Nellie Bly

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Nellie Bly
5 min3rd4th5th6thSocial Studies
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Summary

The daring reporter who went undercover to expose unfair treatment and raced around the world in 72 days, proving what a determined journalist could do.

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Discussion

The daring reporter who went undercover to expose unfair treatment and raced around the world in 72 days, proving what a determined journalist could do.

  1. What is a journalist's job?
  2. How did Nellie Bly's reporting help people who were being treated unfairly?
  3. Why was her trip around the world so impressive for her time?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: journalist, investigate, record.

Try it: Be a reporter: write two questions you'd ask to learn the truth about something at your school.