James Oglethorpe: Not for Self, but for Others

Learn about James Oglethorpe and how he started the thirteenth colony in America: Georgia. Through high-interest informational text, readers will learn about Oglethorpe's contributions to Georgia's history. This appropriately leveled text promotes social studies literacy and connects to Georgia Standards of Excellence, WIDA, and NCSS/C3 framework. This reader includes:

• Primary source documents and full-color illustrations
• Text features such as a glossary, table of contents, and index
• Read and response questions
• A Your Turn activity challenges students to connect to a primary source through a writing activity