Roberto Clemente:

Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates

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:

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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