This week we are continuing our genre unit of study on Social Change. We will be studying the life of Jackie Robinson throughout the week by reading a variety of non-fiction and literary non-fiction texts. Today we started with Teammates. This is a book about Jackie's start in the Major Leagues with the help of Branch Rickey and teammate Pee Wee Reese. The book describes Jackie Robinson as a hero for not only breaking the color barrier in baseball, but for enduring the abusive fans in the stadium while he played. We will also read Testing the Ice, a TFK biography on Jackie Robinson, Promises to Keep, and A Negro League Scrapbook. We will compare and contrast the information that we learn in each text. We will also study digit resources, including Jackie Robinson's official website, photos, and videos.
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