"A League of Their Own is my favoritesports movie based in part on the historic significance of women in baseball during WWII.

January 8, 2013Grammar Review: Complete Pride Parkway with this movie review about women in baseball by Cathy Montville. Also, label the type of sentence.

http://vimeo.com/51017253

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I also share the passion for this movie with my daughter. She was an exceptional athlete.

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In addition, I respect the moviebecause it does not mask the deeplyemotional conflict of the 1940s.

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It provides a lucid look at what thewomen of the Rockford Peachesbaseball team endured while men of the United States went off to war.” by Cathy Montville

January 8, 2013Let’s take a book walk through D is for Drinking Gourd by Nancy

SandersWe will build an “Alphabet Civil Rights Word Wall” this quarter to help us create our very own book modeled after D is for Drinking Gourd.• What do you notice about the

words?• What do you notice about the

graphics?• What civil rights words could we

add to our word wall?

January 8, 2013Bathroom Break!Homework: 1. Return signed forms: report card, goal planner, and

novel permission slip.2. MS Test Prep –p. 51-52

January 8, 2013Anchor Chart: Text Based Evidence

Copy this anchor chart in your

composition book!

January 8, 2013Anchor Chart: Text Based Evidence

How is this team similar

to and different from the baseball teams of today?

January 8, 2013“The Shutout” – As we read this story we will be keeping a time line with evidence from the text about specific events. “The Shutout”

Event

Date

Text Based Evi-dence

January 8, 2013Breaking Barriers Essay Contest

Peter Hanhan wins essay contest!

Be thinking about a real life experience you have had!

http://www2.tbo.com/news/education-news/2012/apr/24/10/bloomingdale-student-wins-jackie-robinson-essay-pr-ar-395969/

January 8, 2013Breaking Barriers Essay Contest

Read through the article about Peter Hanhan winning the contest. Underline key details/reasons why he won the contest.

Be thinking about a real life experience you have had!

http://www2.tbo.com/news/education-news/2012/apr/24/10/bloomingdale-student-wins-jackie-robinson-essay-pr-ar-395969/

January 8, 2013Breaking Barriers Essay Contest

Using your post-it notes write three ideas about life experiences you have and decide which category of Robinson’s it fits:

Courage, persistence, justice, determination, integrity, commitment, teamwork, excellence, citizenship

Be thinking about a real life experience you have had!

January 7, 2013

SSR!

Jackie Robinson’s mother reads about her son’s

exploits on the ball field!