1. Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path
by Joseph Bruchac
illustrated by
S. D. Nelson
Compiled by:
Terry Sams PES

2. Study Skills Genre: Biography Comprehension Skill: Fact and Opinion
Comprehension Strategy: Text Structure
Comprehension Review Skill:
Graphic Sources
Vocabulary: Dictionary and Glossary

3. Summary
It wasn’t easy for Jim Thorpe to become a famous and respected athlete. As an American Indian, he was discriminated against and separated from his family. His twin brother died when they were only nine years old. His mother and father also died when he was still in school. But he learned to move forward with his life because he was so inspired by his family and his people.

4. Genre: Biography
A biography is a story of a real person’s life as told by someone else. As you read this biography, think about why the author chose to write about this athlete.

5. Comprehension Skill Tested- Fact or Opinion
A fact is a statement that can be proven either true or false.
An opinion is a statement based on someone’s judgment, belief, or way of thinking about something.

6. Practice Fact and Opinion PB 263
Statement
How to Check Fact
Is Opinion Valid or Faulty?
Jim led a professional football team called Oorang Indians.
Unfortunately, the team was owned by a selfish man named Walter Lingo.
Frankly, they were not very good.
1. Look up Jim Thorpe in encyclopedia
2. no support
3. faulty
5. valid
4. They won only a few games.

7. Comprehension Strategy Text Structure TE 660
Good readers use text structure, or the way text is organized, to help them understand why they read.
For example, a non fiction article may compare and contrast two things, put events in sequence, or be a series of clear main ideas.
When you preview, look for text feature such as titles, heads, and underlined words to help you know what to expect.

8. Comprehension Skill Review Graphic Sources TE 677
A graphic source shows or explains information from the text.
Pictures, maps, charts, time lines, and diagrams are all examples of graphic sources.
Graphic sources can help you draw conclusions about what you are reading.

9. Vocabulary Strategy Dictionary / Glossary TE 662
Some words have more than one meaning.
Sometimes readers need to check a dictionary or glossary to find the meaning that makes sense for the sentence.

10. Vocabulary Strategy Dictionary / Glossary
The dark, or bold, words defined are called entry words.
The entry word may not match the word in the selection exactly.
Entry words are often are words without endings, prefixes, or suffixes.

11. You can use a dictionary or glossary to help you find the right meaning.
Try the meaning you know. Does it make sense in the sentence?
If it doesn’t make sense, try to think of another meaning for the word. Does this make sense?
If it still doesn’t make sense, look up the word in the glossary or dictionary to see what other meanings it can have.

12. Research Skill Magazines/Periodicals WB 269-270
A periodical is a publication issued regularly, usually weekly or monthly.
A magazine is a type of periodical. The title of a magazine usually identifies the kind of information it contains.
Magazines contain a variety of articles, such as news stories, fiction stories, interviews, and editorials or opinion columns. They also include graphic sources and, usually, advertisements.

13. Research Skill Magazines/Periodicals WB 269-270
Many articles follow the 5 Ws and H format, answering the questions:
Who? What? When? Why? and How?
A table of contents lists the titles of articles and the page on which each article begins.

14. Grammar Skill – Capitalization TE 685e
Capitalize the first word and every important word in a proper noun.
He went to Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania.
Capitalize the first letter of an abbreviation
14 Columbus St.

15. Grammar Skill – Capitalization TE 685e
Capitalize both letters in a state postal abbreviation.
Tulsa, OK Dandridge, TN
Capitalize days of the week, months, and holidays
Saturday, June, Labor Day
Capitalize titles that are used before people’s names.
Mr. Warner Dr. Smith

16. Writing Assignment Timeline
Make a Vertical Timeline of Jim Thorpe’s life from pages 678 and 679.
Use more than one sheet of paper, and tape them together in sequential order when completed.
You may illustrate the timeline when completed.

17. Weekly Fluency Check - Stress Emphasis TE685a
Read aloud “The highest Hurdle on p. 660m.
Explain that you will emphasize important words with more strength. stressing important words helps convey emotion and meaning.

18. Fun Stuff and Practice Fact and Opinion Introduction
Fact and Opinion Review
Fact and Opinion Game
Good Sentence Review PowerPoint
More on Jim Thorpe
Famous Native Americans
Timeline on Jim Thorpe
Interactive Review PowerPoint

19. Question of the Week TE 601m
How can our abilities influence our dreams and goals?

20. Day 2 - Question of the Day
Why was Jim so unhappy at school?

21. Day 3 - Question of the Day
What can you learn about reaching goals from Jim Thorpe’s experiences?

22. Day 4 - Question of the Day - Review
How important is a positive attitude when facing challenges?

23. Review Questions What is the main ideas of this story?
How was Jim different from Charlie?
Why did the recruiter from Carlisle like to Jim?
Why did the teachers hit him with a ruler when he spoke Sac?
What kind of students were at the Agency Boarding School and the Haskell Institute?

24. Review Questions
6. What was Jim’s main reason for participating in sports?
What is the purpose of the timeline?
What might have happened to Jim if he had stayed home and not attended Carlisle?
What did the name “Wa-tho-huck” mean? Was it a good name for Jim? Why or why not?

25. Vocabulary - Say It endurance society manual dormitory reservation
boarding school

26. More Words to Know
inconsolable
recruiter
confident
hurdle
rival
prove

27. the people of any particular time or place
society
the people of any particular time or place

28. school with buildings where the pupils live during the school term
boarding school
school with buildings where the pupils live during the school term

29. power to last and to withstand hard wear
endurance
power to last and to withstand hard wear

30. manual
done with the hands

31. dormitory
a building with many rooms for sleeping in. Many colleges have dormitories for students whose home are elsewhere.

32. land set aside by the government for a special purpose
reservation
land set aside by the government for a special purpose

33. not able to be comforted
inconsolable
not able to be comforted

34. a person who gets new members, who gets people to join or come
recruiter
a person who gets new members, who gets people to join or come

35. having a firm belief in yourself
confident
having a firm belief in yourself

36. rival
1. person who wants and tries to get the same thing as another or who tries to equal or do better than another wanting the same things as another ; trying to equal or outdo another; competing

37. to show that a thing is true and right
prove
to show that a thing is true and right

38. hurdle
1. a barrier for people or horses to jump over in a race something that stands in the way ; an obstacle, difficulty

39. He was so fast and had so much endurance that he could run down a rabbit on foot.

40. He was so fast and had so much endurance that he could run down a rabbit on foot.

41. The Indian Agency that oversaw the reservation said the children had to go to the Agency Boarding School at age six.

42. The Indian Agency that oversaw the reservation said the children had to go to the Agency Boarding School at age six.

43. The school kept Jim inside all day and locked up in a cold dormitory at night.

44. The school kept Jim inside all day and locked up in a cold dormitory at night.

45. Manual training was mixed with classroom studies to teach them a trade.

46. Manual training was mixed with classroom studies to teach them a trade.

47. Learning these trades would make them useful to white society.

48. Learning these trades would make them useful to white society.

49. Jim’s mother tried to comfort her son after his brother died, but he was inconsolable.

50. Jim’s mother tried to comfort her son after his brother died, but he was inconsolable.

51. The recruiter had heard of Jim’s success as a runner at Haskell .

52. The recruiter had heard of Jim’s success as a runner at Haskell .

53. Sometimes the biggest hurdle we have to overcome is ourselves.

54. Sometimes the biggest hurdle we have to overcome is ourselves.

55. The athlete was called a “quitter’ by the rival track athletes.

56. The athlete was called a “quitter’ by the rival track athletes.

57. Sometimes we have to prove to others how much we can do.

58. Sometimes we have to prove to others how much we can do.

59. It was strange how all of a sudden he felt relaxed and confident.

60. It was strange how all of a sudden he felt relaxed and confident.

61. Spelling Words Prefixes mis-, non-, re-
misplace
nonsense
reread
repack
misfortune
remove
mishandle
nonstop
recover
reseal

62. Spelling Words Prefixes mis-, non -, re-
misbehavior
reunion
nonfiction
rebound
nonprofit
mistreat
readjust
misprint
nonstick
misquote

63. misinterpret mispronounce noncommittal reconstruct reorganize
CHALLENGE
misinterpret
mispronounce
noncommittal
reconstruct
reorganize

64. This Week’s Word Wall Words
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65. Let’s review our Spelling words
Let’s review our Spelling words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We can clap as we spell the word, or we might just practice reading the words.

66. misquote

67. nonstick

68. nonprofit

69. misprint

70. readjust

71. mistreat

72. rebound

73. nonfiction

74. reunion

75. misbehavior

76. reseal

77. recover

78. nonstop

79. mishandle

80. remove

81. misfortune

82. repack

83. reread

84. nonsense

85. misplace

86. misinterpret

87. mispronounce

88. noncommittal

89. reconstruct

90. reorganize