Guess the Pioneers - Who Am I?
Engage in a fun learning activity where you guess famous personalities and inventors with your group. Explore the stories behind notable figures like Colonel Sanders, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, and more. Enhance critical-thinking skills, teamwork, and cooperation while uncovering the hidden gems of these individuals' journeys to success.
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Who Am I ? Who Am I ? Learning Objectives Learning Objectives Effectively state aloud the celebrity or inventor described through working with others in a group. Work effectively with others in a group. Standards A:B1.2 Learn and apply critical-thinking skills A:B1.5 Organize and apply academic information from a variety of sources PS:A1.9 Demonstrate cooperative behavior in groups
Who Am I? Name of the Individual: Name of the Individual: Clues provided that led you to believe this is the Clues provided that led you to believe this is the person: person: Did all of your group members agree with you? Did all of your group members agree with you? Why or why not? Why or why not?
He could not sell his chicken. More than 1,000 restaurants rejected him. He later He could not sell his chicken. More than 1,000 restaurants rejected him. He later went on to open many restaurants around the country/world. went on to open many restaurants around the country/world. Name of the Individual: Name of the Individual: Colonel Sanders Clues that led me to this conclusion: Clues that led me to this conclusion: - Chicken restaurant - Male - Famous around the country/world Did all group members agree? Why or why not? Did all group members agree? Why or why not? No. Group members felt that we should have considered other major retailers. For example, Popeye's or Churches restaurants. Group members wanted to do more research into who owns each business.
SHE HAD A ROUGH AND ABUSIVE CHILDHOOD AND WAS FIRED FROM HER JOB AS A REPORTER BECAUSE SHE WAS UNFIT FOR TELEVISION.
Oprah Winfrey She had a rough and abusive childhood and was fired from her job as a reporter because she was unfit for television.
HE WAS A HARVARD UNIVERSITY DROPOUT AND MY FIRST BUSINESS, TRAF-O-DATA WAS A FAILURE.
Bill Gates He was a Harvard University dropout and my first business, Traf-O-Data was a failure.
THIS INVENTOR WAS CONSIDERED THE GREATEST AMERICAN INVENTOR . HIS TEACHERS TOLD HIM, HE WAS TOO STUPID TO LEARN ANYTHING .
Thomas Edison This inventor was considered the Greatest American Inventor . His teachers told him, he was too stupid to learn anything .
AT 30 YEARS OLD, HE WAS LEFT DEVASTATED AND DEPRESSED AFTER BEING UNCEREMONIOUSLY REMOVED FROM THIS POPULAR COMPUTER COMPANY HE STARTED.
Steve Jobs At 30 years old, he was left devastated and depressed after being unceremoniously removed from this popular computer company he started.
HE FAILED IN BUSINESS THREE TIMES AND FAILED CAMPAIGNING SEVEN TIMES PRIOR TO BECOMING PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln He failed in business three times and failed campaigning seven times prior to becoming President of the United States.
HE DID NOT SPEAK UNTIL HE WAS FOUR YEARS OLD. HIS PARENTS THOUGHT HE WAS SUB-NORMAL . HE WAS EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL AND HIS TEACHERS DESCRIBED HIM AS MENTALLY SLOW .
Albert Einstein He did not speak until he was four years old. His parents thought he was sub-normal . He was expelled from school and his teachers described him as mentally slow .
HE WAS CUT FROM HIS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM FOR A LACK OF SKILL .
Michael Jordan He was cut from his high school basketball team for a lack of skill .
SHE WAS DROPPED BY 20TH CENTURY FOX AFTER ONE YEAR BECAUSE HER PRODUCER TOLD HER THAT SHE WASN T PRETTY OR TALENTED ENOUGH TO BE AN ACTRESS.
Marilyn Monroe
THIS FAMOUS AUTHOR WAS UNEMPLOYED, DIVORCED, AND RAISING A DAUGHTER ON SOCIAL SECURITY WHILE WRITING THIS MAGICAL CHARACTER NOVEL. HER MAGICAL NOVEL WAS REJECTED BY 12 PUBLISHING HOUSES.
THIS FAMOUS AUTHORS FIRST BOOK, CARRIE WAS REJECTED 30 TIMES. HE PROCEEDED TO THROW IT IN THE TRASH.
HE WAS A FAILURE AT THREE BUSINESSES BEFORE FINALLY SUCCEEDING WITH THIS POPULAR MOTOR COMPANY AT AGE 53.
THEY WERE REJECTED BY DECCA RECORDING STUDIOS, WHO SAID WE DON T LIKE THEIR SOUND. THEY HAVE NO FUTURE IN THE BUSINESS.
