| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 9 - 11 |
| Grade | 4 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | R |
| Reading Recovery | 40 |
| DRA | 40 |
| Lexile | 801-860 |
American Sports Legends
Biography (nonfiction),
2,361 words,
Level W (Grade 4)
American Sports Legends is a biographical text about four people who were legends in American sports. This book describes the accomplishments of Jim Thorpe, Mildred Didrickson Zaharias, Jackie Robinson, and Jesse Owens. All of these athletes showed magnificent strength of character, as well as accomplishing feats of physical strength. Overcoming obstacles such as racial prejudice, physical ailments, and sexism, these athletes proved that anyone can succeed with enough passion and commitment.
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Story Words
commitment, determination, discriminated, integrate, intimidated, legacy, ordeal, pentathlon, racism, revolutionized, sharecropper
commitment, determination, discriminated, integrate, intimidated, legacy, ordeal, pentathlon, racism, revolutionized, sharecropper
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Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
Comprehension
Identify elements of a biography
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand the use of a dash as punctuation
Word Work
Identify homophones
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
Comprehension
Identify elements of a biography
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand the use of a dash as punctuation
Word Work
Identify homophones
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assess the Objectives
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