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Line DriveLine DriveBy Tanya West Dean
Illustrated by Wilson McLean
Day 1: Line Drive
Daily Edit
• Duz his cuzin lives
in unother sity
Writing Prompt
• Everyone has had to
overcome a challenge. in unother sity
• Always strech before
running
Think about a time
when you overcame a
challenge. Now tell
what you did and how
you felt about it.
Question of the Day
Name a character from a book or movie who solved a difficult
problem. Who was the character, and how did he or
problem. Who was the character, and how did he or she solve the problem?
Biography
• Is a story about a person’s life written by another person.
• Presents events in time order.• Presents events in time order.
• Tells why the person is important
Focus Skill (p. 52-53)
Objective of Focus Skill:
• To recognize plot events, conflict, and resolution in a conflict, and resolution in a story
• To understand how conflicts are resolved in a story
Conflict, Plot, & Resolution Review
Problem, revealed at the beginning of the
story
Conflict
Plot Series of events in a story
Resolution Solution to the problemby the end of the story
ConflictConflict
Tim’s brothers won’t let him play basketball.Tim’s brothers won’t let him play basketball.
Plot EventsPlot Events
Tim makes a deal with his brothers.Tim makes a deal with his brothers.Tim makes five free throws in a rowTim makes five free throws in a row
ResolutionResolution
Tim’s brothers let him play.Tim’s brothers let him play.
Vocabulary (p. 54-55)
• maven
• reigned
• mortified
• designated• reigned
• smirk
• conceited
• designated
• exhilarated
MavenMaven is someone with special knowledge about a particular subject.
ReignedIf someone has reigned, he or she has been important in a particular place.place.
Reigning Super Bowl Champions
Queen Elizabeth
Smirk
A smirk is an unkind smile.
ConceitedA conceited person thinks too highly of herself or himself.himself.
MortifiedIf you feel mortified, you feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed.
DesignatedIf a place is designated, it has been chosen for a special purpose.
ExhilaratedIf something exhilarated you, it made you feel very excited or energetic.energetic.
Genre Study• An autobiography is a person’s
account of his or her own life. As you
read our story this week, look for:
• 1) the first-person point of view
• 2) details about important events in
the author’s life
Day 2: Line Drive
Daily EditDaily EditDaily EditDaily Edit
• our coache gave no reeson for the deelay
• there going to come sea me at 7 pm
Writing PromptWriting PromptWriting PromptWriting Prompt
• Most people have felt left out of a situation. Think
about how Tanya West Dean felt when she had to sit
on the bench instead of playing baseball. Now describe
a time when you could not do something you wanted.
Question of the Day
Day 2
How does Tanya West Dean How does Tanya West Dean
feel about playing
baseball? How do you
know?
Day 3: Line Drive
Daily Edit
• What a eeger player
she is
Writing Prompt
• In the selection, the author is
embarrassed when she
accidentally hits a pitcher she is
• that team is no thret
to us.
with a baseball. Think about
how you would feel in a
similar selection. Now tell
about a time when you felt
embarrassed by a mistake.
Question of the Day
•Day 3
What are the characteristics What are the characteristics of a baseball maven?
Day 4: Line Drive
Daily Edit
• lets play a game of
Soccer to day
Declarative, interrogative,
Writing Prompt
• People sometimes have
to prove themselves to
others. Think about a Declarative, interrogative,
imperative, or exclamatory?
•Who’s your favorite
music
artist?_________
others. Think about a
time when you had to
prove your abilities.
Now tell what you
proved and how you felt
about it.
Question of the DayQuestion of the DayQuestion of the DayQuestion of the Day
• Day 4
Make a prediction about something you think
will happen later in the week. On what did will happen later in the week. On what did
you base this prediction?
Day 5: Line DriveWriting Prompt
• Everyone has
experienced a happy
event. Think about an
event that made you event that made you
feel very happy. Now
tell where you were,
who you were with,
and what happened.
Question of the Day
• Day 5
What are three things you What are three things you can learn about the history
of baseball?
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