12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL September 21, 2016
Facing Adversity
© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor
He called his journey the
Marathon of Hope.
erry Fox, a Canadian
athlete, was struck with
bone cancer before he
turned 20. Even though part
of one leg was amputated,
Terry turned a love of running
into a challenge to raise
money to fight cancer.
His goal was to run across
the entire country of Canada.
Jeff Schinkel, Graphics
Vol. 32, No. 41
But his effort to raise money
for cancer research has
lived on.
Sadly, Terry had to end his
run after 143 days and 5,373
kilometers (3,339 miles). His
cancer had spread to his lungs
and he could no longer run.
Terry passed away a few
months later.
More than $700 million has
been raised worldwide to date
through the annual Terry Fox
Run which is held every
September in communities
around the world.
When people talk about Terry
Fox, they talk about his courage
in the face of adversity. What
was the adversity Terry faced?
What actions showed
Terry’s courage?
Tell about a time you showed
courage in the face of adversity:
Good table manners were expected at the Fox home. Use the pictures
to complete three important table manners Terry learned growing up.
(Some of the pictures would make really silly rules.)
As a child, Terry loved
sports. He especially loved
basketball. But in middle
school, he was _________
than a lot of the team
players. And his ________
were not very good either.
Eat with your ________ and ________ .
Keep _______ off the table
No ______ at the table
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Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
Imagine you are the editor of the newspaper
and writing an article about Terry Fox and
his Marathon of Hope. Write a headline for
your article. Use words from headlines in
today’s newspaper to help you out.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple step
written directions.
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What made
Terry Fox great is
not only what he
accomplished for
himself, but what he
made possible for
other people. Search
the newspaper to
identify individuals
who are working to
make life better for
other people. Name
the individuals and
then summarize
their actions and the
possible benefits
to others.
Standards Link: Research:
Use the newspaper to
locate information.
Special thanks to the Terry Fox Foundation for help with this page! www.terryfox.org
This year the Terry Fox Run will be held in nine countries.
Fill in the missing vowels to find out which countries.
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Draw a line to connect each
matching pair of running shoes.
Terry said: “Anything is
possible if you try!”
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By tenth grade, Terry’s
hard work paid off. He
earned a place on the
school basketball team!
Even though the _______
suggested he try wrestling,
Terry was determined to
_______ basketball for the
school team. He practiced
every day during the
summer. When school
started he went early to
school to _____________.
His parents didn’t want
him to go to school so
early, so he would ______
until the last moment and
then run all the way to
school — even running in
the dark in winter.
Write the letters on the correct path to
reveal what Terry Fox said.
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On days he was feeling
sick, he forced himself
out of the door and
_______ to school.
MARATHON
RESEARCH
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Standards Link: Visual Discrimination: Find
similarities and differences in common objects.
W K R O F L C F R E
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R E F U N G A B O S
L C N A H R A R A I
D N D T A T U P M A
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N E X A T H L E T E
This week’s word:
ADVERSITY
The noun adversity
means trouble, difficulty
or an obstacle.
In the face of adversity,
Terry Fox showed great
courage.
Try to use the word
adversity in a sentence
today when talking with your
friends and family members.
Tell how you make a
difference in someone’s
life within your family,
your school, or in your
community.
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