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A Dancer’s Journey
READ What do you picture in your mind as you read?
Maria Tallchief was a Native American ballerina. She was
Close Reading Tip
born in 1925 in Oklahoma. This poem is about her life:
Underline words that
help you picture the
Picture yourself in Oklahoma
setting.
Where the plains stretch on and the wind blows free.
Music is playing and a child is dancing
It must be young Betty Marie!
CHECK MY UNDERSTANDING
What do you know about Maria Tallchief as a child?
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