Lou Gehrig

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• Lou Gehrig
• The Luckiest Man
• Genre Biography
• Authors Purpose Inform
• Comprehension SkillText Structure
• By David A. Adler
• Illustrated by Terry Widener

Compiled by Terry Sams, Piedmont
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Summary

• When Lou Gehrig left college to play
  baseball with the Yankees, his mother thought he
  had ruined his life.  Little did she know that he
  would go on to play in 2,130 straight games.  He
  played the game so well that twice he was named
  the American League's Most Valuable Player.  Then
  Lou Gehrig found out he had a fatal illness.  In
  a
• speech to his fans, he called himself
  the "luckiest man."  The Yankees
  honored
• him by retiring his uniform, something
• never before done in major league
• baseball.
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Genre - Biography

• Definition An informational book that gives an
  account of a persons life or an episode in a
  persons life.
• Autobiography
• Definition A book about a persons life written
  by that person.
• Suggestions
• Where Do You Think Youre Going, Christopher
  Columbus? By Jean Fritz
• Whats the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? By Jean Fritz
• Lincoln A Photobiography by Russell Freeman

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Comprehension Skill Text
Structure

• Knowing how a piece of text is organized helps
  the reader to make better sense of the
  information. It can be organized by patterns
  such as sequencing, cause and effect, fact and
  opinion, compare and contrast, and main ideas and
  details.
• Nonfiction can also be written in chronological
  order, in order of importance, and by problem and
  solution.
• Can you tell how Lou Gehrig is written?

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Comprehension Skill Review
Paraphrasing

• Paraphrasing mean to put someone elses words
  into your own words.
• When you paraphrase, you should include all of
  the important ideas from what you read.
• When you write a report about something you
  researched, you MUST always put the ideas into
  your own words.

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Practice Paraphrasing

• Reread the last paragraph on page 397.
  Paraphrase this selection.
• Why is it helpful to paraphrase what you read?
• (It lets you know if you understand what you are
  reading)
• It helps you recall, inform, and organize ideas.
• Use WP 177 for review.

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Vocabulary Skill Context Clues - Unfamiliar Words

• When you read, you may come across a word you do
  not know.
• To figure out the meaning of the unfamiliar word,
  look for clues in the sentences or paragraph
  around it.
• A clue might be found in specific details or
  examples given near the unknown word.
• You can also use a dictionary to clarify word
  meanings

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Research Skill Order Form TE 405j

• An order form is a chart with spaces to be filled
  in.
• An order form can be used to purchase merchandise
  from a catalog or to order publications, such as
  magazines.
• You might find order forms in print sources or in
  electronic form.
• Use PB 179-180

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Literary Device Idioms TE Pg. 405i

• An idiom is a type of figurative language that
  cannot be understood by the ordinary meanings of
  words.
• When Lou said, I dont have long to go, he
  meant he didnt have much time to live, not that
  he had a distance to travel.
• Often an idiom can be understood by figuring out
  what makes sense in context.

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Weekly Fluency Check - Read with Appropriate
Phrasing TE 405d

• Model or review ways to read with appropriate
  phrasing, for example, stressing particular words
  or phrases in a sentences for emphasis of a
  point.
• In the paragraph below, a reader might stress the
  words amazing and consecutive while reading.
• By stressing these words, the reader calls
  attention to them and emphasis their importance
  within the sentences. It makes the story more
  exciting!
• Go to page 391, beginning at the top of the page.

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Review Pages 386-393

1. Where was Lou Gehrig born?
2. Who did Lou Gehrig sign to play for while in
   college?
3. What is Lou Gehrigs nickname? How did he get it?
4. How did Gehrigs career change in 1938?
5. How are Lou Gehrigs dreams different from his
   mothers?

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Review Pages 394-402

1. Why does Gehrig wipe his eyes during Appreciation
   Day?
2. Paraphrase what Gehrig told his fans on
   Appreciation Day.
3. Why did the Yankees retire Lou Gehrigs number?
4. Why did Gehrig consider himself lucky?

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Writing Assignment

• Choose one of the following and write a
  paragraph
• Choose a person you know who is like Lou Gehrig
  a courageous person of character. Describe why
  you think this person is brave.
• Write a paragraph that tells what your favorite
  sport is and why you like it.

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Good Stuff

• ABC Spelling words
• Spelling Hangman
• Vocabulary Match
• Vocabulary Concentration
• Lou Gehrig Field Trip
• Meet the Author
• Reading Test
• Spelling Test

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Sites about Lou
Biography and pictures
Hear his speech http//www.lougehrig.com/about/spe
ech/gehrig.mp3 http//www.lougehrig.com/about/spee
ch.htm Hall of Fame
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Words to Know

• convinced
• courageous
• engineer

gradually immigrants
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More Words to Know!
citizenship commission consecutive prototype speci
alists
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convinced

• caused to believe

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courageous

• brave

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engineer

• an expert in engineering

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gradually

• slowly over a period of time

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immigrants

• people who come to a foreign country to live

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citizenship

• duties, rights, and privileges of a citizen

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commission

• a group of people with authority to do certain
  things

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consecutive

• one right after another

1, 2, 3, 4, 5. . . first, second, third,
fourth. . .
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prototype

• first or original type or model of anything that
  is designed or constructed

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specialists

• people who pursue particular branches of study

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The officers deed proved to be valiant and
courageous.
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The officers deed proved to be valiant and
courageous.
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The mayor of New York City told Lou he was a
prototype of good sportsmanship and citizenship.
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The mayor of New York City told Lou he was a
prototype of good sportsmanship and citizenship.
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Mom convinced her that his answer was wrong.
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Mom convinced her that his answer was wrong.
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Gradually, Lous disease got worse.
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Gradually, Lous disease got worse.
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The immigrants earned their citizenship after
studying about America.
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The immigrants earned their citizenship after
studying about America.
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The engineer designed the plans for the train.
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The engineer designed the plans for the train.
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The doctors were specialists but they could not
cure Lou.
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The doctors were specialists but they could not
cure Lou.
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The immigrants came from southeast Asia.
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The immigrants came from southeast Asia.
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Lou played in 2,130 consecutive Yankee games.
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Lou played in 2,130 consecutive Yankee games.
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The baseball commission retired Lous jersey.
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The baseball commission retired Lous jersey.
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This Weeks Word Wall Words
Click and type your own words for this week
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Spelling Words Easily Confused

• set
• sit
• off
• of
• when

• win
• our
• are
• than
• then

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Spelling Words Easily Confused

• lose
• loose
• were
• were
• where

• quiet
• quite
• quit
• whose
• whos

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Lets review our words. Watch carefully
because they will flash on the screen for just a
moment. We will clap as we spell the word.Pay
attention to how the word is used in the sentence.
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set Please set the table.
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whos Whos that standing by the door?
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sit Go ahead and sit down.
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whose Whose jacket is this?
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off Sam turned off the light.
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quit He says he wont quit trying.
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of Jack reads a lot of books.
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quiet This is a quiet neighborhood.
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when I dont know when we will be there.
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where I know where it is.
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win I hope our team will win.
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were I hope were going to have fun.
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our Thats our house.
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were What were you saying?
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are Are you going to the party.
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then First I will wash, then I will dry.
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loose Oops, this button is loose.
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than I like carrots better than peas.
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lose He hopes his team wont lose.