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Vocabulary for "Ruth Law Thrills a Nation"
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About the Book
Story and pictures by Dan Brown
The author _____________
writes the stories.
The illustrator _________
draws the pictures.
Summary In 1916 a young woman named Ruth Law
attempted to fly from Chicago to New York City in
one day--something no one else had ever done.
This is the story of that daring attempt.
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Genre Nonfiction Biography
A biography is the story of a persons life.

• Look for
• Events in time order.
• Information telling why the persons life is
  important.

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Meet the Author and Illustrator
Don Brown

• Don Brown is the award-winning author and
  illustrator of many picture book biographies.
• He has been widely praised for his resonant
  storytelling and his delicate watercolor
  paintings that evoke the excitement, humor, pain,
  and joy of lives lived with passion.
• He lives in New York with his family.

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Glossary Time

1. Put your reading book on your desk.
2. Open your book to the glossary.
3. When you see the word, get ready to find the word
   in your glossary.

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feat -
an amazing deed
Flying was an amazing feat for the Wright
brothers .
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Heroine -
a woman who has done something very brave or
helpful.
The American people thought Ruth Law was a
heroine.
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hospitality
- friendly treatment of guests or strangers
Mrs. Jones hospitality was known throughout the
town.
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refused -
would not do
Sara refused to do what her sister said.
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spectators -
people who watch
The spectators enjoyed watching the bagpipe band
at the Saint Patricks Day Parade.
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stood -
was unchallenged
Babe Ruth was the first player to hit 60 home
runs in one season in 1927. His record stood
until 1961 when it was broken by Roger Maris.
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Vocabulary Review

• Say the words.
• Read the sentences.
• Fill in the blank

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Harvey _________ to play tennis.

• hospitality
• feat
• stood
• heroine
• spectators
• refused

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Many people though that Joan of Arc was a
_________.
refused feat spectators heroine hospitality stood
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stood refused heroine hospitality feat spectators
It was quite a _______ to glide from the mountain
top to the beach.
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The parrot _______ his ground on top of the hill.

• heroine
• feat
• stood
• refused
• hospitality
• spectators

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• feat
• hospitality
• heroine
• spectators
• stood
• refused

The _____________ enjoyed the fireworks show.
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• feat
• heroine
• hospitality
• refused
• spectators
• stood

We enjoyed the Chinese __________ on our trip to
China.
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Grade 2, Theme 3 Ruth Law Thrills a Nation
Vocabulary Review

1. feat - an amazing deed
2. heroine - a woman who has done something - very
   brave or helpful
3. hospitality - friendly treatment of guests or
   strangers
4. refused - would not do
5. spectators - people who watch
6. stood - was unchallenged

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Match the meaning to the word.

1. feat ___
2. heroine ___
3. hospitality ___
4. refused ___
5. spectators ___
6. stood ___

1. - was unchallenged
2. - an amazing deed
3. - would not do
4. - a woman who has done something - very brave or
   helpful
5. - friendly treatment of guests or strangers
6. - people who watch

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D
E
C
F
A
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The End
Enjoy your story.
Anne Miller
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Skill Practice Ruth Law Thrills a Nation
sites by Vermilion Schools

• Vocabulary Drill
• Ruth Law Thrills a Nation Vocabulary 1
• Ruth Law Thrills a Nation Vocabulary 2
• Ruth Law Thrills a Nation Vocabulary 3
• Ruth Law Thrills a Nation Vocabulary Practice
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• Prefixes
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• Help
• Cause and Effect 
• Character Traits 
• Chronological Order 
• Compare and Contrast 
• Conflict Resolution 
• Ruth Law Thrills a Nation High Frequency Practice

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