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
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Years later, when she began to attend Ursuline College,
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the code to discover the paper’s name.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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?