Double Dutch by Veronica Chambers
Narrative nonfiction tells about real people, things, and events. In this case, the text tells about a jump-roping team. One purpose for reading could be to learn more about jump roping as a competitive sport.
Narrative nonfiction tells about real people, things, and events. In this case, the text tells about a jump-roping team. One purpose for reading could be to learn more about jump roping as a competitive sport.
Target Vocabulary
1. unison 2. uniform 3. mastered 4. competition 5. identical 6. element 7. routine 8. intimidated 9. recite 10. qualifying |
Comprehension Skill and
Strategies +sequence of events +narrative pacing +rhythm +monitor/clarify |
Essential Question:
How can being active in sports improve someone's attitude? Analyze the Text: pg. 116-117 1. How are the girls like "rowers on the same boat"? pg. 118-119 2. Why does the author refer to the girls as "rocket girls" and "astronauts"? What kind of a mental picture do these words create in your mind? 3. Revisit the text. List three things that Coach Rockett did so that the team could learn to double Dutch? pg. 120-121 4. Read the song on page 120. Summarize the steps necessary to spin double Dutch ropes. 5. How did the girls do in their first competition? 6. How did they feel after the competition had ended? pg 122-123 7. What words are repeated in the song/poem to help the girls keep their rhythm? 8. The team was described as "flying high". What does that idiom mean? |