Michelle KwanHeart of a Champion

Day 1

Teacher Read Aloud: Baseball’s Hero With a Heart

Activate Prior Knowledge• We will be reading aloud a selection

about Sammy Sosa, who worked to become a star baseball player.

• What do you think makes an athlete a superstar? (personality and talent)

• In 1998, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were in a homerun hitting race to beat Roger Maris’s homerun record of 61 homeruns in a single season.

Activate Prior Knowledge

• Locate San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic on the map, this is where Sosa was born.

Activate Prior Knowledge

Fact and Opinion• a fact is a statement

that can be proved true or false

• an opinion is a statement that tells what someone thinks, feels, or believes

• Pay close attention to opinions and facts as we are reading.

Facts

Opinions

While You Read• Is the author’s statement

The hitting contest between Sammy and McGwire made for the most thrilling baseball season in years a fact or an opinion? How do you know?

• What opinion did many people have about Sammy at on time, and why did sportswriters nickname him “Sammy So-So”?

While You Read

• Name one fact and one opinion from this selection.

While You Read

Baseball’s Hero With a Heart• How well do you think the author told the story of Sammy Sosa’s rise to fame, and why?

Fact and Opinion• List some of the facts and opinions you read from the story.

Facts

Opinions

• n.  Someone who performs a sport or other activity without being paid. You must be an amateur to compete in high school sports. 

amateurS1C4PO2, 04 We are acquiring and using new vocabulary for speaking and reading.

• adj.  Showing imagination and skill in creating something beautiful. The dancers gave an artistic performance. 

artisticS1C4PO2, 04 We are acquiring and using new vocabulary for speaking and reading.

• v.  To take part in a contest. The runners hoped to compete in the Boston Marathon. 

competeS1C4PO2, 04 We are acquiring and using new vocabulary for speaking and reading.

• n.  A basic part of a whole. Spirals, spins, and jumps are elements of a figure skating program. 

elementsS1C4PO2, 04 We are acquiring and using new vocabulary for speaking and reading.

• n.  A person who decides who wins a contest. The judges awarded first prize to my grandfather's pumpkin pie. 

judgesS1C4PO2, 04 We are acquiring and using new vocabulary for speaking and reading.

• n.  Performance. Although the actor knew his lines, his presentation was flat. 

presentationS1C4PO2, 04 We are acquiring and using new vocabulary for speaking and reading.

• n.  A strong influence or force. Sandra felt pressure to finish the book over the weekend. 

pressureS1C4PO2, 04 We are acquiring and using new vocabulary for speaking and reading.

• adj.  Needed. Kayla has all of the training required for this job. 

requiredS1C4PO2, 04 We are acquiring and using new vocabulary for speaking and reading.

• adj.  Showing basic knowledge of a complex task. The acrobat performed the triple somersault with great technical skill. 

technicalS1C4PO2, 04 We are acquiring and using new vocabulary for speaking and reading.

Fact and OpinionA spider has eight legs. Spiders are beautiful.

I think this spider is prettier than that one. You should like spiders. They are the best!Other examples of opinion words: believe, think, should, feel and best

FACT

OPINION

Compound Words• In order to make a compound word,

you put together smaller words.

You will get 6 cards.Write each of these words on a

separate card: hand bagbase ballsun shine

Vocabulary: Word Families

turn

upturn

inturn

nocturnal

overturn

turnout

return

upturnturned

turnup

turnpike

http://www.morewords.com/contains/

Make a family with 10 members and then write a sentence to go with each word. You may need to use a dictionary to use the word correctly in a sentence.

Michelle KwanHeart of a Champion

Day 2

amateur

artistic

elements

judges

presentation

pressure

required

technical

Michelle KwanWith your shoulder partner, discuss and answer

in complete sentences, questions 1-7 on page 152 of your text. You may look back in your text if you need to. When you're finished begin thinking about the following questions.

Why does this selection belong in a theme called Give it all You’ve Got?

What kind of writing is the selection an example of?

What traits does the main character have? What actions or achievements help reveal those traits?

What advice might the main character give to others?

(R5-S1C6-06) Use reading strategies to comprehend text.

Fact and OpinionPg. 141

(R5-S1C6-06) Use reading strategies to comprehend text.

• A fact is a statement that can be proven true or false.

•An opinion is a statement that tells what someone believes or Clue words that signal opinions include, think, feel, should, best, and seem.

•Play Fact and Opinion PowerPoint

Fact and Opinion• Let’s look at pgs. 139 and 140Decide whether these are facts or opinions.1. (139) Michelle has a sister, Karen, and they

practice skating at Ice Castles.2. If we worked hard all year, I’d have a good

chance of winning the Junior Nationals in 1993.3. I took the Senior test.4. I felt like I knew me better than anyone else.5. Frank is one of the greatest coaches in the

world.6. I passed, no problem.

FACT

OPINIONFACT

OPINIONOPINIONOPINION

Common and Proper Nouns• A common noun names any person, place,

or thing.• A proper noun names a particular person,

place, or thing. It is always capitalized. In proper nouns of more than one word, each important word is capitalized.

• Let’s look at pg. 146. I want you to hold up your card while I read sentences pointing out Proper and Common Nouns.

Compound Words

Compound words

footworkfoot

work

the way someone moves

their feet

anymore

sometimes

everywhere

schoolwork

Michelle KwanHeart of a Champion

Day 3

You must be an ___________ to compete in high school sports. 

amateur

Spirals, spins, and jumps are _________ of a figure skating program. 

artistic

The dancers gave an __________ performance. 

elements

The _________ awarded first prize to my grandfather's pumpkin pie.  judges

Although the actor knew his lines, his _____________ was flat.  presentation

Sandra felt ___________ to finish the book over the weekend. 

pressure

Kayla has all of the training __________ for this job. 

required

The acrobat performed the triple somersault with great ___________ skill.   technical

ComprehensionWhat do you think Michelle Kwan was like when she was twelve? How do you think she might have changed by the time she wrote the autobiography?

Why do you think Michelle mentions not-so-attractive details such as skaters’ ugly feet? Does this make you like Michelle more or less? Why?

What qualities of Michelle’s do you think made her a successful skater? Do you admire these qualities? Why or why not?

What does Michelle mean by the thin line between discipline and pressure? (pg. 142)

What is Michelle’s opinion about other skaters dropping out of school? How do you know?

Fact and OpinionPg. 141

(R5-S1C6-06) Use reading strategies to comprehend text.

• A fact is a statement that can be proven true or false.

•An opinion is a statement that tells what someone believes or Clue words that signal opinions include, think, feel, should, best, and seem.

•Play Fact and Opinion PowerPoint 2 and analyze an advertisement

Common and Proper Nouns

skater

Michelle Kwan

country

Norway

city month

river street state continent

Finish the list using these common nouns:boy, girl, restaurant, store, president, soda, chips, book, movie, t.v. show, teacher, school, car, day

Possessive Nouns• A possessive noun shows ownership

or possession.• To make a singular noun possessive

add ’s.• To make a plural noun possessive,

add an apostrophe if the noun ends with an s. Otherwise add an apostrophe and s.

Michelle KwanHeart of a Champion

Day 4

The amateur dancer…

It was very artistic when…

The important elements in a story are…

The judge watched carefully…

We watched the presentation… 

Teachers pressure their students to…

Two things that I am required to do daily are…

EXTREME PARTNER READING

Step 1 •Read the Story Summery to yourself one time. •Be sure to use good hand gestures to help you as you read.

Step 2 •Turn to your shoulder partner and partner read the story with lots of expression.

•Don’t forget the gestures that you have practiced.

Step 3•Take turns asking and answering at least five questions each about

the text. •Remember to both ask and answer questions with high

enthusiasm.

The Eleven Cities TourWith your partner, read pages 154-157 from

your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 154. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner.

What makes the Eleven Cities Tour different from other races you have heard about?

Why do you think skaters are willing to risk injuries such as frostbite in order to skate in the Eleven Cities Tour? Does this article

seem to be organized by sequence of events, by main ideas, or both? Explain.

How do you think skaters train for the Eleven Cities Tour?

Michelle KwanHeart of a Champion

Day 5

When You Are Finished

After you finish your Weekly Skills Test:1. Make sure your name, date, and

assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper.

2. Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket.

3. Finish your Mountain Language.4. Read a book of your choice.

EXTRAS

We Need to TalkCreate a DialogueWrite a conversation that might have taken place between Michelle and her coach Frank Carroll in this scene: Michelle has come to the ice rink for a lesson with Frank. Frank has just returned from a conference in Canada and Michelle has returned from passing the Senior test in Los Angeles. Now Michelle has to tell Frank that she can no longer skate at the lower levels.

If needed, use one of these prompts:• “Hi, Frank,” Michelle said timidly. “How was Canada?”•“Good morning, Michelle,” said Frank. “Let’s get to work. We need to get you ready for the Junior Nationals competition next year.”

Cause and EffectUsing a Multi-Flow Map, choose an important event

in the story and give three actual or possible causes and effects of that event.

Journal Prompt: Sports News Article• Write a newspaper article that

describes a sports performance. Tell weather the athlete performed well or not and why. What qualities or skills made the skater stand out?

In the NewsChoose one of the Newspaper articles available

and on a piece of notebook paper, answer the following questions about the article you chose.

What is the article about?

Where and when is the article talking about?

Why did it happen and why is this important?

Who is the article about?

Figure Skating Vocabularyamateur

n.  Someone who performs a sport or other activity without being paid.

artistic adj.  Showing imagination and skill in

creating something beautiful.

compete v.  To take part in a contest.

elements n.  A basic part of a whole.

judges The striking of one body against another

presentation n.  Performance.

pressure n.  A strong influence or force.

required adj.  Needed.

technical adj.  Showing basic knowledge of a

complex task.

S1C4PO2, 04 We are acquiring and using new vocabulary for speaking and reading.