Appleseed

The True Tale of JOHNNY APPLESEED

By:
Margaret Hodges

Materials Needed:

Before Reading:
Choose one activity to do before you read.

Johnny Appleseed was known for planting apple seeds as he traveled through many states. On his way back home he would check to see how his apple trees were doing. Go to this web site to see what how people today tend their apple orchards each season. Draw a picture of how Johnny would have tended his apple trees at each season on a piece of notebook paper.

Johnny Appleseed traveled through Indiana. Each year Fort Wayne, Indiana sponsors a Johnny Appleseed Festival. While at this web site write down three things that you would see if you attended this festival.

While You Read:
While you read do the activity below.

Make a list of words that are unfamiliar to you and look up their definitions. Write these words and there definitions on a piece of notebook paper.

After Reading:
After you are finished reading, do one of these activities.

Johnny was buried in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Go to this web site to see and read his tombstone. After viewing the one in Fort Wayne design your own tombstone and epitaph for Johnny. Use the information that you have learned from the previous web sites and the storybook.

Now you have a chance to prove what you have learned about Johnny Appleseed. Click here to take a short quiz on Johnny Appleseed and his life.

Beyond What You Read:
Visit one of these web sites and do a fun activity.

Monitor how you are doing on this lesson. Use this scoring rubric below to keep track of your progress.

Task to be Completed:	Yes, I have completed this task.	No, I still need to complete this task.
Visit one hyper link before you read.
Read the complete story.
Write a personal letter to Johnny.
Make a list of unfamiliar words with their definitions.
Do one after reading activity.
Visit one beyond reading web site and complete the activity.
Filled out this rubric to see how you did.

This Cyberlesson was designed and created by Jill P. Roessner.