We Are the Ship Nonfiction Book Study

Description

This is a 95-page, Common Core aligned book study for the nonfiction text, We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson. This book study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. Includes step-by-step instructions for CEPA (Curriculum Embedded Performance Assessment) plus FUN dice game where students answer comprehension questions to move from start to finish. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy.

ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED.

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Included in this Nonfiction Book Study Guide for We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball:

Introductory and Informational Materials:

• Teaching Notes
• Close Reading Strategies for Nonfiction Texts
• CCSS Checklists for grades 4 – 7

Vocabulary Building Materials:

• Vocabulary Master List (digital option)
• “Mark My Words” Student Vocabulary Bookmark
• Word Wall Cards
• Vocabulary and Definition Cards
• Vocabulary Quiz (answer key included)

Student Packet (divided by chapters) (digital option) featuring:

• Vocabulary
• Chapter Questions
• Focused Instruction on Figurative Language and Synonyms & Antonyms
• Discussion Questions
• Writing Prompts

Supplemental Worksheets and Projects:

• Greek and Latin Roots Worksheet (digital option)
• Research Project Note Sheets and Research Model (digital option)

Easy to Grade Assessments:

• Vocabulary Quiz (matching)
• Comprehensive Quiz (M/C) (digital option)

Common Core Standards utilized with this unit:

• R.I. 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.7, 4.8, 4.10
• R.I. 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.8, 5.10
• R.I. 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6, 6.8
• R.I. 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6, 7.8
• L. 4.4, 4.5, 4.6
• L. 5.4, 5.5, 5.6
• L. 6.4, 6.5, 6.6
• L. 7.4, 7.5, 7.6

Skills addressed in this book study guide include:

• point of view
• providing textual support for ideas/identifying supporting details in the text
• analyzing illustrations
• determine meaning from context clues
• using a dictionary
• figurative language
• determining literal vs. nonliteral meanings
• summarizing
• understanding the narrator’s voice
• cause and effect
• main idea
• synonyms and antonyms
• Greek and Latin roots
• identify the central argument in a selection of text
• compare and contrast
• idioms

Curriculum tie-ins:

• Black History / African American History
• baseball
• 20th century American history

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