Transcript Unit 2, Week 1

Unit 2, Week 1
Mrs. Carson’s Class
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The History of Women in Baseball
Vocabulary
Lou Gehrig
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legendary- relating to a legend or famous tale
insult-something said that hurts someone’s feelings
muttered-spoke in a low, unclear way
gaped-stared with mouth open
flinched-drew back from something painful, dangerous, or
unpleasant
snickering-laughing in a disrespectful way
fluke-an accidental stroke or turn, especially of good luck
Practice: Quia Matching Quia Cloze Vocabulary Game
Quia Jumbled Vocabulary
Vocabulary:
Words in Context
Lou Gehrig’s Speech
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We went to a museum full of baseball facts and souvenirs from
some of baseball’s most ___ heroes.
Crowds ____ in wonder at the most famous baseball of all time.
It was no ____ that the ball was hit for a home run over five
hundred times.
Suddenly, a confused lady asked how many baskets Babe Ruth
scored! We could hear people ____ at her blunder.
Our tour guide ____ at her question but answered politely that
there were no baskets scored in baseball.
She apologized and said she did not mean it as an ____ to the
Babe.
As she walked away, she ____ something under her breath about
being late for breakfast.
Vocabulary: Descriptions
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Writers often include descriptions that provide readers with
context clues.
Jackie stayed out late practicing her pitching. Night after
night, she pitched until her body ached. Her fingers were
calloused and sore. She refused to give up, even when
when could no longer see where she was throwing.
The fans were jeering at the player as he dropped the
ball. They booed and yelled insults about his poor
performance.
My mom’s brownie recipe called for only a scant amount
of cream. Since it was lowfat, any ingredient that had a
high fat content was added in very small quantities.
Practice: Context Clues
Vocabulary: Story Words
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exhibition- an event for people to watch just for fun
pitcher- the member of the baseball team who throws the
ball to the batter
major-league- the highest level in professional baseball
orphanage- home for children who do not have parents
accomplishments- things you have successfully
completed
disease- a specific illness
flashback- an episode where the author interrupts the
regular time order of events in a story to take the reader
back to a past event
visualize- to form mental pictures of characters, settings,
and action
suspense- what you feel when you are excited and
uncertain about how events in a story might turn out
mood- the emotions a text creates
Comprehension: Make
Inferences and Analyze
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The author does not
always directly tell the
reader everything about
the characters in a story.
Good readers use their
own prior knowledge and
details that the author
does include to make
inferences, draw
reasonable conclusions,
about the characters and
the plot.
Practice:
Quia
Guess What
Quia: Battleship
Comprehension:
Author’s Purpose
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Practice: Author’s Purpose Tutor
Reading Skills Rocket
Reading Skills Rocket 2
FCAT Express
Study Zone
Multiple Choice Quiz
Author’s Purpose Game
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As you reader, you should ask
yourself if the author is trying to
entertain, inform, or persuade.
If a selection includes a lot of
humor or exciting action, the
author’s purpose is probably to
entertain. If the author provides
facts about a topic, the purpose is
probably to inform. An author
who wants to persuade tries to
convince the reader to think or act
a certain way.
The author’s purpose influences
the way the text is organized, the
choice of words, and even
sentence structure.
Comprehension:
Ruth Bio.Video Clip:
Flashbacks Babe
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Authors sometimes
interrupt the regular time
order of events in a story
to take the reader back to
a past event. Such an
episode, called a
flashback, shows how the
past events affected a
current situation.
Comprehension: Visualize
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You can better
understand what you
read if you use your
own experiences and
details from the text
to visualize, or form
mental pictures, of
the characters,
setting, and action.
Jackie Mitchell, “The Girl
Who Stuck Out Babe Ruth”
Comprehension: Suspense
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One way authors capture
the interest of readers is
to make a story
suspenseful. Suspense
is what you feel when
you are excited and
uncertain about how
events may turn out.
Practice: Suspense
Comprehension:
Text Feature: Table
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A table is an orderly arrangement of information,
usually in columns and rows. First, look at the
title of a table to see what it is about. Then look
at the columns and rows to see how the table is
organized.
A table lists facts and statistics that highlight
important information.
It contains up-to-date facts and figures.
Practice: Reading a Table
Comprehension:
Text Features: Almanacs
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Almanacs have brief information, facts,
and figures about many different
subjects.
It is a reference book that comes out
every year.
In contains information on countries,
people, current events, sports, and manly
other topics.
Practice: Baseball Almanac
Comprehension: Tables
Fluency:
Intonation/Pausing
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Good readers learn to read groups of
words together in phrases. Remember to
stop between sentences. Practice your
pauses and intonations as you read.
And now she was finally going to have
her chance to play on a real baseball
team,/ to pitch to real players.// The
stands were packed.// A crowd of four
thousand had come to see the strange
sight of a woman on the pitcher’s
mound.//
Phonics:
Diagraphs ch and tch
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The consonant digraphs ch and tch are used to
represent the single sound /ch/. The ch
digraph may be found at the beginning,
middle, or end of a word, as in cheese,
rancher, or couch.
The digraph tch may appear in the middle or
at the end of a word. As in matches or batch.
The digraph ch can be silent, as in yacht.
The digraph ch can also be used to represent
the /k/ sound, as in anchor.
Phonics: Digraphs ch tch
Place these words in the correct columns on the table
below: cheap, kitchen, choose, patch, arch, hitch, chef,
snatch, branch, pitcher
ch
tch
Reflection: Day 1
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Read Core p. 150-151
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To learn an author’s
purpose, you usually must
make inferences and
analyze information. Use
the Author’s Purpose Map
to organize the clues from
the selection.
What do you think the
author’s purpose was for
writing Women Pick Up
the Ball?
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Author’s Purpose
Clue
Clue
Clue
Reflection: Day 2
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Read Core p. 152-159
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Does the author agree with what the
reporter had to say about a woman
playing baseball? Explain your
answer.
Reflection: Day 3
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Read Core p. 160-169
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Why do you think the words “STRRRRIKE
ONE!” on page 161 are printed differently
from the rest of the text?
What details on page 162 does the author
include to help you visualize the scene as
Jackie prepares to pitch once more to
Babe Ruth?
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Reflection: Day 4
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Read Core p. 153-167
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What was Marissa Moss’s purpose in
writing this story?
Reflection: Day 5
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Read Core p. 170-173
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How was Jackie Mitchell from
Mighty Jackie like Babe Ruth and
Lou Gehrig? How was she different
from them?