illustration of the book cover, All Across America
Think About All Across America

CLASSIFY

Make a category chart about the people in All Across America. Follow these steps.

  • 1 Draw a chart with two columns, like the one below. In column 1, write the categories of people from pages 2–3 of All Across America.

    CategoryExamples
    explorers
    pioneers
    cowboys
    inventors

  • 2 Read the book again. As you read, put the name of each person you read about in the correct category. (Some people may belong in more than one category.)

    CategoryExamples
    explorersMeriwether Lewis, William Clark, Sacagawea, York, John Wesley Powell, Sally Ride

  • 3 Compare your finished category chart with a classmate’s chart. Did you list the same people? Talk about the people you included in the chart.