Summarize

Using an Author's Perspective chart record clues about why Barbara Spilman Lawson wrote about Amelia Earhart.  Then write a sentence stating the author's perspective.  Summarize the Riding the Wind: Amelia Earhart by using the information from your chart.

Think and Compare

1.  Look back on page 3 of Riding the Wind: Amelia Earhart.  How does Barbara Spilman Lawson describe the life of American women in the early 1900s?

2.  People read about Amelia's success in the headlines and applauded her successes.  Identify a public person today whose career you have followed.  Why do you follow this person or this career?

3.  In the early 1920s, flying in an airplane was an exciting new activity.  Is flying exciting in the same way for you today?  Explain why or why not?

Prepare an Interview

If you had the opportunity to interview Amelia Earhart after her flight across the Atlantic Ocean, what would you ask her?  Write at least four questions that you would ask.

Narrative Poems

Connect to http://www.cswnet.com/~erin/child.htm#ballads

 click on Antonio and read the poem.