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Boss of the Plains
Author:
Laurie
Carlson
Illustrator:
Holly
Meade
Original Flyers for Free Land Opportunities
John B. Stetson
The Famous Stetson Hat
One of the show places of industrial Philadelphia, the Stetson
Factory was the world's largest hat manufacturer. Sitting on five
acres at the corner of 3rd and Montgomery Streets, it employed
more than 5,400 men and women in the early 1900s.
Stetson Company Today
sticking to a
purpose
determined
Determined to start
a new life in St. Joe,
John looked around
for some way to
make his mark.
Synonyms:
strong-minded
unwavering
unexplored
land
frontier
Frontier life
was
challenging for
settlers.
a good
chance
opportunity
It was only when he
met up with a group of
travelers heading to
Colorado Territory that
opportunity
presented itself.
Synonyms:
prospect
break
people who are the
first to settle in a
region
pioneers
These pioneers
were all traveling to
lands very different
from the ones they
had known back
east.
cowboys
wranglers
“
He’d make a hat
for the
wranglers and
cowboys of the
West.
changed animal
hide to leather
by soaking it in
chemicals
tanned
“Won’t work,”
someone else replied.
“The skins will shrink
up and get hard unless
they’re properly
tanned.”
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words!
Attachment D
wranglers
determined
frontier
opportunity
pioneers
Draw! Draw! Draw!
tanned
Attachment E1
Free Association
When I say a word, you write down any words you can
think of that remind you of that word.
For example:
The word is school:
1. learning
2. Science
3. pencils
4. Reading
5. Math
6. teachers
7. P.E.
8. education
And on and on and on
1. wranglers
2. opportunity
3. determined
4. frontier
5. pioneers
6. tanned
Attachment F
Vocabulary Classifying
Place the following words in categories:
wranglers
pioneers
tanned
frontier
determined opportunity
• Decide the names of the categories.
• Determine how many categories.
• Determine which words go in which categories.
• After classifying the words, write a paragraph
explaining each of the categories and why certain words
go in a particular category.
Attachment G
Synonym Search
Match the vocabulary words on the left to the correct
synonyms on the right. Some vocabulary words have more
than one synonym. Ready, set, go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a. colonists
f. kit
k. prospect
b. explorers
g. unwavering
l. strongminded
c. break
h. voyagers
m.
d. new
i. uninhabited
n.
e. cowboys
j. stuff
o.
determined
adventurers
frontier
gear
opportunity
pioneers
settlers
tanned
wranglers
Attachment H
Can you Find the Context Clues?
1. Alaska, often called "the last __________," has vast areas of wilderness.
2. We need to pack our _________ so we can go camping.
3. The soccer player seized the ___________ to aim for the goal post.
4. The _____________ traveled in wagons to the unknown wilds of the west.
5. Who were the first permanent ____________ in North America?
6. The _________________ rode behind the chuck wagon.
7. Willie was __________________ to solve the answer to the math problem.
8. The traders were hoping to acquire more beaver ______________.
9. The _________________ gave vivid descriptions of their travels across the
tundra.
settlers; gear; tanned; adventurers; frontier; wranglers; determined;
opportunity; pioneers
Attachment J
Tell Me What You Know
1. What kind of gear would be needed to go camping in the wilderness?
2. Describe people who are determined to succeed.
3. Why is “outer space” called the new frontier?
4. Explain a typical day in the life of a wrangler.
5. Settlers and pioneers are closely connected
because_______________________________________.
6. Explain why going to school each day is an opportunity.