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SATCHEL PAIGE

SATCHEL PAIGE. The Best Arm in Baseball a Biography. Connect 2 Ur Life. OCSAR PISTORIUS (24) Sprinter from South Africa He was born without fibula ( tulang betis ) so at the age of 11 his legs were amputated from knee down. He uses fake leg made of carbon fibre .

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SATCHEL PAIGE

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  1. SATCHEL PAIGE The Best Arm in Baseball a Biography

  2. Connect 2 Ur Life • OCSAR PISTORIUS (24) • Sprinter from South Africa • He was born without fibula (tulangbetis) so at the age of 11 his legs were amputated from knee down. • He uses fake leg made of carbon fibre. • He is called the blade runner as the shape of his fake legs look like a blade.

  3. PISTORIUS IS RUNNING AT WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP IN DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA 2011.

  4. Key to the Biography • When someone writes the story of another person’s life. • The events are usually told in sequence.

  5. Building Background • Position: Pitcher (the player who throw the baseball) • He pitched for 30 years in 2,500 games, winning 2,000 games

  6. Building Background • Satchel lived during “segregation laws “ • Blacks & whites were kept away from living in the same neighborhoods, going to the same schools, or playing together.

  7. Building Background • He played in Negro leagues. • The three most prominent leagues: a.) Negro National League (1920-1931) b.) Eastern Colored League (1923-1928) c.) Negro American League (1937-1960) • When African American accepted in previously all-white National League, the Negro Leagues disbanded. bubar

  8. WORDS TO KNOW • Contractnoun legal agreement • Gainingverb getting closer gain + ing • Rookie noun first-year player • Retire verb stop working Open WB p. 85

  9. VOCABULARY STRATEGY: Context Clues • Clues in text to help readers understand unfamiliar words. • Example: a.) Before Mary signed the contract, her boss explained the document. b.) He carried traveler’s bags, sometimes called satchel, for money. Open WB p. 84

  10. 1st CHUNK p. 198, line 1-19

  11. COMPREHENSION • How would you describe Satchel’s childhood? • Why his nickname was “Satchel”? • Satchel was very poor as a child. He had to work at young age, but he managed to find time to have fun. • Cause: He carried so many satchels, traveler’s bags, at the train station. Effect: His nickname became Satchel

  12. 2nd CHUNK p. 198-199, line 20-39

  13. VOCABULARY • I was running around with the wrong crowd= making friend with bad guys.

  14. COMPREHENSION • Why a judge sent him to the Industrial School for Negro Children at Mount Meigs? • Why he was called “The Crane”? • How did the Industrial School change his life?

  15. 3rd CHUNK p. 200-201, line 40-81

  16. VOCABULARY • Fast ball a straight, fast pitch from the pitcher to the batter’s strike zone. • Breaking curve ball a pitch that follows a curved route & breaks upward or downward as it nears the strike zone. • Fast slider a fast pitch that slides/falls downward as it approaches the strike zone.

  17. COMPREHENSION • What is the cause & effect? a.) There was laws that kept blacks & whites from going to school together. b.) Now Satchel was getting older. Some people thought his pitching arm had burned out

  18. COMPREHENSION • Why Satchel such a popular player in the Negro Leagues? • REREAD: For what did Satchel become famous?

  19. LITERATURE • Arrange the following events in chronological order: a.) Paige married Janet Howard. b.) Paige signed with the Kansas City Monarchs. c.) Paige helped the Crawfords win the Negro National League title.

  20. 4th CHUNK p. 201-202, line 92-122

  21. COMPREHENSION • REREAD: What qualities did Satchel have? • What details show that Satchel was a great ball player even though he didn’t play in the major leagues?

  22. BIOGRAPHY • When & where were the people written about born? • What were their early lives like? • How did they get into the fields in which they became famous? • What qualities set them apart from other people? • When did they die?

  23. 5th CHUNK p. 203-204, line 123-163

  24. COMPREHENSION • What is the cause & effect? Satchel was hurt that he had not been the first black player in the National League.

  25. COMPREHENSION • Why was Satchel’s career with a major league team so remarkable? • Make a chart that shows the order of events in Satchel’s life. • Why was Satchel voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?

  26. HOMEWORK • Comprehension SkillBuilder Workbook: Cause & Effect, page 82 • Literature SkillBuilder Workbook: Biography, page 83

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