ByMeredith, Dylan,

Leonardo & Elizabeth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S81SotjWal0

Birth & Childhood:

1.Born: September 12, 1913 in Oakville Alabama2.Family called him J.C.3.Owens family: poor family, earned little money4.Pneumonia nearly every winter5.9 years old: moved to Cleveland, Ohio

Adult Family Life & Death1. H.S.: won races2. World’s track and field athletics3. Ohio State University4. Broke 3 world records in 45 minutes! 5-25-

355. Hitler was embarrassed by his Olympics

19366. Got lung cancer and died on March 31, 1980

in Phoenix hospital 66 years old

Likes & DislikesLikes Dislikes

1.Run2.Winning races3.Having food

1.Wars2.Getting sick3.Not having food

4.Spending time in jail5.Being Boo-ed

Initiatives and ContributionsBroke five recordsReceived four gold medals at the Berlin

Olympics1950: gave speeches to kids about being fair,

healthy, and honorable

Interesting Facts1. 1st day of school

1. Name- J.C.2. Teacher heard Jesse3. Name stuck with him forever

2. Set new records3. 3 daughters4. 2 Olympic records & tied other5. Won 4 gold medals6. 1976: White House, Medal of Freedom7. 1979: Living Legend Award

Monuments/Statue/Memorials

Statue in Oakville, Alabama

IB Attitudes & AttributesCommitment: was sure he would win the raceRespectful: Not to brag when he wonCommunicator: Gave speeches to kids

Key ConceptsResponsibility: running a lot and practice a

lotConnection: Martin Luther King, Jr.Causation: practiced a lot….fastest man for a

few years

QuestionsMeredith: How many years were you

running?Elizabeth: What are your friends names?Dylan: I wonder what your favorite number

was when you ran?Leonardo: Why did you start running?

ClosingThank you!Enjoy the videoFunSee you soon.