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?