Lou Gehrig The Luckiest Man Genre: Biography Author’s Purpose: Inform Comprehension Skill:Text Structure By: David A. Adler Illustrated by: Terry Widener Compiled by Terry Sams, PiedmontTerry Sams, Piedmont

Summary 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 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 speech to his fans, he called himself the "luckiest man." The Yankees honored him by retiring his uniform, something him by retiring his uniform, something never before done in major league never before done in major league baseball. baseball.

Genre - Biography   Definition: An informational book that gives an account of a person’s life or an episode in a person’s life.   Autobiography:   Definition: A book about a person’s life written by that person.   Suggestions:   Where Do You Think You’re Going, Christopher Columbus? By Jean Fritz   What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? By Jean Fritz   Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freeman

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?

Comprehension Skill Review: Paraphrasing Comprehension Skill Review: Paraphrasing  Paraphrasing mean to put someone else’s 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.

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.

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

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

Literary Device – Idioms TE Pg. 405i Idioms  An idiom is a type of figurative language that cannot be understood by the ordinary meanings of words.  When Lou said, “I don’t have long to go,” he meant he didn’t 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.

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.

Review Pages Where was Lou Gehrig born? Who did Lou Gehrig sign to play for while in college? What is Lou Gehrig’s nickname? How did he get it? How did Gehrig’s career change in 1938? How are Lou Gehrig’s dreams different from his mother’s?

Review Pages Why does Gehrig wipe his eyes during Appreciation Day? Paraphrase what Gehrig told his fans on Appreciation Day Why did the Yankees retire Lou Gehrig’s number? Why did Gehrig consider himself lucky?

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.

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

Sites about Lou Biography and pictures Hear his speech Hall of Fame

Words to Know convincedcourageousengineergraduallyimmigrants

More Words to Know! citizenship commission consecutive prototype specialists

convinced  caused to believe

courageous  brave

engineer  an expert in engineering

gradually   slowly over a period of time

immigrants  people who come to a foreign country to live

citizenship  duties, rights, and privileges of a citizen

commission  a group of people with authority to do certain things

consecutive  one right after another 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... first, second, third, fourth...

prototype  first or original type or model of anything that is designed or constructed

specialists  people who pursue particular branches of study

The officer’s deed proved to be valiant and courageous. 

The mayor of New York City told Lou he was a prototype of good sportsmanship and citizenship.

Mom convinced her that his answer was wrong.

Gradually, Lou’s disease got worse.

The immigrants earned their citizenship after studying about America.

The immigrants earned their citizenship after studying about America.

The engineer designed the plans for the train.

The engineer designed the plans for the train.

The doctors were specialists but they could not cure Lou.

The immigrants came from southeast Asia.

Lou played in 2,130 consecutive Yankee games.

The baseball commission retired Lou’s jersey.

This Week’s Word Wall Words Click and type your own words for this week:

Spelling Words – Easily Confused   set   sit   off   of   when win our are than then

Spelling Words – Easily Confused   lose   loose   were   we’re   where quiet quite quit whose who’s

Let’s 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.

set Please set the table.

who’s Who’s that standing by the door?

sit Go ahead and sit down.

whose Whose jacket is this?

off Sam turned off the light.

quit He says he won’t quit trying.

of Jack reads a lot of books.

quiet This is a quiet neighborhood.

when I don’t know when we will be there.

where I know where it is.

win I hope our team will win.

we’re I hope we’re going to have fun.

our That’s our house.

were What were you saying?

are Are you going to the party.

then First I will wash, then I will dry.

loose Oops, this button is loose.

than I like carrots better than peas.

lose He hopes his team won’t lose.