Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Short excerpt from America’s Library article:
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial Can you name the presidents carved on Mount Rushmore? |
I. Vocabulary words from this article:
carve
expansion
dynamite
hammer
commission
preservation
dramatic
figure
sculptor
recognize
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II. Pre-Reading Questions
Have you heard of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
How long do you think it would take to carve a monument like this?
III. Reading Time
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial
from America’s Library (www.americaslibrary.gov)
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IV. Post-Reading Questions
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