Becoming Anything He Wants to Be

by James Yao

Genre: Biography - In a biography, an author tells about a person's life.

Reading Skills: Fact and Opinion

Strategy: Visualize

Essential Question: What are some benefits of being physically active?

Student Objectives:

  • Distinguish fact from opinion.

  • Use text details to visualize what the author describes.

Review Vocabulary

throughout: all the way through

textures: the look or feel of a surface.

peak: the top of a mountain or hill

steep: having a sharp slope

tropical: having to do with the warm areas of the Earth near the equator

landscape: scenery

slopes: a slanted surface

altitude: height above Earth's surface

survival: the act of staying alive

equipment: supplies


Online Practice Resources:

Vocabulary Quizlet or Vocabulary Quizlet with Pictures

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