Amelia and Eleanor

Unit 5 Week 3Kristi Goggans

Genre – Historical FictionHistorical fiction is set in the past. The characters may be based on real people who lived at that time.

Amelia Earhart

Eleanor Roosevelt

Vocabulary Strategy –Context Clues

Sometimes you can use context clues – the words and sentences around an unknown word – to help you figure out the meaning of the word.

Comprehension Skill - SequenceSequence means the order in which things happen.Look for clue words that signal sequence, such as

first, next, then, and last.Pay attention to dates and times the author gives

youNotice that some events happen simultaneously, or

at the same time.

Comprehension Strategy – Story Structure

Good readers use the structure of an article or a story to help them understand what they are reading.

Making a time line of what you are reading is a good strategy to help you understand.

Study any illustrations to help you understand the sequence of the story.

VocabularyAviatorBrisk

CockpitDaringElegant

OutspokenSolo

Outspoken

Direct; not reserved

Daring

Bold; fearless; courageous

Aviator

Person who flies an aircraft; airplane pilot

Solo

Alone; without another person

Cockpit

Area for the pilot; place where the pilot sits in a plane

Brisk

Chilly

Elegant

Stylish; Having or showing good taste

Amelia flew and Eleanor drove because it --

Was the practical thing to doMade them seem more daringMade them feel independent

Before Amelia attended the dinner at the White House, she -Taught Eleanor to flyFlew over the Atlantic OceanBought a new car for the President

The author probably wrote this story to --

To explain how to fly a twin-motor airplane at night

To describe the lifestyle of the President and his wife

Tell about a friendship between two famous women

From information in the story, you can conclude that Amelia and Eleanor --

Already knew each other before the dinner party

Had only read about each other in the newspaper

Were childhood friends that had grew up together

What can you tell about Eleanor from her decision to fly to Baltimore?She loved flying more than anything

else.She conquered her fear of flying.She trusted Amelia’s skills as a pilot.

Why did a reporter ask Eleanor if she had felt safe during the flight?It was unusual for a woman to be pilotShe had never been on an airplane beforeNo one had ever flown at night before

The job the Secret Service men had was to --

To prepare the meal for the partyTo answer questions from reportersTo make sure Eleanor was safe

Why did Amelia and Eleanor go for a car ride before dessert?

Amelia had never been in a fast car in her life

They wanted to compare a plane ride and a car ride immediately

The dinner’s main course was finished, but the dessert hadn’t been made yet

When Amelia and Eleanor returned from their flight, the reporters were waiting because they knew the women had --

Done something unusualManaged to avoid them earlierCrash landed the airplane

Why did Amelia turn off the lights in the plane?

She did not want the lights to interfere with the view of the night sky and the ground below.

In what way were Amelia and Eleanor alike that made them different from most other women during this time period?

They liked to do things that most other women thought were too dangerous.

Which two events in the story were the most exciting for Amelia and Eleanor?The two most exciting events were

the plane ride and the car ride.