The Olympic Games a Celebration.
Going back into the text.
WALT - We are learning to locate facts from the text and record them in our own words.
Write 3 facts from each of the paragraphs in the text.
Paragraph 1
Women had different games than the men.
The Olympic games are held every four years.
There was a powerful earthquake that ended the games.
Paragraph 2
1500 years later than the ancient Olympics a Frenchman, his friends and colleagues helped bring the Olympics back.
New Zealand was one of the 13 nations represented at the signing of the IOC.
The Frenchman's group became known as the international Olympic Committee.
Paragraph 3
Some awards were given to athletes, artists, musicians and writers.
Pierre De Coubertin created symbols for the Olympic games/celebration
Pierre De Coubertin also created ceremonies,music and pageantry for the Olympic games/celebration.
