And Another Thing AG BIOGRAPHY, John Deere (MONTHLY)

🔒 Monthly and Annual Member Exclusive If you can see it but can’t click it, it’s a VIP thing. Login if you are a member or UPGRADE to join the club. 🚜 Ag Biography: John Deere John Deere was the Vermont blacksmith whose invention of the self-scouring steel plow in 1837 opened millions of acres of prairie to large-scale farming. This biography introduces students to his life, work, and the company that grew from a single Illinois shop into the world's largest agricultural machinery manufacturer. Students will explore John Deere through: His path from a Vermont blacksmith apprenticeship to a fresh start in the small Illinois settlement of Grand Detour How his 1837 self-scouring steel plow solved the problem of prairie soil sticking to cast iron blades Setbacks he faced along the way, including bankruptcy, factory fires, and disputes with business partners The values that guided his work, including persistence, integrity, and refusing to put his name on anything less than his best His lasting legacy through Deere & Company, now the largest agricultural machinery manufacturer in the world An ideal tie-in for: an intro to an ag history unit, an FFA Week or Ag Literacy Week activity, or a substitute lesson that still teaches something real. Students who would tune out a lecture on agricultural history will often stay locked into a real person's story, especially one that connects to equipment and industries they can still see working today. 📁 What's Included: Reading Passage: a six-paragraph biography covering the figure's background, contributions, challenges, defining traits, and lasting legacy in agriculture Vocabulary Page: twelve terms pulled from the passage with dictionary definitions and original example sentences Reading Comprehension Questions with Answer Key: ten questions anchored to specific passage content, each built around a vocabulary term, with a full answer key Vocabulary Assessment with Answer Key: twelve multiple choice questions testing word meaning, with a complete answer key