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“Sir Walter Raleigh”
American Leaders and Heroes
Wilbur F. Gordy
| Abstract: Sir Walter Raleigh grew up in England during a time of Spanish domination of the seas and the New World. Being patriotic, and having gained the notice of the queen and her dazzling court, he set out to make a new more powerful and glorious England. He was responsible for colonies set up in the New World which eventually met with disasters. He was not able to discover what happened to them in spite of much wealth devoted to the search. | ||||
Source: Wilbur F. Gordy, American Leaders and Heroes (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1917) | ||||
Lexile Level: TBD | Origin: American | Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography | ||
| Reading Level: 10 | Language: English | File Name: 0016 | ||
| Sunshine State Standards: LA.A.1.4.4: Applies a variety of response strategies, including rereading, note taking, summarizing, outlining, writing a formal report, and relating what is read to his or her own experiences and feelings. LA.A.2.4.1: Determines the main idea and identifies relevant details, methods of development, and their effectiveness in a variety of types of written material. LA.D.2.4.1: Understands specific ways in which language has shaped the reactions, perceptions, and beliefs of the local, national, and global communities. | ||||
Theme: American History, Social Studies, Heroes, Colonies | ||||
| Reading Activity: Questioning to Monitor Comprehension | ||||
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