Imagine that you are working on a group project about an important person. Some members of your group have created a graphic organizer of this person’s life. Use the information in the graphic organizer to answer the two questions. Write one sentence explaining what Mikhail did before he became a teacher. Use at least two details from the graphic organizer.
Time Line of Important Events in the Life of Mikhail Volkov
1903: Born in Russia
1912: Moved to New York
1926: Finished school
1927: Visited friends in California
1928: Became a teacher
1946: Inspired by his trip to California, wrote his first book,
Mystery at Lake Tahoe
1945: Wrote his second book, Mystery in the California Desert
1950: Moved to California
1952: Directed movie version of his first book