Famous Olympian

By Platform Administrator · Submitted Sep 30, 2026

Content Area: English Language Arts and Literacy
Grade: 3

Students choose a famous African American Olympian to research and write answers to guiding questions. Students pair up and conduct mock interviews with each other, and then make changes to their answers based on the interview. Students then write a Scholastic article publishing the interview.

MA Standards

RI.3.1

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

SL.3.4

Report on a topic, text, or solution to a mathematical problem, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace and using appropriate vocabulary. (See grade 3 Language Standards 4-6 for specific expectations regarding vocabulary.)

W.3.2

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

W.3.7

Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.

Resources

Task Template (PDF) PDF · 143 KB
Task Template (Word) DOCX · 1.59 MB
Student Directions DOCX · 41 KB
Rubric DOCX · 1.54 MB

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