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Heroes ? Who are some of your heroes? Why do you respect them? ? What would make you feel like a hero? ? Why do you think firefighters were chosen to illustrate the “Heroes” theme? What makes them heroes?
Genre: Realistic Fiction Realistic characters and events come to life in a fictional plot Heroes
Genre: Biography A true story of the life of a real person. Heroes
Purposes for Reading • Strategy focus: evaluate • Comprehension skill: fact and opinion • Vocabulary development • Critical thinking, discussion
Strategy Focus: Evaluate Lou Gehrig was a hero both on and off the baseball field. As you read about his life, evaluate how well the author shows Gehrig’s heroism. Evaluate: What clues does the author give me to help me understand that Lou Gehrig was a hero?
Key Vocabulary • consecutive • modest • fielding • shortstop • first baseman • sportsmanship • (to) honor
consecutive following one right after the other
fielding in baseball, picking up a ball and throwing it to the correct player
first baseman the baseball player who guards the area around first base
(to) honor to show special respect for
modest having a quiet, humble view of oneself
shortstop The baseball player who guards the area between second base and third base
sportsmanship the quality someone has when acting with dignity in difficult situations
Spelling Focus VCV Pattern • • • pilot depend visit human seven chosen paper reason become parent • • • never modern tiny tuna event fever moment prison basic open • • • alert license select radar feature
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- The rich is not what it
- Archetypal literary theory
- Old heroes never die
- Sam vos
- List of unsung heroes in the bible
- Pioneer heroes
- Podagros
- What makes perseus a “mythic hero”?
- Mulan hero journey
- Essential questions about heroes
- The great heroes before the trojan war
- 31 heros wod
- Long narrative poem
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