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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

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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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