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=__Portraits in Greatness: Gandhi, Churchill, Mandela__ by Evelyn Brooks=



=Introduction:= ===The three world leaders introduced in this book guided their countries during difficult and challenging times. Mohandas Gandhi of India, Sir Winston Churchill of Britain, and Nelson Mandela of South Africa are three examples of greatness. Find out what qualities these leaders shared, and how each of them, as individuals, affected the lives of many. Use the map of the world, below, to locate the three countries where these leaders lived: India, Britain and South Africa.===



=Materials:= laptop with internet access copy of __Portraits in Greatness__ book pencil reading journal

=Before Reading:= Let's explore the way this book is layed out. Begin by copying and pasting the table below into your virtual reading journal. Find an example of each of the following features of text and type the page number you found it on. Please visit the site below to learn more about reading non-fiction. [] =During Reading:= Read the introduction and Chapter 1 through page 13. Answer the following in your virtual reading journal: How are the topics in the "paperclip" section of the text related to the book? media type="file" key="PIGIntro.wma" width="108" height="108"media type="file" key="PIGCH1.wma" width="108" height="108" Read chapters 2 and 3 through the end of the book. Answer the following in your virtual reading journal: Which of the three world leaders in this book do you admire the most? Why? media type="file" key="PIGCH2.wma" width="108" height="108"media type="file" key="PIGCH3.wma" width="108" height="108" =After Reading:= Reread the quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow from page 2. Then, answer the question in the "Think it Over" box on page 3 in your reading journal. Follow the links to read through several quotes spoken by each of the men you have read about. When you find a particular quote that you think best represents what you know about them, copy and paste it into our class blog. You will have three seperate entries, one for each man. Be sure to title your post with the name of the person you are quoting. Finally, I would ask that you read through the quotes others have chosen and add a comment. Gandhi: [] Churhill: [] Mandela: [] =Beyond Reading:= Create a PowerPoint presentation about the three men you read about it __Portraits of Greatness__. Try to make your slides look similar in appearance to the pages of the book by including: pictures, captions, maps, timelines, bold faced words and headings. Save your work to your virtual reading journal and share it with a partner or with the whole class when you are done.
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