Note from Maxine's Mom:
Mrs. B-W's 4th grade class at Symons Elementary in Milan, Michigan studied famous people in history. Each student researched one person, dressed in costume and gave a presentation. The students then wrote comparative biographies about their historical subject and themselves. Maxine's comparative biography, Amelia Earhart and Me, follows.
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| Maxine as Amelia Earhart |
Amelia Earhart was born July 24th 1897 in Atchison Kansas. Her parents were Amy and Edwin Earhart. She had a little sister too her name was Muriel. Amelia took vacations to her grandmothers.
She was a little bit of a tom-boy but not all of her was a tom-boy. She saw her first plane when she was 11; ever since she saw it she was fascinated. In high school her family had to move a lot so before she could graduate she had gone to 6 different high schools. Later on she became a pilot. She married Gorge Putnam also a pilot. On her flight around the world her plane crashed and she was never seen again. Her plane crashed in 1937.
Maxine Tewsley was born on November 12th 2001 in Ann Arbor Michigan. It had been over a century since Amelia was born. Maxine moved when she was 2 years old she moved from a small green house with a large backyard to a big purple house with a small backyard and large stone driveway. When she was 2 she went to Milan's children nursery. It was a small school right above of a park. When she was there she met some of her best friends. Soon she started dance. In 2005 her brother was born her parents named him Alden. Not long after in 2006 her grandpa died. She is now a competitive dancer. Her 2010 2011 numbers are Martian hop, Barefoot-en, and Itty Bitty Pretty One.
Both girls had been on a plane but the plane Maxine was on did not take off, however Amelia flew so much. Amelia's trips were long and high but Maxine's life took place on the ground not the sky. Amelia's family gave her the money to fly they bought Amelia her first plane. One of Amelia's planes was called lock head Vega.
Both girls had siblings. Maxine had a brother and Amelia had a sister. Maxine's brother is kind of crazy. And people don't know about Amelia's sister Muriel. When Amelia got her plane she gave her sister a big hug. Maxine's best Christmas present from her family was her DSI.
Maxine and Amelia had different lifestyles, talents, toys, siblings and parents they had some of the same interests like reading, history and fashion. They would probably love to meet each other. Both girls had some of the same likes and dislikes.
A lot of famous people showed up that day....
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| The Whole Gang |
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| Gertrude Ederle |
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| Laura Ingalls Wilder |
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| Thomas Edison |
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| Alexander Graham Bell |
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| Albert Einstein |
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| Queen Elizzbeth I |
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| Henry Ford |
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| Milton Hershey |
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| Michael Jackson |
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| John Lennon |
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| Abraham Lincoln |
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| Rosa Parks |
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| General George S. Patton |
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| Molly Pitcher |
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| Squanto |
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| Shirley Temple |
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| Sir William Wallace |
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| Martha Washington |
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| Benjamin Franklin |
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| Laura Ingalls Wilder |
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| Betsy Ross |
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| Lucille Ball |
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| Louis Armstrong |
Max: I know that Amelia would have liked you. I think she was a good "person in history" for you to research and portray. With the flyer's helmut from Grandpa, you did a good job of being Amelia. I wish we could have been to the school to see you, but you did do your "Amelia" for us when we visited you. You always amaze me with your in depth study of the people you write about. Keep up the good work. Love you. Grandma 'J"
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