Teammates

By Peter Golenbock

Line 1: dedicate dedication segregate segregation

Line 2: intimidate intimidation humiliate humiliation

Line 3: fair unfair unfairly

Line 4: equally unequal unequally equal

Line 5: league opponent racial

Line 6: difficulties victories worries

Line 7: much upon bus just but

Word Knowledge

Sentence 1: He thought segregation was unfair and wanted to give everyone, regardless of race or creed, an opportunity to compete equally on ball fields across America.

Sentence 2: Despite all the difficulties, Jackie Robinson didn’t give up.

Sentence 3: Many Americans knew that racial prejudice was wrong, but few dared to challenge openly the way things were.

Sentence 4: A bus fare does not cost much for just a short ride.

Phonics & Fluency

• Line 1- tiny pilot giant spider sky• Line 2- dry deny apply time inside• Line 3- despite silence China pie lie• Line 4- high fight might night fright

• Sent 1- When the moon is full, the sky is bright at night.• Sent 2- Kyra likes to ride her bike.• Sent 3- His worst pain was inside.

Phonics & Fluency

exist• to be around

extraordinary• remarkable; very special

apathetic• not interested; does not care

intimidate• To make someone feel bad by hurting

their feelings

experiment

• a test used to discover something

humiliations

• things that cause someone to be embarrassed

Vocabulary- FITBexist extraordinary apathetic

intimidate experiment humiliations

1.We conducted an ___________________ to see what would happen when you mixed vinegar and baking soda.

2.Grizzly and polar bears ________________ in North America.

3. Tests ________________, or scare, some students.

4.Walking around with my shirt on backwards was only one of my many _______________________ today.

5.An ______________________ event took place when a man walked on the moon.

6. The students were _______________ about their homework and didn’t care whether they finished it or not.

Vocabulary Matching

exist - not interested; does not care

extraordinary - things that cause someone to be embarrassed

apathetic - to be around

intimidate - a test used to discover something

experiments

humiliations

- remarkable; very special

- to make someone feel bad by hurting their feelings

• Has anyone ever heard of Jackie Robinson? What do you know about him?

• What is courage? Is courage necessary in friendship sometimes? When?

• A biography is a true story about all or part of someone’s life.

• This story tells about the courage of Jackie Robinson and others connected with the Brooklyn Dodgers when he became the first African-American baseball player on a major league team.

• Discuss segregation and prejudice.

Build Background

• Open your reading book to pg. 82.

• Browse the first two pages of the story.

• Focus Questions:

Why must we sometimes show courage in order to keep a friend?

Why is working together toward a common goal important to friendships?

Preview & Prepare