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LESSON 11 TEACHER’S GUIDE David Beckham by Stanford Makishi Fountas-Pinnell Level 0 Biography Selection Summary This biography of world-famous soccer player David Beckham focuses on the major achievements of his career. The exciting narrative combined with the full-color action photographs capture the excitement generated by this dynamic athlete. Number of Words: 928

Characteristics of the Text Genre • Biography Text Structure • Seven sections with titles, each one to three pages • Major events presented in chronological order Content • Athletic teams, competition, and sportsmanship Themes and Ideas • Importance of hard work and determination in achieving a personal goal • How great fame affects someone’s life Language and • Third person narrator Literary Features • Exclamatory sentences that convey excitement: David Beckham knows how to kick a soccer ball! Sentence Complexity • A mix of simple and more complex sentences Vocabulary • Content vocabulary related to soccer: shot, ﬁ eld, goal, scored, national team, captain, soccer league, stadium • Proper nouns that may be difﬁ cult: Leytonstone, England, Manchester, Argentina • Names of professional soccer teams: Manchester United, Real Madrid, Los Angeles Galaxy • Target vocabulary highlighted in text Words • Many multisyllabic words that might be unfamiliar to English language learners: nickname, talented, professional, competitor, regular, incredible, basketball, stadium Illustrations • Color photographs that reinforce content on every page Book and Print Features • Eleven pages of text; easy-to-read section headings • Map with clear labels • Phonetic respelling of unfamiliar term (RAY el MA drid for Real Madrid) • Captions and labels that provide additional information and clarify text © 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

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3_308722_ELL_LRTG_L11_David_Beckham.indd 1 11/2/09 10:46:39 PM David Beckham by Stanford Makishi Build Background Help students use their prior knowledge of soccer. Build interest by asking a question such as: Have you ever played soccer or watched a soccer game? Then read the title and author and talk about the cover photograph. Tell students that the book is a biography, so the words and photos will give facts about the life and career of a world famous soccer player, David Beckham.

Front-Load Vocabulary Some everyday words may be unfamiliar to English learners. Before reading, check understanding of the following words: goals, contest, incredible, national.

Introduce the Text Guide students through the text, reading the captions, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary so they can read the text successfully. Call their attention to any important labels. Here are some suggestions: Pages 2–3: Invite students to share any information they already know about David Beckham. Direct attention to the photo on page 2, and read the label that identifi es David Beckham. Suggested language: Why do you think that people believe Becks is the greatest soccer player in the world? Pages 4–5: Point out the map on the page. Cultural Support: Explain that the game of soccer is played all over the world, and for many children in England, it is their favorite sport. In this section, you’ll learn about David Beckham’s childhood. When he was young, he already was a strong athlete and competitor. He always tried to win. What does that show you about David’s personality? Page 7: Read the section heading and the photo caption: David scored an amazing goal in 1996. Explain that in this section, the author describes an important game in David Beckham’s career. Make sure students understand the words related to soccer: fi eld, goal, scored, shot. What would you like to learn about that important game? Now turn back to the beginning of the book and read to fi nd out how David Beckham became one of the most famous athletes in the world.

Target Vocabulary athlete – a person who plays one competitor – a person who is power – strength, p. 9 or many sports, p. 4 trying to win in a game or a professional – a person who is championship – the game that sport, p. 5 paid to play a game or a sport, decides who is the best player court – an area where a game is p. 4 or team, p. 13 played, p. 10 rooting – cheering, p. 13 entire – whole or complete, p. 13

Grade 3 2 Lesson 11: David Beckham © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

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Remind students to use the Question Strategy and to think of questions as they read.

Discuss and Revisit the Text Personal Response Invite students to share their personal responses to the book. Suggested language: What are the most interesting things that you learned about David Beckham’s life and career?

Ways of Thinking

As you discuss the text, help students understand these points: Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text • Even as a young boy, David • To achieve your personal goal, • The section titles sum up the Beckham loved sports and was a you must work hard and be most important events in each talented soccer player. determined. part of the book. • Later David played on a team • Athletes can be heroes to their • The action photographs highlight with the best players in England, fans. David Beckham’s athletic skill. where he lived. • The author includes speciﬁ c • After David Beckham became details and interesting language the most famous soccer player to describe David Beckham’s life in the world, he joined a team in and how he plays soccer. the United States.

Choices for Further Support • Fluency Invite students to choose a passage from the text to demonstrate phrased ﬂ uent reading. Have them use rising and falling tones in relation to text meaning and the use of periods and exclamation marks at the end of sentences. • Comprehension Based on your observations of the students’ reading and discussion, revisit parts of the text to clarify or extend comprehension. Remind students to go back to the text to support their ideas. • Phonics/Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and word parts, using examples from the text. Remind students that the contraction didn’t on page 6 is made up of two words, did and not. When these words are combined, the apostrophe is used in place of the letter o. Ask students to identify the two words in the contractions that’s on page 3 and couldn’t on page 9.

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Critical Thinking Have students complete the Critical Thinking questions on BLM 11.10.

Responding Have students complete the activities at the back of the book. Use the instruction below as needed to reinforce or extend understanding of the comprehension skill.

Target Comprehension Skill Fact and Opinion Remind students that if an idea can be proved true, it’s a fact; if it’s a person’s belief, it’s an opinion. Model the skill, using this Think Aloud:

Think Aloud Some of the details in this book are facts; others are opinions. On page 4, the text gives the date and place of David Beckham’s birth. Since this date and place can be proved to be true, they are facts. Now look at the ﬁ rst sentence on page 3: Some people say David Beckham is the greatest soccer player in the world. This sentence explains what some people believe, so it’s an opinion.

Practice the Skill Have students write two sentences about the book, one with a fact and the other with an opinion about David Beckham.

Writing Prompt: Thinking Beyond the Text Have students write a response to the prompt on page 6. Remind them that when they think beyond the text, they use what they know and their own experience to think about the information in the book.

Assessment Prompts • Tell one word that best describes David Beckham. • In paragraph 1, on page 12, ﬁ nd the word that means almost the same as “well- known.” • Complete this sentence in your own words: After reading this book, the reader can tell that ______.

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Reading Support In Introduce the Text (p.2), include as much practice as needed to help students become familiar with the language structures of the book. Or have students use the audio or online recordings.

Idioms Point out and talk about this sentence on page 7: The ball fl ew all the way down the fi eld and went into the goal. Explain that the author means that the ball went through the air as if it were a bird fl ying.

Oral Language Development Check student comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches your students’ English proﬁ ciency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the student. Beginning/Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/Advanced Speaker 1: Who is the book about? Speaker 1: Why is this book a Speaker 1: Why do you think the biography? fans feel so strongly about David Speaker 2: David Beckham Beckham? Speaker 2: In includes facts about David Speaker 1: What sport does he play? Beckham’s life. Speaker 2: He is a great soccer Speaker 2: soccer player who has scored many Speaker 1: How did David Beckham train goals. Speaker 1: Where did David Beckham to be a soccer player as a young boy? move in 2007? Speaker 2: He practiced a lot with his Speaker 2: to the United States father.

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Lesson 11 Name Date BLACKLINE MASTER 11.10

David Beckham Critical Thinking Critical Thinking

Read and answer the questions. 1. Think within the text What are some reasons why young David Beckham beat the best soccer players in England?

Possible response: He had a lot of talent, he worked very hard, and he was a

strong competitor.

2. Think within the text What is special about the way David kicks the ball?

He kicks the ball so that it curves, or bends, in the air.

3. Think beyond the text Are you more likely to watch a soccer game in your neighborhood or one on television? Explain.

Responses will vary.

4. Think about the text The author says that during David Beckham’s ﬁ rst game with the Los Angeles Galaxy all the fans were cheering for David. Do you think this is a fact or an opinion? Explain.

Responses will vary.

Making Connections David Beckham is a great athlete. Who is another great athlete you know of? Tell what makes this athlete great. Write your answer in your Reader’s Notebook. Read directions to students. Critical Thinking 12 Grade 3, Unit 3: Learning Lessons © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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Thinking Beyond the Text Read the paragraph and then write the questions below.

Imagine you are a reporter. You have a chance to interview David Beckham. What would you like to ask him? Write three questions, and then write what you think his answers would be. Include details from the book.

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David Beckham Critical Thinking Critical Thinking

Read and answer the questions. 1. Think within the text What are some reasons why young David Beckham beat the best soccer players in England?

2. Think within the text What is special about the way David kicks the ball?

3. Think beyond the text Are you more likely to watch a soccer game in your neighborhood or one on television? Explain.

Making Connections David Beckham is a great athlete. Who is another great athlete you know of? Tell what makes this athlete great. Write your answer in your Reader’s Notebook.

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