11 David Beckham Soccer Superstar - HMH Curriculum

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Number of Words: 953

Characteristics of the Text Genre • Biography

Text Structure • Seven sections with titles, each one to three pages• Major events presented in chronological order

Content • Athletic teams, competition, and sportsmanshipThemes and Ideas • Importance of hard work and determination in achieving a personal goal

• How great fame affects someone’s lifeLanguage and

Literary Features• Third person narrator• Exclamatory sentences that convey excitement (David beat the best young soccer players

in England!)Sentence Complexity • Many simple and compound sentences with phrases

• Complex sentences with clauses (When David was 18, he started playing for Manchester’s regular team.)

Vocabulary • Words related to playing soccer (goal, fi eld, stadium, score, shot, soccer league)• Names of foreign cities and countries (Leytonstone, England; Argentina; Madrid)• Names of professional soccer teams (Manchester United; Los Angeles Galaxy)

Words • Some multisyllabic words (nationally, popular, professional)Illustrations • Color photographs that reinforce content on every page

Book and Print Features • Eleven pages of text; easy-to-read section headings• Map with clear labels• Phonetic respelling of unfamiliar term (RAY el MA drid for Real Madrid)

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L E S S O N 1 1 T E A C H E R ’ S G U I D E

David Beckham Soccer Superstarby Stanford Makishi

Fountas-Pinnell Level 0BiographySelection SummaryThis biography of world-famous soccer player David Beckham focuses on the major achievements of his career. The exciting narrative combined with the full-color action photographs capture the excitement generated by this dynamic athlete.

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athlete – a person who plays one or many sports, p. 4

championship – the game that decides who is the best player or team, p. 13

competitor – a person who is trying to win in a game or a sport, p. 5

court – an area where a game is played, p. 10

entire – whole or complete, p. 13

power – strength, p. 9professional – a person who is

paid to play a game or a sport, p. 4

rooting – cheering, p. 13

Target Vocabulary

David Beckham Soccer Superstar by Stanford Makishi

Build BackgroundHelp students use their prior knowledge of soccer. Build interest by asking a question such as: Have you ever played soccer or watched a soccer game? Then read the title and author and talk about the cover photograph. Tell students that the book is a biography, so the words and photos will give facts about the life and career of a world famous soccer player, David Beckham.

Introduce the TextGuide students through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary so they can read the text successfully. Here are some suggestions:

Page 3: Invite students to share any information they already know about David Beckham and his athletic accomplishments.Suggested language: Turn to page 3 of this book. The section heading is: They Call Him Becks. “Becks” is the nickname that many of David Beckham’s fans have for him. Look at the photograph. Why do you think people believe Becks is the “greatest soccer player in the world”?

Page 5: Turn to page 5. In this part of the book, you learn about David Beckham’s childhood. When he was young, he already was a strong competitor. What does this show you about David’s personality?

Page 7: Read the section heading: The Goal That Changed His Life. Explain that in this section the author describes an important game in David Beckham’s career. Make sure students understand the words associated with soccer: fi eld, goal, scored, shot. What would you like to learn about that game? Look at the photograph. How do you think David Beckham felt about the way he played soccer that day?

Page 12: Point to the section heading. Explain that in 2007 David Beckham joined a soccer team in Los Angeles, California. Direct students’ attention to the photo. The entire stadium was full of David Beckham’s fans that day. Why do you think these fans fi lled the entire stadium?

Now turn back to the beginning of the book and read to fi nd out how David Beckham became one of the most famous athletes in the world.

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ReadHave students read David Beckham Soccer Superstar silently while you listen to individual students read. Support their problem solving and fl uency as needed.

Remind students to use the Question Strategy and to think of questions as they read.

Discuss and Revisit the TextPersonal ResponseInvite students to share their personal responses to the book.Suggested language: What are the most interesting things that you learned about David Beckham’s life and career?

Ways of Thinking

As you discuss the text, help students understand these points:

Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text

• Even as a young boy, David Beckham loved sports and was a talented soccer player.

• Later David played on a team with the best players in England, where he lived.

• After David Beckham became the most famous soccer player in the world, he joined a team in the United States.

• To achieve your personal goal, you must work hard and be determined.

• Athletes can be heroes to their fans.

• The section titles sum up the most important events in each part of the book.

• The action photographs highlight David Beckham’s athletic skill.

• The author includes specifi c details and interesting language to describe David Beckham’s life and how he plays soccer.

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Choices for Further Support• Fluency Invite students to choose a passage from the text to demonstrate phrased

fl uent reading. Have them use rising and falling tones in relation to text meaning and the use of periods and exclamation marks at the end of sentences.

• Comprehension Based on your observations of the students’ reading and discussion, revisit parts of the text to clarify or extend comprehension. Remind students to go back to the text to support their ideas.

• Phonics/Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and word parts, using examples from the text. Remind students that the contraction didn’t on page 6 is made up of two words, did and not. When these words are combined, the apostrophe is used in place of the letter –o-. Ask students to identify the two words in the contraction on page 5.




Writing about ReadingCritical ThinkingHave students complete the Critical Thinking questions on BLM 11.8.

RespondingHave students complete the activities at the back of the book. Use the instruction below as needed to reinforce or extend understanding of the comprehension skill.

Target Comprehension SkillFact and Opinion

Target Comprehension Skill Remind students that if an idea can be proved true, it’s a

fact; if it’s a person’s belief, it’s an opinion. Model the skill, using this Think Aloud:

Think Aloud

Some of the details in this book are facts; others are opinions. On page 4, a sentence gives the date and place of David Beckham’s birth. Since this date and place can be proved to be true, they are facts. Now look at the fi rst sentence on page 3: “Some people call him the greatest soccer player in the world.” This sentence explains what people believe, so it’s an opinion.

Practice the SkillHave students write two sentences about the book, one with a fact and the other with an opinion about David Beckham.

Writing Prompt: Thinking Beyond the TextHave students write a response to the prompt on page 6. Remind them that when they think beyond the text, they use their personal knowledge to reach new understandings.

Assessment Prompts• Tell one word that best describes David Beckham.

• In paragraph 1, on page 12, fi nd the word that means almost the same as “well-known.”

• Complete this sentence in your own words: After reading this book, the reader can tell that _______________________________________________________________.




English Language DevelopmentReading Support In Introduce the Text (p.2), include as much practice as needed to help students become familiar with the language structures of the book.

Vocabulary Point out and talk about the meaning of two words in the descriptive sentence on page 7: …the stadium roared as the ball sailed into the goal. Explain that the author means that the crowd yelled so loud it sounded like a lion roaring and that the ball went into the goal as if it were sailing through the air like a boat sails in water.

Oral Language DevelopmentCheck student comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches your students’ English profi ciency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the student.

Beginning/Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/Advanced

Speaker 1: Who is the book about?

Speaker 2: David Beckham

Speaker 1: What sport does he play?

Speaker 2: soccer

Speaker 1: Where did David Beckham move in 2007?

Speaker 2: to the United States

Speaker 1: Why is this book a biography?

Speaker 2: In includes facts about David Beckham’s life.

Speaker 1: How did David Beckham train to be a soccer player as a young boy?

Speaker 2: He practiced a lot with his father.

Speaker 1: Why do you think the fans feel so strongly about David Beckham?

Speaker 2: He is a great soccer player who has scored many goals.

Read directions to students.

Critical ThinkingRead and answer the questions.

1. Think within the text What are three reasons why

young David Beckham won a national soccer contest?

He had great talent, he worked hard to improve his skill, and he was a fi erce

competitor.

2. Think within the text What does “bending a soccer

ball” mean?

kicking the ball so that it curves, or bends, in the air

3. Think beyond the text Are you more likely to watch a

soccer game in your neighborhood or one on television?

Explain.

Responses will vary.

4. Think about the text The author describes soccer as

the most popular sport in the world. Do you think this is

a fact or an opinion? Explain.

Responses will vary.

Making Connections David Beckham is a great athlete. Who is another great athlete you know of? Tell what makes this athlete great.

Write your answer in your Reader’s Notebook.

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Grade 3, Unit 3: Learning Lessons

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Read the paragraph and then write the questions below.

Imagine you are a reporter. You have a chance to interview David Beckham. What would you like to ask him? Write three questions, and then write what you think his answers would be. Include details from the book.




Critical ThinkingRead and answer the questions.

1. Think within the text What are three reasons why

young David Beckham won a national soccer contest?

2. Think within the text What does “bending a soccer

ball” mean?

3. Think beyond the text Are you more likely to watch a

soccer game in your neighborhood or one on television?

Explain.

4. Think about the text The author describes soccer as

the most popular sport in the world. Do you think this is a

fact or an opinion? Explain.

Making Connections David Beckham is a great athlete. Who is another great athlete you know of? Tell what makes this athlete great.

Write your answer in your Reader’s Notebook.

Name Date

David Beckham, Soccer Superstar

Critical Thinking

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David Beckham Soccer Superstar

Behavior Code Error

Read word correctly ✓cat 0

Repeated word, sentence, or phrase

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Omission —cat 1

Behavior Code Error

Substitution cutcat 1

Self-corrects cut sccat 0

Insertion the

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Word told Tcat 1

page Selection Text Errors Self-Corrections

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David dreamed of someday being a professional soccer player.

He practiced hard with his father. Everyone could see that

young David was very, very good, with great promise. Many

people were sure that when David got older, his name would

be mentioned along with the other top soccer players in the

world.

And David wasn’t just incredibly talented. He worked at

improving his skills. He was a very hard worker—and, most

importantly, a fierce competitor. When he was just eleven,

David beat the best young players in England in a national

soccer contest.

It was a sign of things to come.

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read correctly/103 ×

100)

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Total Self- Corrections

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