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THE BULLETIN • MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2022 A9 © 2022 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 38, No. 16 Choose a story about a person in this newspaper. Write or paste the headline in this box. HARD WORK magine being told you couldn’t do something just because of the color of your skin. That’s what happened to Dorothy Butler Gilliam. Photo: Harry Naltchayan / Washington Post Dorothy wanted to be a reporter at a major daily newspaper. When she first applied, she wasn’t hired. But that didn’t stop her from trying again. Reciting a Famous Poem In 1961, she became a trailblazer as the first African-American woman to work as a reporter at The Washington Post, one of the largest newspapers in the United States. d in being informed about the commun ity and the world. He read two newspapers every day. Newspaper Delivery = F Years later, when she began to attend Ursuline College, = R she got a job as a secretary at the same newspaper. Use the code to discover the paper’s name. = I = S = L = U = M = V Number these lines in order to read the paragraph. Fill in the missing vow els in this quote by Do rothy: “My _w_r_ness of the n_ h_ving it in our h_m_, wsp_p_r, through that g_ve m_ the c_ _r_ was one of the th_ngs secretarial j_b at a n_w ge to _pply for a sp_p_r.” Career Start ADVENTURE Stories of Africa After graduating from Columbia University Dorothy received a scholarship to travel to Africa. An editor at The Washington Post, was interested in her trip. Few Americans, black or white, had ever traveled to Africa. He asked Dorothy to write articles about her experience. Because her articles were interesting and well written, she was offered a full-time job at the newspaper. PERSEVERANCE Opening the Front Door Replace the missing words. The Washington Press Club __________ Dorothy with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. Being the ________ black woman reporter at The Washington Post wasn’t easy. When Dorothy arrived at a wealthy Washington woman’s ________ to report on her 100th birthday party, the doorman told her she couldn’t _________ through the front door. “The maid’s entrance is around the back,” he said. What’s a great way you can help someone today? She was determined to go to school. She walked a half mile to catch a bus to a school for black children. Schools in Kentucky were segregated — they did not allow white and black students to attend the same school. Find the way to Dorothy’s school? Character Counts For each of the following character traits, find a person in the newspaper who shows that trait. • Hard Work • Courage • Perseverance • Commitment Standards Link: Understand the imporatance of character in a community. “I am not a maid, I am a _________________ for The Washington Post,” she replied. JOURNALIST NEWSPAPER REPORTER DOROTHY ABILITY AFRICA TRAITS CHURCH WRITE HARD WORK MAID TRIP BUS JOB What other questions would you ask this person? Standards Link: Reading/Writing: Draw evidence from informational text. Children are born curious. From their earliest days, sensory exploration brings delight and wonder. New discoveries expand their minds. When they unlock the joy of reading, their world widens further. Magic happens. Kid Scoop opens the doors of discovery for elementary school children by providing interactive, engaging and relevant age-appropriate materials designed to awaken the magic of reading at school, at home, and throughout their lives. For more information about our literacy non-profit, visit kidscoopnews.org R E P A P S W E N D T E C F J E D P O T R T H R T U I R R M A I U I K R O W A N I R R C T T S I J H T W C A H A D U O L S I H Y T I L I B A J O U R N A L I S T R E T R O P E R S T Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. This week’s word: TRAIT The noun trait means something that makes a person, animal or thing different from another. Hard working and determined were two of Dorothy’s traits. Try to use the word traits in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members. Good Leadership Memorize It! Imagine you are going to report the news orally—like a video news reporter! Read an article in today’s newspaper and summarize it. Memorize your summary and present the news to your class from your memory. ANSWER: They’re always looking for scoops. Standards Link: Summarize main ideas in informational text. What questions did the reporter ask to find out all about this person? orothy’s father became ill when she was 14. Their family moved to a small house in the country with no running water. COURAGE Starting at the R, move clockwise around the circle and write every third letter on the lines to find out something you can do today to help someone. WHO is this story about? A Newspaper in the Ho me Dorothy’s father be lieve = N At 9 years old, Dorothy sold and delivered the local = O newspaper to people in her Kentucky neighborhood. = E Dorothy was born in 1936. She recited the poem in church in 1942. How old was she then? 1942 – 1936 INFORMED D E T E R M I N AT I O N = D When Dorothy was a young girl, she memorized and recited the entire poem ’Twas The Night Before Christmas at a church service. It took both the ability to read and hard work to accomplish that. What are the qualities of a good leader? Who do you know that is a good leader? Why do you think of that person?
