Date: Thursday, June 18th 2015 Topic: Roberto Clemente (Part I & II) Objective: To analyze the reading. CLASS # 9 – U2

Essential Questions What causes someone to be called a hero?

Interpret Author’s Purpose 1. Why does the author use a comparison between baseball players in Puerto Rico and tropical flowers in a rain forest? Infer Main Idea 2. Why is it important to know that there are many baseball players in Puerto Rico? How is Roberto different from the others?

Text and Graphic Features 3. How does the illustration on p. 155 support what the text says? Author’s Craft What descriptive words does the author use to help you picture Clemente’s unusual but, glove, and balls and the field where he played?

Analyze a Character’s Feelings 4. Why did Roberto feel lonely in Pittsburgh?

Target Vocabulary 5. How would you feel if someone could not pronounce your name? What evidence does the author give to show how Roberto feels when his name is mispronounced?

Cause and Effect 6. Why did the Pittsburgh fans check their scorecards? What effect did Clemente have on Pittsburgh fans? Target Vocabulary 7. Where are the fans at a baseball game, in the stands or on the field?

Cause and Effect What happens as a result of Clemente’s hard work?

Analyze Details 8. How are the writers disrespectful of Roberto? Why do you think the writers didn’t like him? Infer Character Traits 9. Roberto decided he would become the best baseball player of all time in order to get respect. What does this say about his character?

Identify Details 10. What is one way Roberto worked at becoming a better player?

Determine Cause and Effect 11. Why did Roberto’s batting improve in the spring? Infer a Character’s Motivation 12. Why did Roberto ask the reporters questions about how they wrote about him?

Analyze Author’s Purpose 13. Remember that the author of a biography writers about another person’s life. The author of an autobiography writes about his or her own life. What in the text tells that this is a biography, not an autobiography?

Synthesize Main Ideas 14. Do you think Roberto’s decision to be the best he could be changed the reporter’s view of him? Explain why.

Infer Author’s Purpose 15. What evidence shows that the fans and other players respected Roberto?

Target Vocabulary 16. Why would you need to polish a trophy? Infer Character Traits 17. Why was Roberto going to travel to Central America? What does this tell you about him?

Cause and Effect 18. Why did Clemente’s plane crash? Why does the story say that the spirit of Clemente lives on? Draw Conclusions 18. How can you tell this selection is a biography and not an autobiography?

Author’s Craft How does the author help you visualize the action on these pages? (Word choice on pages 156-157)