Essay On Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley was born on August 13, 1860 in Darke County, Ohio. Her original name was Phoebe Ann Moses, but her family called her Annie. Annie Oakley was short in stature, coming in at around five feet tall. She had wavy brown hair that fell past her shoulders and she wore costumes that she sewed herself. To maintain her ladylike attitude, Annie always wore a skirt and never wore pants.

Annie Oakley was one of six children. Both her mother and her father were quakers and they did not have very much money. Her father passed away when she was just six years old. At the age of eight or nine, Annie went to live with the superintendent’s family in the Darke County Infirmary. The infirmary housed elderly, orphaned, and the mentally ill. Annie received

an education and learned the skill of sewing in exchange for her help with the children. At the infirmary, Annie witnessed deprivation and inhumanity. This event made her compassionate, especially towards children. By the age of thirteen or fourteen Annie had returned home to help her family with their finances. At this time, Annie used her father’s rifle to hunt small game to be sold at a grocery store. By doing this, Annie was able to pay the mortgage on her mother’s house. As Annie grew up, she experienced a life of poverty where she had to provide for her family at a young age.
Annie Oakley was one of the greatest female sharpshooters in American history.

She became a legendary markswoman of the American West and became famous for performing in the Buffalo Bill Wild West show later in her life. Annie’s fame as a hunter attracted the attention of Jack Frost, the owner of a hotel in Cincinnati. Frost invited Annie to participate in a live pigeon match against Frank Butler. In this competition, Annie hit all 25 of her targets while Frank Butler hit only 24 of his targets. This event was the first accomplishment in Annie’s road to fame. From here, Annie joined the Sell’s Brothers’ circus and performed exhibitions. Due to the dangerous equipment and poor living conditions, Annie led a strike against the circus. Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show saw ambition in Annie and she joined their show instead. Annie performed in exhibitions that gave city dwellers a chance to see what the frontier life looked like. The shows contained real Indians, cowboys, cavalry troopers, rough-riding cowgirls, settlers in log cabins, bison, and stagecoaches. Annie also gave shooting lessons to ladies. In Annie Oakley’s time period, most women did not shoot guns. The women were expected to stay in the house, clean, take care of the children, and prepare the food. Annie was one of the first women to become famous for her sharpshooting and marksmanship

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C. Grade Level
In this book, there is an introductory section and 12 chapters. The age range for this book is 8-12 years old with a grade level of 3rd-7th. I am choosing 5th grade for this book. The students will be reading the text by themselves. Students will read three chapters a day at minimum. They will be allowed to continue if they wish to do so. They will have plenty of time to read their chapters in class and what they do not complete, they will be expected to finish at home. This will keep us on track to have the book done in about four days. By giving students the opportunity to read in class, I will be there to help answer any questions they have about certain words or about the book in general.