jim thorpe´s

Jim Thorpe’s Bright PathJim Thorpe’s Bright Path

by by Joseph Joseph BruchacBruchac illustrated by illustrated by S. D. NelsonS. D. Nelson

Study SkillsStudy SkillsGenre: Biography

Comprehension Skill: Fact and Opinion

Comprehension Strategy: Text Structure

Comprehension Review Skill:

Graphic Sources

Vocabulary: Dictionary and Glossary

SummarySummaryIt 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.

GenreGenre: : BiographyBiography

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

Comprehension Skill Comprehension Skill Tested- Tested-

Fact or OpinionFact or OpinionA A fact fact is a statement that is a statement that can be can be provenproven either true either true or false.or false.An An opinionopinion is a statement is a statement based on someone’s based on someone’s judgmentjudgment, , beliefbelief, or , or wayway ofof thinking about somethingthinking about something..

Practice Fact and Practice Fact and Opinion PB 263Opinion PB 263

StatementStatement How to Check How to Check FactFact

Is Opinion Valid Is Opinion Valid or Faulty?or Faulty?

Jim led a professional football team called Oorang Indians.

Unfortunately, the Unfortunately, the team was owned by team was owned by a selfish man named a selfish man named Walter Lingo.Walter Lingo.

Frankly, they were not Frankly, they were not very good.very good.

1. Look up Jim 1. Look up Jim Thorpe in Thorpe in encyclopediaencyclopedia

2. no 2. no supportsupport

4. They won 4. They won only a few only a few games.games.

3. faulty3. faulty

5. valid5. valid

Comprehension Strategy Comprehension Strategy Text StructureText Structure

Good readers useGood readers use text structuretext structure, or the , or the way text isway text is organizedorganized, to help them , to help them understand why they read.understand why they read.For example, a non fiction article mayFor example, a non fiction article may compare and contrastcompare and contrast two things, put two things, put events inevents in sequencesequence, or be a, or be a series series of of clear main ideas.clear main ideas.

When youWhen you previewpreview, look for text, look for text feature feature such assuch as titlestitles,, headsheads, and, and underlinedunderlined words to help you know what to expect.words to help you know what to expect.

Comprehension SkillComprehension Skill Review Review Graphic SourcesGraphic Sources

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.

Vocabulary Strategy Vocabulary Strategy Dictionary / GlossaryDictionary / Glossary

Some words have more than Some words have more than one meaning.one meaning.

Sometimes readers need to Sometimes readers need to check a check a dictionarydictionary or or glossaryglossary to find the meaning that makes to find the meaning that makes sense for the sentence.sense for the sentence.

Vocabulary Strategy Vocabulary Strategy Dictionary / GlossaryDictionary / 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..

You can use a dictionary or glossary to You can use a dictionary or glossary to help you find the right meaning.help you find the right meaning.

1. Try the meaning you know. Does it make sense in the sentence?

2. If it doesn’t make sense, try to think of another meaning for the word. Does this make sense?

3. If it still doesn’t make sense, look up the word in the glossary or dictionary to see what other meanings it can have.

Research Skill Research Skill Magazines/PeriodicalsMagazines/Periodicals

1.1. A A periodicalperiodical is a publication issued is a publication issued regularly, usually weekly or regularly, usually weekly or monthly.monthly.

2.2. A A magazinemagazine is a type of periodical. is a type of periodical. The The titletitle of a magazine usually of a magazine usually identifies the kind of information it identifies the kind of information it contains.contains.

3.3. Magazines contain a variety of Magazines contain a variety of articlesarticles, such as news stories, , such as news stories, fiction stories, interviews, and fiction stories, interviews, and editorials or opinion columns. editorials or opinion columns. They also include They also include graphic sourcesgraphic sources and, usually, and, usually, advertisementsadvertisements..

Research Skill Research Skill Magazines/PeriodicalsMagazines/Periodicals

1.1. Many articles follow the Many articles follow the 5 Ws and H5 Ws and H format, answering the questions:format, answering the questions:

Who? What? When? Why? and Who? What? When? Why? and How?How?

2.2. A table of contentsA table of contents lists the lists the titles of articles and the titles of articles and the page on which each article page on which each article begins. begins.

Fun Stuff and PracticeFun Stuff and Practice

Fact and Opinion IntroductionFact and Opinion IntroductionFact and Opinion ReviewFact and Opinion ReviewFact and Opinion GameFact and Opinion GameGood Sentence Review PowerPointGood Sentence Review PowerPointMore on Jim ThorpeMore on Jim ThorpeFamous Native AmericansFamous Native AmericansTimeline on Jim ThorpeTimeline on Jim ThorpeInteractive Review PowerPointInteractive Review PowerPoint

Question of the WeekQuestion of the Week

How can our How can our abilities abilities influence our influence our dreams and dreams and goals?goals?

Day 2Day 2 -- Question of the DayQuestion of the Day

Why was Jim so Why was Jim so unhappy at school?unhappy at school?

What can you learn What can you learn about reaching goals about reaching goals from Jim Thorpe’s from Jim Thorpe’s experiences?experiences?

Day 3 - Question of the DayDay 3 - Question of the Day

Day 4Day 4 -- Question of the Question of the Day - ReviewDay - Review

How important is a How important is a positive attitude when positive attitude when facing facing challenges?challenges?

Review QuestionsReview Questions1. What is the main ideas of this

story?

2. How was Jim different from Charlie?

3. Why did the recruiter from Carlisle like to Jim?

4. Why did the teachers hit him with a ruler when he spoke Sac?

5. What kind of students were at the Agency Boarding School and the Haskell Institute?

Review QuestionsReview Questions6. What was Jim’s main reason for

participating in sports?

7. What is the purpose of the timeline?

8. What might have happened to Jim if he had stayed home and not attended Carlisle?

9. What did the name “Wa-tho-huck” mean? Was it a good name for Jim? Why or why not?

Vocabulary - Say ItVocabulary - Say It

societysociety

dormitorydormitory

enduranceendurance

manualmanual

reservationreservation

boarding schoolboarding school

More Words to KnowMore Words to Knowinconsolableinconsolable

recruiterrecruiterconfidentconfident

hurdlehurdlerivalrival

proveprove

societysocietythe people of any the people of any

particular time or particular time or placeplace

boarding schoolboarding schoolschool with school with buildings where the buildings where the pupils live during the pupils live during the school termschool term

enduranceendurancepower to last and power to last and to withstand hard to withstand hard wearwear

manualmanualdone with the handsdone with the hands

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

reservationreservationland set aside by land set aside by the government for the government for a special a special purposepurpose

inconsolableinconsolablenot able to be not able to be comfortedcomforted

recruiterrecruitera person who gets a person who gets new members, who new members, who gets people to join or gets people to join or comecome

confidentconfidenthaving a firm belief having a firm belief in yourselfin yourself

rivalrival1. person who wants and 1. person who wants and tries to get the same thing tries to get the same thing as another or who tries to as another or who tries to equal or do better than equal or do better than another. 2. wanting the another. 2. wanting the same things as another ; same things as another ; trying to equal or outdo trying to equal or outdo another; competinganother; competing

proveproveto show that a thing is to show that a thing is true and righttrue and right

hurdlehurdle 1. a barrier for 1. a barrier for people or horses to people or horses to jump over in a race. jump over in a race. 2. something that 2. something that stands in the way ; stands in the way ; an obstacle, difficultyan obstacle, difficulty

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

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

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

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

Learning these trades would make them useful to white society.

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

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

Sometimes the biggest hurdle we have to overcome is ourselves.

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

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

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

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