Read each of the following statements about a famous person and decide if the statements are a fact or a myth false belief If you are unsure make your best educated guess Record your answer fact or myth for each statement on your record sheet ID: 626766
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FACT OR MYTH? DIRECTIONS
Read each of the following statements (about a famous person) and decide if the statements are a fact or a myth (false belief).If you are unsure, make your best educated guess!Record your answer (“fact” or “myth”) for each statement on your record sheet.If you answered correctly, assign yourself one point in the score column. Also, note the factual information provided on the slide.The students with the highest score win!
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FACT OR MYTH?
George Washington was born in Manchester, England in 1732. Later, he immigrated to the Virginia Colony.Slide3
MYTH
George Washington was born in Westmoreland County of the Virginia Colony.Home of the ChiefsSlide4
FACT OR MYTH?
George Washington attended William and Mary College graduating at the top of his class.Slide5
MYTHGeorge Washington received no formal education. He was home schooled by his father and eldest brother. This was a common practice of the day.
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FACT OR MYTH?
During his childhood, George Washington chopped down a cherry tree. When his father asked about it, the young George responded, “I cannot tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet.”Slide7
MYTHThis story is in all likelihood a myth. It was probably concocted by Mason Weems who wrote a biography about Washington. Weems was also a bookseller.
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FACT OR MYTH?
As a young man, George Washington’s first occupation was as a surveyor.Slide9
FACTGeorge Washington had an aptitude for math. His math skills were very useful in surveying. Later, his knowledge of the western frontier--developed while surveying--helped him during his military service.
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FACT OR MYTH?George Washington was considered extremely tall for his day at six feet two inches. Slide11
FACTGeorge Washington stood 6’
2”, and he was almost always the tallest person in the room.Home of the ChiefsSlide12
FACT OR MYTH?
George Washington married Martha Custis—a widow. She was one of the wealthiest women in the colonies.Slide13
FACTMartha Custis was one of the wealthiest women in the colonies. She owned approximately 18,000 acres of land and 300 slaves.
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FACT OR MYTH?
George and Martha Washington had six children: three boys and three girls. Only four children lived to adulthood. Home of the ChiefsSlide15
MYTHGeorge Washington had two step-children, but could not father his own. In all likelihood, he was sterile due to bouts with smallpox and tuberculosis. S
mallpox also scarred his face.Home of the ChiefsSlide16
FACT OR MYTH?
The picture to the right is an image of George Washington’s false teeth.Slide17
FACTWashington began losing his teeth in his twenties. Dentures (or false teeth) of the day were made from gold, ivory, lead, human and animal teeth (horse, cow or donkey teeth).
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FACT OR MYTH?
The picture on the right is an image of Fort Duquesne built just prior to the beginning of the French and Indian War on the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers.Slide19
MYTHThe previous image was a picture of Fort Necessity. I
t was built by Washington and his men because the French had arrived their first. Fort Duquesne is pictured on this slide.Home of the ChiefsSlide20
FACT OR MYTH?
The picture on the right is an actual impression of George Washington’s face. Slide21
FACT It was not uncommon for wealthy individuals to have life and/or death masks made using the actual impression of the person’
s face. This life mask was made in 1785 some fourteen years before Washington’s death.Home of the ChiefsSlide22
CREATING A Fact or
Myth? Select a famous personage whose life has been subject to legendary embellishment (e.g., Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, Albert Einstein, Queen Elizabeth I, Christopher Columbus, Charles Darwin, Blaise Pascal, and William Shakespeare).Create a series of statements that mix important facts about this person with myths that have also emerged.
Create PowerPoint slides that incorporate your facts and myths. Where possible, be sure to include any relevant images that complement the text.
Create a
“
Fact of Myth
”
Handout for students (i.e., a hybrid sheet for both scorekeeping
and
guided
notes).
Award a prize
(e.g., pencil
, sticker,
“
health food,
”
bookmark, or bonus points) to the student(s) who score the highest.
Pelahatchie High School
Dr. Paul E. Binford (peb137@msstate.edu or
theringoftruth@outlook.com
)
www.ringoftruth.org
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