Friday, January 10, 2014

Wilma Rudolph: A True Winner by Terre Lintner

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Book: Wilma Rudolph: A True Winner
Author: Terre Lintner
ISBN: 978-0-02-203176-3

Introduction

1. Where is the setting?
2. What is the event?
3. What year is it?
4. Who is the athlete?
5. How many medals did she win?

Chapter 1: A Sickly Childhood

6. In what year was Wilma born?
7. In what state was Wilma born?
8. How many brothers and sisters did Wilma have?
9. What was the disease Wilma contracted when she was four?
10. How far did Wilma’s family had to travel for her to receive treatment?
11. Why couldn’t Wilma’s family take Wilma to a local hospital?
12. At this time, the doctors believed that Wilma wouldn’t be able to walk.  True or False
13. Who developed the polio vaccine in 1955?
14. When was polio eliminated from the United States?

Chapter 2: An Unusual Nickname

15. By what age was Wilma’s leg strong again that she wouldn’t need the leg brace?
16. How old was she when she first used the leg brace?
17. For how many years did she wear the leg brace?
18. In what grade, did Wilma join the basketball team?
19. What nickname did the basketball coach give her?
20. In what grade did Wilma finally get playing time during a game?
21. Did Wilma win any races in the track meet at Tuskegee University?

Chapter 3: Training with the Tigerbelles

22. Who was the coach of the Tennessee State University Girls’ Track Team?
23. After a summer of heavy training, Wilma was accepted by what team?
24. What year was this?
25. How old was Wilma?
26. Where were the Olympics held in 1956?
27. Did Wilma win a medal at these Olympics?
Chapter 4: The 1960 Olympic Games

28. Where were the Olympics held in 1960?
29. In what competition did Wilma win her first gold medal?
30. In what competition did Wilma win her second gold medal?
31. In what competition did Wilma win her third gold medal?
32. Using text clues from the story, which events that she won gold medals were individual events?  Which are team events?
33. Why was Wilma’s Olympic return celebration special for her hometown?

Chapter 5: Wilma’s Lasting Legacy

34. What was the name of the foundation Wilma created in 1981?
35. What did the foundation provide?
36. How did Wilma help other women athletes?
37. In what year did Wilma die?
38. How old was Wilma when she died?
39. What was Wilma’s illness that caused her death?
40. What did the U.S. Postal Service release in 2004 to honor Wilma Rudolph?
41. What is the name of the award that is awarded to a woman athlete who exhibits extraordinary courage?
42. Who presents this award?

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