Grade 3 LESSON 5 “Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates” by Jonah Winter, pp. 167-189 STANDARD RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. QUESTION FRAME TEXT SPECIFIC QUESTION POSSIBLE RESPONSES What can the reader infer from What can the reader infer from paragraph 1 -p. 168, paragraph 1 paragraphs X through Y? on p. 168? - The reader can infer that there were numerous baseball players in Puerto Rico because the author uses an analogy that baseball players are as plentiful as flowers in a tropical rain forest and there are many tropical flowers in a rain forest.

- p. 188 How do paragraphs # and # How does paragraph 1 on p. 188 contribute The article is about the impact that Roberto contribute to the development of to the development of the article? Clemente had on major league baseball, the the article? Latino community and the city of Pittsburgh. - Paragraph 1 shows that Clemente continues to have an impact. - Latino players have an easier time getting respect in Major League Baseball because of Clemente. - He continues to help people through the charities he started. - Clemente is also still a source of pride for Pittsburgh, where people tell stories about seeing him play.

STANDARD RI. 3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. QUESTION FRAME TEXT SPECIFIC QUESTION POSSIBLE RESPONSES Which detail would be most Which detail would be most important to Students must provide evidence to support important to include in a include in a summary of the story? their response. summary of the story? - p. 172 Roberto received an invitation to play in the American Major Leagues. His hard work paid off and gave him an opportunity for a career in baseball in the USA. - p. 182 Roberto became the “greatest” baseball player of his time. - p. 184 Roberto did something “few have ever done” and made his 3000th hit. The information on pp.182 & 184 is important to include in a summary because it shows his determination helped him achieve greatness in his field - p. 186 Even though Roberto Clemente dies, his “spirit” lives on in the lives of the people he touched. This info is important because Latino players have an easier time getting respect in Major League Baseball because of Clemente. - He continues to help people through the charities he started. - Clemente is also still a source of pride for Pittsburgh, where people tell stories about seeing him play.

STANDARD RI. 3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. QUESTION FRAME TEXT SPECIFIC QUESTION POSSIBLE RESPONSES Why do/does [character] most Why did Roberto most likely go home - Roberto was determined to gain respect for likely X? during Christmas and have kids pitch him his baseball skills. He was unable to gain the bottle caps? respect of the newspapers. They would often call him “lazy” or call him a “Latino hothead.” During Christmas one year, he had kids pitch him bottle caps to practice his hitting. When he came back, he “clobbered” the baseballs because they were much bigger than the bottle caps.

How did [character’s] actions How did Roberto Clemente’s actions show - He became determined to become the show how s/he felt about Y? how he felt about newspaper reporters’ greatest baseball player. negative press? - He swore he would be so good, he would get their respect. - He worked hard and had a .351 batting average, the best batting average in 1971 - He proved he was the best player of his time in the 1971 World Series