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Alaskan Maverick Sarah Palin

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Print Alaskan Maverick Sarah Palin Reading Comprehension with Sixth Grade Work

Print Alaskan Maverick Sarah Palin Reading Comprehension


Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 6 to 8
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	5.82

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		maverick, politics, secretary, campaign, member, council, position, independent, business, country, during, state, mayor, several, husband, born
	content words:		Senator John McCain, Governor Sarah Palin, Vice President, United States, Republican Party, Governor Palin, Sarah Heath Palin, When Sarah, Miss Wasilla Pageant, Miss Alaska Pageant

Alaskan Maverick Sarah Palin By Jody Williams 1     In 2008, Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin ran for president and vice president of the United States. They represented the Republican Party. Maverick was a word that was heard during the campaign. What is a maverick? The dictionary says that a maverick is "someone who takes an independent stand." Governor Palin described herself as just that.   2     Sarah Heath Palin was born on February 11, 1964. She was born in Idaho. She is the third of four children. The Heath family moved to Alaska when Sarah was a baby. Her mother was a school secretary. Her father was a teacher and a track coach. Growing up, Sarah became interested in running. The whole family did. They would often run 5k and 10k races together. When Sarah was in high school, she was a member of the cross country team. Today, running is still a part of her life. She runs marathons.   3     Sarah went to high school in a small town in Alaska. While there, she was involved in many groups. She was on the girl's basketball team. In 1982, her team won the Alaska state championship. That same year Sarah graduated. She went to college. She first attended a college in Hawaii for one semester. She then went to college in Idaho. Sarah attended several colleges before graduating from the University of Idaho in 1987. Also during her college years Sarah won the Miss Wasilla Pageant. From there she finished third in the Miss Alaska Pageant. Paragraphs 4 to 5: For the complete story with questions: click here for printable Reading Comprehension      English Reading Comprehension: Alaskan Maverick Sarah Palin      Spanish Reading Comprehension: El disidente de Alaska Feedback on Alaskan Maverick Sarah Palin      Leave your feedback on Alaskan Maverick Sarah Palin  (use this link if you found an error in the story) Weekly Reading Books           Create Weekly Reading Books Prepare for an entire week at once! Women's History              Women's History More Lessons              February Worksheets and Workbooks | edHelper.com United States              United States     American Government         Black History and Blacks in U.S. History         Children in History         Government Careers         Hispanic Heritage         How Can I Help?           Immigration         National Parks and Monuments         Native Americans         Presidents of the United States         Women's History     United States History     A Nation Divided (1840-1861)         A New Nation (1776-1830)         After the Civil War (1865-1870)         American Revolution         Cold War (1947-1991)         Colonial America (1492-1776)         Lewis and Clark (1804-1806)         Pearl Harbor         Spanish American War (1898)         The 1890's         The 1900's         The 1910's         The 1920's         The 1930's           The 1940's         The 1950's         The 1960's         The 1970's         The 1980's         The 1990's         The 2000's         The Civil War (1861-1865)         The Great Depression (1929-1945)         The United States Grows (1865-1900)         The War of 1812         Wild, Wild West         World War I (1914-1918)         World War II     50 States              Fifty States Theme Unit Document Based Activities       Document Based Activities More Activities, Lesson Plans, and Worksheets Back to School Graphic Organizers Alphabet Worksheets Sight Words Math Worksheets Mazes 50 States Education Teaching Monthly Themes January February March April May June July August September October November December Fractions Place Value Time and Calendar Money Earth Day Solar System Analogies Nouns Following Directions Listening Capitalization Cursive Writing Patterns and Sequencing Dinosaurs All About Me Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Multiplication Division Main Idea Cause and Effect Measurement Decimals Rounding Order of Operations Verbs Community Helpers Adjectives Plants Grammar Addition and Subtraction Contractions Bulletin Board Ideas Word Searches Crossword Puzzles Printable Puzzles Reading Comprehension Reading Skills English Language Arts