Connect Reading and Writing

Vocabulary

  • celebrate

  • credit

  • honor

  • introduced

  • invitation

  • mighty

  • respect

  • spirit

Critical Thinking

  • 1. SUM IT UP Make a list of Roberto Clemente’s honors and achievements throughout his lifetime. Use your list to summarize the selection.

    Clemente’s Achievements

    • 1. Clemente plays Little League, then professional ball in Puerto Rico.

    • 2. He signs with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

  • 2. Speculate Roberto Clemente died in 1972, but people still respect his talent. Do you think that in the future your kids will hear or read about him in school? Why or why not?

  • 3. Evaluate Do you agree that reporters did not give Roberto Clemente the credit he deserved because he was Puerto Rican? Use examples from the text to support your opinion.

  • 4. Discuss Share your Quickwrite from page 518. Explain why you think your athlete deserves this honor.

Reading Fluency

Intonation Read the passage on page 667 to a partner. Assess your fluency.

  • 1. I read

    • a. great

    • b. OK

    • c. not very well

  • 2. What I did best in my reading was ____.

Reading Strategy

Make Inferences

Share two of your inferences with a partner. Explain how you made your inferences and what text you found to support them.

Vocabulary Review

Oral Review Read the paragraph aloud. Add the vocabulary words.

Every year, each of our school athletes receives an _____ in the mail to _____ our achievements at a ceremony. The auditorium is decorated in our school colors, and the band plays music. The whole room is filled with school _____. Then the principal gives out awards in _____ of the best players. I won a soccer award. In my speech, I gave all the _____ to my coach. He was the person who _____ me to the game of soccer. My _____ for his opinions and his _____ talent as a soccer player helped me become the best I could be.

Written Review Your town has just declared today Roberto Clemente Day. How would you celebrate it? Write a paragraph. Use five vocabulary words.

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Explore the Sports Connection

Can a sport bring people from different cultures together? Write your opinion. Reread the selection to find examples that support your ideas.