1. Howe to South
4 hours and 32min.

3. Jacobus Franciscus
Thorpe

4. Jacobus Franciscus
Thorpe
Born on May 28, 1887
Jim’s father, Hiram Thorpe, an Irish
Farmer
Jim’s mother, Charlotte Vieux,
(Pottawatomi, sac and fox, french)
Indian territory near Prague,Ok
He was a twin(Charlie)

5. Jacobus Franciscus
Thorpe

6. Howe to Prague
2 hours and 40 min.s

8. Wa-Tho-Huk

9. Wa-Tho-Huk
An Indian Custom
Grandfather/last
Pottawatomi
Athletic Father

11. The Sac and Fox Agency
School in Oklahoma at age 6
Struggled with Academics
Played outdoors, hunted

12. An Average Kid
The Sac and Fox Agency
School in Oklahoma at age 6
Struggled with Academics
Played outdoors, hunted

13. The Sac and Fox Agency
School in Oklahoma at age 6
Struggled with Academics
Played outdoors, hunted

15. Hard Times Begin

16. Hard Times Begin
Brother Charlie died Pneumonia (9 years)
Sent away, Lawrence, Kansas 1898
2 years later, Mother died in child birth
Left home to work on a horse ranch

17. Lawrence, KS to Prague,OK

18. Dad died
Native American
University
Talent was
discovered

19. Carlisle 1904
Dad died
Native American
University
Talent was
discovered

20. Medals
As Jim Thorpe got older He won many
medals for his athletic abilities .
He won the gold medals in the
decathlon and pentathlon during the
1912 Olympic Games.

21. Medals
Jim had won the broad jump, the
200-meter hurdles, the discus
throw, 1,500 meter run and was
third in the javelin. He was number
one in high hurdles.

22. Steps for making
medals
Step 1. Get out supplies (crayons,markers,
and colored pencils).
Step 2. Get out medals and ribbon (choose
your ribbon color) run the pin through the
ribbon to secure it.
Step 3. Now on your medals draw
something that you like that makes you
who you are.

23. Vocabulary
Perseverance: continuance in a state of grace to the end,leading to eternal
salvation.
Athleticism: of, relating to, or suitable for an athlete or for athletics
Challenge: a call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc.
Confidence: belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities
Prairie: a tract of grassland; meadow
Reservation: an area of land
Clan: a group of people of common descent; family
Survive: to endure or live through
Sanitation: the development and application of sanitary measures for the sake of
cleanliness, protecting health, etc.
Pneumonia: inflammation of the lungs with congestion
Inconsolable: incapable of being consoled or comforted

24. Attributions
Photos
http://www.digital-topo-maps.com/county-map/kansas-county-map.gif Slide 1 and 8
http://www.digital-topo-maps.com/county-map/oklahoma-county-map.gif Slide 1, 4, and 8
http://fineartamerica.com/images-medium/sunlit-cabin-sueellen-cowan.jpg Slide 2
http://www.danielnpaul.com/scan_image/JimThorpe.jpg Slide 3
http://coachband.com/images/Brightpath-1.jpg Slide 5
http://home.epix.net/~landis/THORPETR.JPG Slide 9
http://coachband.com/images/Brightpath-1.jpg Slide 11

25. Attributions
Books
Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path by Joseph Bruchac
Published by Lee & Low
Jim Thorpe, Original All American by Joseph Bruchac
Published by Dial
Native American Son: The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe by Kate Buford
Published by Knopf

26. Attributions
Video
http://www.jimthorpefilm.com/
http://www.moiraproductions.com/
Jim Thope, The World’s Greatest Athlete
Produced by Tom Weidlinger and Joseph Bruchac
Directed by Tom Weidlinger
Written by Tom Weidlinger and Joseph Bruchac
A Moria Film & DVD in Association with Dateline Productions
Funded by the Lincoln Foundation