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October 4, 2010 Name: _________________ # ____
Johnny Appleseed Day
Johnny Appleseed, born John Chapman on September 26, 1775, has become an
American folk hero about whom many tales and legends are told. He wandered among
settlers,
early American settlers, distributing and planting apple seeds from the Allegheny region in
Pennsylvania to Central Ohio. He is the patron saint of U.S. orcharding, floriculture, and
conservation. Johnny supposedly would not accept money for his gift of seeds. If anyone
did pay him, he gave the money to the poor or bought religious books or goods to give to
someone traveling westward.
For writing this week you will be writing about apples in honor of John Chapman's birthday.
fruits.
Think of an apple, probably the most common of all fruits. For what are they used? What
taste
do they look like? What do they taste like? Now, think of many UNUSUAL uses for
wri
apples. Brainstorm a list or web on the bottom or back of this paper. Then write a
paragraph in which you explain just how useful an apple REALLY is! Be creative but at the
same time sound realistic!
REMEMBER:
1. ___ 2nd Grade: 3-4 sentences, 3rd Grade: 5-8 sentences
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2. ___ topic sentence, detail sentences, concluding sentence
3. ___ focus on ideas and explaining
4. ___ clearly reworked rough draft
5. ___ final is neat and written in ink or typed
6. signature
___ signature of adult who helped you proofread your work for content and
PRESENTATION
7. ___ all three papers stapled together with final on top
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Apples look like:
Apples taste like:
Some ordinary uses for apples are:
Some unusual uses for apples are: