The Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates:
Roberto Clemente
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Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates
by Jonah Winter
Genre - biography
Paired Text - Baseball Poems
Genre - poetry
Essential Question:
What are the traits of a hero?
Reading Goals
Target Skills - cause and effect, literal and nonliteral meanings
Target Strategy - visualize
Fluency - intonation
Phonics
long vowel sound i
words spelled with i, ie, igh
Skill Links
Virtual Smithsonian Clemente Exhibit
Flippy's Adventure Cause/Effect
Literal and Nonliteral meanings
Cause and Effect Ormie the Pig
Cause and Effect Video, Worksheet and Quiz
Language Goals
Spelling - long i spellings
slight mild sight pie
mind tie pilot might
lie tight blind fight
die midnight find night
silent frightening
Vocabulary
Strategy - prefix mis-
stands -the bleachers at a playing field or stadium
fans - a person with a keen interest in or admiration for someone or something
score - to gain a point or points in a game, contest, or test
league - a group of sports teams that compete mainly among themselves
slammed - to strike with force; crash
polish - to make smooth and shiny, especially by rubbing
style - a way of dressing or acting
pronounced - to say clearly, correctly, or in a given manner
Skill Links
Grammar
plural nouns with -s, and -es
Skill Links
Singular/Plural Matching Game 2
Singular/Plural concentration Game
Grammar Snap Video: Plurals of Words Ending in s
Another explanation video for plurals
Writing
Focus Trait - sentence fluency
Writing Type - narrative (draft a personal narrative)
Skill Links
