17 TEACHER’S GUIDE The Winning...

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The Winning Hitby Jack Fadus

Fountas-Pinnell Level GRealistic FictionSelection SummaryAndy is the star player on his baseball team. His twin sister, Liz, is his biggest fan and helps him practice for the big game. In the last inning, the score is tied, but Andy is injured making a catch. He suggests Liz as a replacement player. The team doesn’t like that idea, but the coach puts her in the game, and she hits the winning home run.

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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Realistic fi ction

Text Structure • Third-person narrative• Organized chronologically

Content • Baseball• The support of family

Themes and Ideas • Practice can make you a good player.• Family members help each other succeed.

Language and Literary Features

• Simple dialogue• Informal language: lots of hits, Andy was okay• Sequence cues: fi rst, next, then, now

Sentence Complexity • Mostly short, simple sentences, some with phrases• Limited number of compound and complex sentences• Dialogue with assigned speakers• Direct address in dialogue (Example: “He’s ready, Dad,” said Liz.)

Vocabulary • Baseball terms central to story: fan, hitting, throwing, hits, score was tied, inning, runs, home run

Words • Mostly one- and two-syllable words• Words with endings and spelling changes: biggest, easily, hitting, winning, tied

Illustrations • Cartoon-like illustrations support text.Book and Print Features • Illustration above text on each of nine pages, some with labels

• Each sentence begins on a new line.• One- and two-line sentences

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Target Vocabulary

cheered — shouted in happiness and excitement, p. 10

curb — the place where the sidewalk meets the edge of the road

extra — more than what is usual or needed, p. 8

fi nal — last or at the endhurried — tried to fi nish

something or get somewhere quickly

position — the way in which a person is placed, p. 9

practice — to do an activity many times to get better at it, p. 3

roared — made a deep, loud noise

The Winning Hit by Jack Fadus

Build BackgroundHelp children use their knowledge of baseball. Build interest by asking a question such as the following: If someone had never heard of baseball before, how would you help them understand the game? Read the title and author, and have children identify the bases, pitcher, batter, and catcher in the cover art. Tell them that this story is realistic fi ction. It is made up by the author, but the events seem as if they could happen in real life.

Introduce the TextGuide children through the text, noting important ideas and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary so that they can read the text successfully. Here are some suggestions:

: Explain that this story is about a twin brother and sister, Andy and Liz, and a baseball game. Suggested language: Turn to page 2 of this book. Find the label: Fan. In this story, Andy is the star player on his baseball team, and Liz is his biggest fan. What might a sister say and do to show she is her brother’s biggest fan?

Pages 3–4: Tell children that Liz helps Andy practice for an important game. Here are Liz and Andy. What are they doing in the picture on page 4? Why do players practice before a game?

Pages 6–7: Help children read the scoreboard, and ask them to explain what a tied score is. Make sure they understand the baseball terms inning and runs.

Page 8: Turn to page 8. Look at the picture. What has happened to one of the players? What if he can’t play? That will be a problem because the coach doesn’t have any extra players. Why does the team need an extra player now?

Now turn back to the beginning of the book and read to fi nd out why this story is called “The Winning Hit.”

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ReadAs children read, observe them carefully. Guide them as needed, using language that supports their problem solving ability.

Remind children to use the Visualize Strategy to picture what is happening as they read.

Discuss and Revisit the TextPersonal ResponseInvite children to share their personal responses to the story. Suggested language: Do you think the events in this story could really happen? Why do you think that?

Ways of ThinkingAs you discuss the text, help children understand these points:

Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text

• Liz practices hitting and throwing with her brother, Andy, as he gets ready for the baseball game.

• Andy is hurt in the game, and he tells the coach that Liz can take his place.

• Liz hits a home run the fi rst time she is at bat, and breaks the tie to win the game.

• It’s possible to get good at a sport by practicing a lot, even if you’re not on a team.

• Family members love each other and want each other to succeed.

• The author purposely gives a clue on page 4 that Liz is a good hitter.

• The author expects readers to understand how baseball is played.

© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

Choices for Further Support• Fluency Invite children to choose a passage with dialogue to read aloud. Remind

them to pay attention to quotation marks to sound like the character who is speaking.

• Comprehension Based on your observations of the children’s reading and discussion, revisit parts of the text to clarify or extend comprehension. Remind children to go back to the text to support their ideas.

• Phonics/Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and word parts, using examples from the text. Remind children that looking for base words and endings helps readers fi gure out words that look long. Have children fi nd the words biggest (page 2), hitting (page 4), and winning (title and page 6). Write each base word, and point out that the fi nal consonant was doubled before the ending. List these additional words from the story, and have children spell the word with the ending -ing: run, bat, star.



Writing about ReadingCritical ThinkingHave children complete the Critical Thinking questions on BLM 17.7.

RespondingHave children complete the activities at the back of the book. Use the instruction below as needed to reinforce or extend understanding of the comprehension skill.

Target Comprehension SkillSequence of Events

Target Comprehension Skill Explain that readers can think about what happens

fi rst, next, after that, and last in a story. Model the skill, using a “Think Aloud” like the one below:

Think Aloud

The fi rst thing that happens is that Liz and Andy practice together. The next important event is that Andy gets hurt catching the ball in the game. After that, Liz takes Andy’s place in the game. The last thing that happens is that Liz hits a home run to win the game.

Practice the SkillHave children write a sentence to tell what happens in the game before Andy falls down.

Writing Prompt: Thinking Beyond the TextHave children write a response to the prompt on page 6. Remind them that when they think beyond the text, they use what they know and their own experience to think about what happens in the story.

Assessment Prompts• What does the word position mean in the sentence on page 9?

• Why does Andy say that Liz can take his place?



Read directions to children.

Think About ItRead and answer the questions.

1. How does Liz help Andy?

2. How do you think Liz and Andy got to be good

at baseball?

3. Why do you think the players aren’t happy about Liz

playing? Do you think they change their minds at

the end?

Making Connections Compare one of the characters in The Winning Hit to a character in another book you have read.

Write your answer in your Reader’s Notebook.

Name Date

Grade 2, Unit 4: Heroes and Helpers

Lesson 17B L A C K L I N E M A S T E R 1 7 . 7

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Think About It

English Language DevelopmentReading Support Pair English-speaking and English language learners so that they can check their understanding with each other.

Cultural Support Some children may be unfamiliar with the game of baseball. Help them understand the baseball terms from the story and the positions of the players.

Oral Language DevelopmentCheck children’s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches their English profi ciency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child.

Beginning/Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced

Speaker 1: Who is the brother?

Speaker 2: Andy

Speaker 1: Who is the sister?

Speaker 2: Liz

Speaker 1: What game did they play?

Speaker 2: They played baseball.

Speaker 1: Why does Liz go to every game?

Speaker 2: She likes to see her brother play.

Speaker 1: Why can’t Andy play?

Speaker 2: He fell when he was catching the ball.

Speaker 1: How did Liz learn how to hit a ball?

Speaker 2: She practiced with Andy. They took turns throwing and hitting.

Speaker 1: Why did Liz’s home run win the game?

Speaker 2: Her team scored a run to end the tie.



Name Date

The Winning Hit Thinking Beyond the Text

Think about the questions below. Then write your answer in one paragraph.

At the end of The Winning Hit, Liz gets to play because Andy is hurt. What do you think will happen when Andy gets better? Will the coach let Liz join the team? Will the other players want Liz to join? Use details from the story in your answer.



Think About ItRead and answer the questions.

1. How does Liz help Andy?

2. How do you think Liz and Andy got to be good

at baseball?

3. Why do you think the players aren’t happy about Liz

playing? Do you think they change their minds at

the end?

Making Connections Compare one of the characters in The Winning Hit to a character in another book you have read.

Write your answer in your Reader’s Notebook.

Name Date Lesson 17

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The Winning Hit • LEVEL G

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Andy was the star of his

baseball team.

Liz was his twin sister.

She went to every game.

She was his biggest fan.

“The big game is today,” said Andy.

“Will you help me practice?”

“Sure!” said Liz.

“Let’s go!”

Andy threw the ball to Liz.

She hit it easily.

‘‘Nice hit!’’ said Andy.

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/54 × 100)

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Self-Correction Rate

(# errors + # Self-Corrections/ Self-Corrections)

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