Roberto Clemente:
Roberto Clemente:
Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates
by Jonah Winter
by Jonah Winter
Genre: Biography - an author tells about a person's life
Reading Skills: Cause and Effect, Literal and Nonliteral Meanings
Strategy: Visualize
Essential Question: What are the traits of a hero?
Student Objectives:
Identify words that can signal cause and effect relationships.
Describe cause and effect relationships in the text.
Use description to visualize while reading.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
stands: seats at a stadium or ballpark
fans: great admirers
score: to make a point in a game
league: group of teams that compete against one another
slammed: hit with sudden force
polish: to make shine; to make something better
style: a way of doing something
pronounced: said clearly and correctly
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