Nine Gold Medals

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Nine Gold Medals

• What makes this an unusual race?
• Do you think the other runners were right to stop
  and help the one who had fallen? Why or why not?
• Why do you think the poet decided to describe
  this race?
• How did picturing the race in your mind help you
  understand what happened?

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Question of the Day

• Day 1 Why do you think the Olympic Games are
  special to athletes all over the world?
• Day 2 Who is one of your heroes? Explain why
  you admire this person.
• Day 3 In The Swimmer, the poet says that
  swimming helps her understand the thoughts and
  feelings of fish. Choose another creature in the
  wild. What might you do to better understand
  that creature?

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Question of the Day

• Day 4 What do you think are the rules of fair
  play mentioned in the Olympic oath?
• Day 5 Why do you think it is important for
  athletes to be careful about what they eat and
  drink before they compete?

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Vocabulary

• ancient very old
• host one who provides the place for an event
• stadium an arena or building with rows of seats
  built around a field.

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Vocabulary

• compete to take part with others in a contest
  of skill
• earned gained as the result of effort
• record the best performance in a competition
• ceremonies formal acts performed in honor of an
  occasion
• medals small, flat pieces of metal given as
  awards