively and identify important details
Level EA Listen attentively and orally identify key details
Level A Listen attentively and identify orally and in writing
2. Ask for clarification and explanation of stories and ideas
3. Paraphrase information that has been shared orally by others
Level I Participate in social conversation about familiar topic
Level EA Participate in more extended conversations on unfamiliar topics
Level A Negotiate in conversations by questioning, restating and paraphrasing the communication of others
1.4 Give and follow three-and four-step oral directions
Level B Respond to simple directions and questions by using physical actions and other
means of nonverbal communication
Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication:
4. Organize presentations to maintain a clear focus
1.6 Speak clearly and at an appropriate pace for the type of communication
Level B Use some English phonemes and rudimentary English grammatical form
Level EI Begin to be understood when speaking but may have inconsistent use of English
Level I Make oneself understood when speaking English-standard
forms and sounds
Level EA-Level I+intonations, pitch, and modulation-some errors
Level A-Level EA-no errors
1.7 Recount experiences in a logical sequence
Level EI-Retell familiar stories and short conversations
Level I Retell stories about school-related activities
Level EA Retell stories in greater detail including plot, setting, char.
Level A Narrate and paraphrase events in greater detail
1.8 Retell stories, including characters, setting, and plot
1.9 Report on a topic, including supportive facts and detail
Level I Ask and answer instructional questions by using simple sentences
2.0 Speaking Applications
2.1 Recount experiences or present stories that (1) move through a logical
sequence of events (2) describe story elements (e.g., character, plot
setting)
2.2 Report on a topic with facts and details, drawing from several sources
Level EA Ask and answer instructional questions with supporting evidence
VI. Vocabulary List
achievements NASA
admire nature
Alamo naturalist
activist neighborhoods
astronaut president
aerospace prime minister
aviator Revolutionary War
brave Rough Riders
chief segregation
challenge space shuttle
confidence slavery
courage/courageous strength
Confederates symbol
determination technology
education transportation
established travel
engineer university
equal union
explorer volunteer
famous wounded
freedom
foundation
government
inspiration
history
humanitarian
integrate
laws
leader
lecture
legend
lawyer
Marshals (Federal)
VII. RESOURCES AND MATERIALS (NON-FICION)
Adler, David A. – Picture Book Biography Series
A Picture Book of Rosa Parks
A Picture Book of Davy Crockett
A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman
A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin
Baker, Courtney – Let’s Read About… Rosa Parks
Black, Sonia – Let’s Read About… Abraham Lincoln
Bradly, Marie – More Than Anything Else
Denega, Danielle – Let’s Read About… Betsy Ross
Fritz, Jean – George Washington’s Mother Fritz, Jean – Just A Few Words Mr. Lincoln The Story of the Gettysburg Address
Hudson, Wade – Book of Black Heroes from A to Z
Krull, Kathleen – Wilma Unlimited – How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman
Murphy, Frank – George Washington and the General’s Dog
Naden, Corinne J. and Blue, Rose – John Muir Saving the Wilderness
Nichols, Catherine – Harriet Tubman
Sanford, William R. and Green, Carl R. – Daniel Boone Wilderness Pioneer
Schaefer, Lola M. – Cesar Chavez
Weinberger, Kimberly – Let’s Read About George Washington
RESOURCES AND MATERIALS (TEACHER GUIDES)
Aber, Linda Williams – 1 - Minute Biographies and Activities
Marzollo, Jean – My First Book of Biographies Great Men and Women Every Child Should Know
Stier, Catherine – If I Were President
Website
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American Heroes
Level 2
PLANNING PAGES
I. FOCUS/MOTIVATION
*Hero Awards
*Inquiry Charts
*Observation Charts
* Cognitive Content Dictionary with Signal Word
II. INPUT
*Hero Awards
*Map of the North American-Identifying Countries, Great Lakes
Major Rivers, Mountain Ranges
*Pictorial Input-Harriet Tubman
*Narrative Input –Harriet Tubman
*Graphic Organizer – Timeline showing heroes have lived at different times and some are still living
*Read Aloud Stories of American Heroes
III. GUIDED ORAL PRACTICE
*Hero Awards
*T-Graph on cooperation
*Picture File Activities-observe and predict accomplishments of heroes
*Personal Interactions
*Poems and Chants
*Process Grid-American Hero Information
*Farmer In The Dell-Harriet Tubman
*Home/School Connections
IV. READING/WRITING
A. Total Class
-Writing Frames
-found poetry
-expository paragraphs about American Heroes
-narrative
-poetry frame & flip chant
-cooperative strip with responding and revising
-narrative story map
-Modeling strip books
B. Co-op Reading/Writing Choices
-Team tasks
-Team poetry
-Story mapping
-Cooperative strip paragraph
-Cooperative found poetry
-Ear-to-ear reading-team worksheet
-Expert Groups
C. Individual Activities – Portfolio
-Individual Tasks
-Reading log
-Interactive journal writing
-Poetry booklet
-Reading choices
V. CLOSURE
*Hero Awards
*Group presentations
*Process all charts and information
*Student made Big Book
*Group Paragraph of “American Hero” and Group Art Project
*Parent Letter
American Heroes
(Level 2)
Sample Daily Lesson Plans
Day 1
Focus/Motivation
• Hero Awards
• Cognitive Content Dictionary (CCD) with signal word
• Inquiry Chart
• Observation Chart
• Big Book
Guided Oral Practice
• Poetry-American Heroes
Input
• Timeline of American History
• 10/2 lecture, primary language group
• Learning Log
Guided Oral practice
• T-graph Cooperation
• Picture File cards
• Exploration Report
Input
• Narrative Input- Harriet Tubman
• 10-2 lecture, primary language groups
Reading/Writing
• Writer’s Workshop-Author’s Chair
Closure
• Home/School Connection-Origination of ancestors
• Process Inquiry Chart
Day 2
Focus/Motivation
• Hero Awards
• Process Home School Connection & team points
• Cognitive Content Dictionary w/Signal Word
• American Hero Here, There- (Highlight Poetry)
Input
• Timeline review with Word Cards & Picture File Cards
• North American Map
o Learning Log
Guided Oral practice
• Chant American Heroes Sound Off-Highlight
• Review Narrative with speech bubbles
o Learning Log
Reading Writing/Language Arts
• Pictorial of Harriet Tubman
• Review T Graph on Cooperation
• Team Tasks –North America Map, Time Line, Story Retell with picture cards, Pictorial of Harriet Tubman
o Expert Group-Neil Armstrong
o ELD Review of Harriet Tubman Narrative
Closure
• Interactive Journal-Anything you want to know about us?
• Home/School Connection-If you could spend a day with a hero.
Day 3
Focus/Motivation
• Cognitive Content Dictionary w/Signal Word
• Process Home School Connection
Reading Writing/Language Arts
• Team Tasks-Add CCD
o Expert Group-Ruby Bridges
o ELD Group Frame of Harriet Tubman
Input
• Story Map- Harriet Tubman
• Farmer-in-the-Dell
o Read & Sing Game
o Trading Game
Guided Oral Practice
• Chant-American Hero Sound Off-Highlight words
Reading Writing/Language Arts
• Process Grid with #’d heads
• Cooperative Strip Paragraph
• Story Map
Guided Oral Practice
• Chant-American Hero Bugaloo
• Chant-Are You An American Hero
Reading Writing/Language Arts
• Interactive Journals
Closure
• Review Charts
• Revisit the Big Book
• Home/School Connection-Tell Parents about an American Hero
Day 4
Focus/Motivation
• Cognitive Content Dictionary w/Signal Word
• Process Home School Connection
Reading Writing/Language Arts
• Respond, revise, and edit Coop. Strip Paragraph
• Here, There Poem-Heroes
• Read & Sing
• Trading Game
Guided Oral Practice
• Chant-American Heroes
Input
• Listen and Sketch-Little House in the Big Woods
Reading Writing/Language Arts
• Team Tasks-Flip Chant, Story Map, Web-Harriet Tubman
o Emergent readers review and practice Coop. Strip paragraph
o At or Above-Clunkers and Links
• Writer’s Workshop-Mini Lesson
• Share in Author’s Chair
• Ear to Ear Reading
Guided Oral Practice
• Chant-Are You An American Hero?
Closure
• Home School Connection-Time Line
Day 5
Focus/Motivation
• Cognitive Content Dictionary w/Signal Word
• Process Home School Connection
Guided Oral Practice
• Found Poetry-Amelia and Eleanor
Reading Writing/Language Arts
• Team Evaluations
• Letter Writing-Whole class and individual
• Read the Walls
• Team Group Presentations
Guided Oral Practice
• Poetry-American Hero Bugaloo
Closure
• Family Feud with Hero Awards
• Student Awards
• Teacher Standards
(Big Book)
American Heroes
By
Suzette Campbell, Nabby Casteel
Gloria Erickson, & Jackie Villines
The important thing about American Heroes is that they accomplished something that has made life better for others.
• There have been many heroes who have worked for civil rights.
• Martin Luther King gave speeches and held marches.
• Rosa Parks gained rights for black people by staying in her seat on the bus. She would not get up for the white man.
• Ruby Bridges was the first black child to attend an integrated school.
• Many American Heroes were involved in helping others gain their freedom.
• Theodore Roosevelt fought against the Spanish in Cuba so that Cuba would not be under Spain’s control.
• George Washington fought against the British to gain America’s independence.
• Abraham Lincoln fought for the rights of slaves during the Civil War.
• Some heroes were inventors. They invented things that have changed our lives.
• Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity.
• Orville and Wilbur Wright were the first to have a successful flight.
• Thomas Edison invented the first light bulb.
• Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone.
• Everyday we encounter American Heroes.
• Fire fighters protect our homes.
• Doctors and nurses keep us healthy.
• Parents or caretakers provide a safe environment for us to live.
• Police officers keep our streets safe.
• Teachers provide us with an education to help us be successful in life.
• Some American Heroes were explorers. They went to places no one had ever been before.
• Lewis and Clark explored across North America and discovered new lands.
• John Muir was known for hiking in America looking for places of beauty.
• Neil Armstrong explored in space. He was the first American to walk on the moon.
But, the important thing about American Heroes is that they accomplished something that has made life better for others.
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Events For Timeline
Important People-Birth and Death
Add to bottom of timeline.
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Neil Armstrong
Ruby Bridges
Harriet Tubman
Theodore Roosevelt
Martin Luther King Jr.
Christopher Columbus
Events in History
Add to top of timeline
Mayflower Lands
Signing of Declaration of Independence
Revolutionary War
Civil War
World War I
World War II
Are You An American Hero?
Are you a hero? Yes, ma’am.
Are you a hero? Yes, ma’am.
Where did you live? In the United States.
Where did you live? In the United States.
Did you do something important? Yes, ma’am.
Can you tell me all? Yes, ma’am.
Well what did you do? I fought for civil rights.
What are civil rights? Everyone is treated equally.
What else did you do? I was an explorer.
Where did you explore? I explored the earth and space.
Why did you go? To find new lands.
Why else did you go? To learn about space.
What else did you do? I fought for independence.
Independence from who? The King of England.
Who else did you fight? The Mexican Government.
Did it make life better? The people were free.
What else did you do? I worked for the government.
Why did you do it? To help change laws.
Why else did you do it? To improve the economy.
What was your job. I was the President.
What else did you do? I was an inventor.
What did you invent? I invented electricity.
What else did you invent? I invented the car.
Why did you invent things? To make life easier.
Well, now, are you through? Yes, ma’am.
Did you tell me true? Yes, ma’am.
And what did you learn? There are many heroes.
And what did you learn? There are many heroes.
American Heroes Here, American Heroes There
By Abigail Casteel
American heroes here, American heroes there,
American heroes, American heroes everywhere.
Brave frontiersmen searching,
Intelligent astronauts flying,
Civil Rights Leaders working, and
Founding father’s writing.
American heroes in Washington,
American heroes in California,
American heroes in Texas, and
American heroes all over.
American heroes here, American heroes there,
American heroes, American heroes everywhere!
American Heroes! American Heroes! American Heroes!
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American Heroes Bugaloo
By Abigail Casteel
I’m an American hero and I’m here to say,
American heroes are important in many ways.
Sometimes he’s a lawyer, sometimes she’s an astronaut.
But always there’s a person who cares a lot.
Presidents, inventors, frontiersmen too,
Doing the American hero bugaloo.
An American hero may have tried something new.
They worked real hard, there are more than a few,
Many went on trips near and far.
They traveled by horse, space shuttle, and car.
Civil rights leaders, writers, too
Doing the American hero bugaloo.
Next time you’re trying something new,
Think about becoming a hero too.
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American Heroes-Sound Off
Yes we know for we’ve been told,
American heroes can be very old.
Astronauts, explorers, artists, too,
Princesses, chiefs are important too.
Sound Off-American
Sound Off-Heroes
Sound Off-1 2 3 4 They’re cool.
Always working for the rest,
American heroes did their best.
They tried new things and gave it their all.
They made us proud when they stood tall.
Sound Off-American
Sound Off-Heroes
Sound Off-1 2 3 4 They’re cool.
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American Heroes
By
A. Casteel
I know an American hero,
a smart, American hero,
a talented, American hero,
with honor and fame.
And doing something important,
trying new things,
working very hard,
and making life better.
I know an American hero,
a hard working American hero,
a caring American hero,
that lives within these books.
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Hero Expert Group
Neil Armstrong
Expert_________________________
Personal Information-
Neil Armstrong was born August 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He was married and had two sons.
Education-
Neil Armstrong went to school at Purdue University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering. He earned a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering from University of Southern California. He holds several honorary doctorates from a number of universities.
Accomplishments-
Neil Armstrong became an astronaut in 1962. He served as a pilot for the Gemini 8 mission, launched March 16, 1966. In 1969, Armstrong was the commander of Apollo 11. He was the first man to land a craft on the Moon. He was the first man to step on the moon’s surface. He then became a professor at the University of Cincinnati where he taught aerospace engineering. Armstrong flew 78 combat missions during the Korean War.
How We Benefit Today-
Space travel helps us learn more about what is out in space. Astronauts do experiments in space that help us on earth. People are trying to figure out how to live in space. Some people are living on the space station orbiting the earth.
Interesting Facts-
Neil Armstrong was awarded the
Presidential Medal for Freedom in
1969 and the Congressional Space
Medal of Honor in 1978.
Hero Expert Group
Theodore Roosevelt
Expert_________________________
Personal Information-
Theodore Roosevelt was born October 27, 1858. He died January 6, 1919. He was buried in New York on Long Island. In 1865 he watched Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession from his grandfather’s house in New York. He had one daughter and four sons.
Education-
Theodore Roosevelt had private tutors when he was young. He came from a very well off family. He later attended Harvard University.
Accomplishments-
Theodore Roosevelt was Vice President and the 26th President of the United States. He was in the army. He was a naturalist and a conservationist. He protected 230 million acres of land. He started National Parks, the National Forest Service. He began the Panama Canal. He wrote thirty-five books. He won the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 1906.
How We Benefit Today-
Much of what Theodore Roosevelt achieved affects each and every American today. His name and personality have become part of what America stands for today. We can enjoy the environment and nature. We can visit National Parks that have been unspoiled.
Interesting facts-
Theodore was in the army. He was the
leader of the Rough Riders and fought
against the Spanish in Cuba. He met
Clara Barton while she tended his men in
Texas. His face is carved in
Mt. Rushmore.
Hero Expert Group
Ruby Bridges
Expert_________________________
Personal Information-
Ruby Bridges was born on September 8, 1954. She was born to a poor family in Tylerton, Mississippi. Her parents were determined for her to get an equal education. Ruby Bridges lives near New Orleans, Mississippi. She has four children and is married.
Education-
Ruby Bridges attended school in New Orleans. She went to public school clear through high school. She went to Frantz Elementary.
Accomplishments-Ruby Bridges parents wanted her to have the same education that white children had. A judge ordered her to integrate a school that only white children attended. The parents of the white children did not let their children come to school. She was the only student in her class. She ate lunch in her classroom by herself. Federal marshals walked her to school each day so the white people would not hurt her.
How We Benefit Today-
Black children today can go to the same schools as white children. As an adult Ruby opened a foundation to encourage parents to become more involved in their children’s education. Ruby taught us how to be brave and courageous.
Interesting facts-
Ruby Bridges wrote a book about her
life. She visits schools and tells
them about her life. She is an
inspiration to all.
Hero Expert Group
Clara Barton
Expert_________________________
Personal Information-
Clara Barton was born December 25, 1821 in North Oxford, Massachusetts. She had two brothers and two sisters who were much older than her. She felt like she had six parents. She died April 12, 1912.
Education-
Clara Barton attended local schools as a young girl. She was also tutored by her older sisters and brothers. Clara became a teacher. She treated her students with respect. She opened her own school after three years of teaching.
Accomplishments-
Clara started helping people who were hurt during the Civil War. She wrote to friends and neighbors to obtain supplies. Clara got a permit to go to where battles were being fought. She helped men on both the North and the South. Clara began speaking to people about the horrors of war. She traveled to Europe to learn about the International Red Cross. When she came back to America she started the American Red Cross.
How We Benefit Today-
Today we are very lucky to have the Red Cross in the United States. The Red Cross helps with tornado victims, flood victims, and victims of other natural disasters. She had a fighting spirit and a great concern for the helpless. She is one of the world’s most famous humanitarians.
Interesting facts-
Clara published her autobiography in
1907. She found 22,000 soldiers who
had been missing during the Civil War.
Clara was shot threw her dress and
the bullet killed her patient.
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