1. Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path by Joseph Bruchac illustrated by S. D. Nelson

3. Summary It wasn’t easy for Jim Thorpe to become a famous and respected athlete. As an American Indian, he was discriminated against and separated from his family. His twin brother died when they were only nine years old. His mother and father also died when he was still in school. But he learned to move forward with his life because he was so inspired by his family and his people .

6. Practice Fact and Opinion PB 263 1. Look up Jim Thorpe in encyclopedia 2. no support 4. They won only a few games. 3. faulty 5. valid Is Opinion Valid or Faulty? How to Check Fact Statement Frankly, they were not very good. Unfortunately, the team was owned by a selfish man named Walter Lingo. Jim led a professional football team called Oorang Indians.

35. He was so fast and had so much endurance that he could run down a rabbit on foot.

36. He was so fast and had so much endurance that he could run down a rabbit on foot.

37. The Indian Agency that oversaw the reservation said the children had to go to the Agency Boarding School at age six.

38. The Indian Agency that oversaw the reservation said the children had to go to the Agency Boarding School at age six.

39. The school kept Jim inside all day and locked up in a cold dormitory at night .

40. The school kept Jim inside all day and locked up in a cold dormitory at night .

41. Manual training was mixed with classroom studies to teach them a trade.

42. Manual training was mixed with classroom studies to teach them a trade.

43. Learning these trades would make them useful to white society.

44. Learning these trades would make them useful to white society .

45. Jim’s mother tried to comfort her son after his brother died, but he was inconsolable.

46. Jim’s mother tried to comfort her son after his brother died, but he was inconsolable .

47. The recruiter had heard of Jim’s success as a runner at Haskell .

48. The recruiter had heard of Jim’s success as a runner at Haskell .

49. Sometimes the biggest hurdle we have to overcome is ourselves.

50. Sometimes the biggest hurdle we have to overcome is ourselves.

51. The athlete was called a “quitter’ by the rival track athletes.

52. The athlete was called a “quitter’ by the rival track athletes.

53. Sometimes we have to prove to others how much we can do.

54. Sometimes we have to prove to others how much we can do.

55. It was strange how all of a sudden he felt relaxed and confident.

56. It was strange how all of a sudden he felt relaxed and confident .