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A “trailblazer” is as person who does something for the first time ahead of everyone else. They “blaze” a “trail” through challengers and demonstrate courage, perseverance, and determination along the way. This issue focuses on the first African-American woman to work as a journalist at the prestigious Washington Post newspaper. Nowadays we see reporters representing all races and genders, but in 1961 things were different. From her early years, Dorothy Butler Gilliam had a dream to write articles for a newspaper. She worked hard, went to college, developed excellent reading, writing, and interviewing skills and kept focusing on her dream until it became true. Learn more about Dorothy’s journey, who influenced and supported her, the character traits she embodied, and what inspired her to become a trailblazer!
In this issue students will:
- read informational text about Dorothy Butler Gilliam
- sequence events in a story
- understand examples of character traits in context
- summarize a news article and present orally before an audience
- analyze a story for deeper comprehension
- use context clues to select the appropriate missing word
- describe good leadership in writing
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