Jean Batten

Jean Batten's Early Life
Jean was born in 1909 at Rotorua. She had two elder brothers. Dad was a dentist. After the family shifted to Auckland Jean at age five went to a Ladies' School. When dad went off to war the family finances took a dive. Jean was moved to a state school. She and her mum had a tight relationship. Mum had always encouraged her to aim high. She took Jean to Mission Bay to watch the Walsh Brothers flying boats. Jean's parents separated. Jean lived with Mum and the boys with dad. Soon after her 15th birthday she enrolled at a secretarial school. On a visit to Sydney in 1929 she went for a flight with Australian flyer Charles Kingsford Smith. I'm going to be a pilot, she decided, and compete on equal terms with males.

Questions.Explain the qualities Jean had helped her achieve excellence.
The qualities that helped her achievement was her when she was learning to fly a plane, she perseveres and got the license.

Give the words in the text used to describe flying at that time. Then explain how technology had changed flying from how it was in Jean's day.
In Jean's day the planes weren't as big as the one's we have now and the materials we use now are much more stable and useful.

Describe events that showed while Jean was a superstar she also had problem's like any other person.
She had been hit by a sandstorm and made mistakes like crashing down, but the engines and the other stuff weren't her fault.

Imagine you were there at Auckland airport to see Jean arrive in 1936. Describe how you feel.
I would feel like that New Zealanders have more perseverance than most Americans because New Zealand has accomplished high level goals, like climbing Mt. Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and now this.

Either in words or illustration decide what veichles might be used in 50 years time in the air to set records.
Maybe Jet planes that can go through strong weathers, like tornadoes, cyclones and sandstorms.