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The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver Author Gene Barre a Illustrator Frank Morrison Harper Collins 2020 Discussion Ques ons 1 George Washington Carver was born in 1864 and died in 1943 How old was he when he died He was 78 or 79 Because he never knew to exact date of his birth we can t be sure Note The meline found in book s back pages contains many interes ng facts that are not included in the story 2 This book tells the story of the life of George Washington Carver The story begins with him as a grown man speaking to congress then goes back in me to when he was kidnapped as a baby Why do you think the author does this Possible answers He wanted the reader to know that George Washington Carver grew up to be a successful scien st He wanted to explain how prejudice existed in 1921 He wanted to start the story with something more posi ve instead of how horrible it was that he and his mother were kidnapped and he never saw her again 3 Moses and Susan Carver did not have any children and they raised George and his brother They were poor farmers and used their resources wisely What natural resources did George learn to use to help sew clothes dye fabric and help cure illnesses Turkey feathers were used a sewing needles nuts and berries were used to dye fabrics and plants and leaves were used for medicine 4 When George was twelve years old he decided to leave the Carver house and live with the Watkins family in Neosho Missouri Why did he make this decision He wanted to get a be er educa on 5 Opportunity cost is the next best thing we give up to choose the thing we want What did young George give up when he started to share his Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Educa on ti ti ti ti tt ti ti ti tt 1 ti Reading Makes Cents 2021 2022

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Reading Makes Cents 2021 2022 knowledge of owers and plants with his neighbors He gave up the secretness of his garden Now others knew about it 6 All choices have costs nega ves and bene ts posi ves What are some of George s costs of leaving the Carter s household when he was twelveyears old He le the only home he ever knew He le his brother and his garden behind 7 What were some of the bene ts of George leaving the Carter s home He was able to go to schools where he studied art and agriculture He was able to meet new people and learn new things 8 George Washington Carver developed many skills and abili es Like all workers he was a human resource During his adult life what jobs was George able to do Examples include scien st ar st teacher inventor writer pianist botanist chemist gardener environmentalist adviser 9 Why do you think George was willing to do all this hard work What was his incen ve He loved plants and watching things grow He liked helping others He was curious and talented and liked to learn new things 10 George Washington Carver said Educa on is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom What do you think this quote means Possible responses Ge ng an educa on is important to success To be free is a wonderful thing Being a free person is golden Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Educa on ti ft ti ti ti fi ti ti fi ti ti ft fl tti ti 2

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