America's Champion Swimmer -   Gertrude Ederle

Question of the week: What unique traits does it take to be the first to do something?

Genre: Biography 

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Comprehension Skill: Fact and Opinion

Comprehension Strategy: Questioning

This weeks vocabulary words:
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1. drowned:  died by suffocating underwater

2. strokes:  combinations of arm and leg movements used in swimming

3. stirred:  moved about

4. medals:  flat pieces of metal, often shaped like a coin or attached to a ribbon, given as rewards

5. continued:  went on without stopping

6. celebrate:  observe or honor something special with ceremonies and activities

7. current:  part of a body of water that is moving along in a path