Goals+Great+and+Small

=Answer the following questions while reading //Elizabeth Blackwell//.=

1. What is the purpose of the cast of characters?

2. Who do the narrators say dared to sing their own song?

3. What do you think the women "fought for, sought for, and hunted for"?

4. How do the narrators help the reader understand what is happening?

5. How did Elizabeth Blackwell react to Dr. Barnes's suggestion that she disguise herself as a man? Why?

6. What is your opinion of Dr. Barnes? Does it change when he agrees to help Elizabeth Blackwell? If so, how?

7. Why did Dean Reynolds think Elizabeth should not go to medical school? Use details from and information from the play to support your answer.

8. What did Dr. Barnes mean when he said to Elizabeth Blackwell, "If the big fish won't let you swim, try the little fish"?

9. What were some of the things Elizabeth Blackwell did to prepare and pay for medical school?

10. What was the mood at the meeting at which students discussed whether or not to accept Elizabeth Blackwell?

11. Why wasn't Elizabeth Blackwell interested in the letter that arrived? Use details and information from the play to support your answer.

12. What news did the letter contain?

13. List the challenges that Elizabeth has faced so far.

14. What kind of person did Elizabeth show herself to be when she accepted the job as a student nurse?

15. What was Elizabeth Blackwell's life like as a student nurse?

16. What does Elizabeth Blackwell's reaction to Dr. Blot's orders reveal about her character?

17. How do you think Elizabeth Blackwell felt when she learned that her eyesight might not be restored? Why do you think this?

18. What problem did Elizabeth encounter that affected her dream of becoming a surgeon?

19. Will Elizabeth Blackwell be able to fulfill her dreams and goals?

20. How were Elizabeth Blackwell's medical ideas different from those of other doctors in the 1800s?

21. Why were the people angry that a patient had died?

22. How did Sean stop the angry mob?

23. Why do you think the author ends the play with Elizabeth Blackwell saying, "the real sickness is with prejudice! And until I conquer that, I can never stop"?

=5/16/2011 //﻿Born Worker//= 1. Explore some of the job postings in our area using this link: []

2. How many of the jobs required a high school diploma? a college degree? some technical training? experience?

3. Did you feel that you have the skills, or will have the skills, to apply for any of the jobs for which companies were seeking applicants?

4. What other qualities do you think an employer would be looking for in a job candidate?

5. Do you think that being able to work cooperatively with other people will be important as you get older? Can you think of an example when it would be important?

Create a 3-column chart for your vocabulary words. Label the first column **word**, the second, **meaning**, and the third, **sentence**. Fill in your chart with your vocab words.

6/6/11 Answer the following while reading //Wilma Unlimited//.
1. What does the author mean be the statement, "Most babies weren't Wima Rudolph"?

2. What caused Wilma Rudolph's left leg to become paralyzed? How did this affect her? Use details from the story to support your answer.

3. What do you learn about Wilma Rudolph from her reaction to her illness?

4. What was more painful for Wilma than her leg?

5. Why was sending the brace back to the hospital so important to Wilma?

6. Why was everyone astonished when Wilma's team lost? Use details to support your answer.

7. Which words and phrases help you create a mental image of the 200-meter dash?

8. Wilma Rudolph won 3 gold medals at the 1960 Olympics. Why was this accomplishment so extraordinary?

﻿Casey at the Bat
**Define vocab from p. 326 by answering the following questions:** **1. What action would show defiance of a rule?** **2. What is an antonym of despair?** **3. How might a picture of a throne show its grandeur?** **4. What kind of body language suggests a haughty person?** **5. Why was the hare scornful of the tortoise in the race?** **6. What kinds of decisions does an umpire make?**

**Locate the words //melancholy//, //multitude//, //outlook//, and //patrons// in the text. Use context clues to guess their meanings.**