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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Narrative Nonfi ction: Biography

Text Structure • Third-person narrative focuses on life and career of Lance Armstrong.• Information presented sequentially

Content • Professional bicycle racing • Lance Armstrong’s life and career

Themes and Ideas • Champions never give up.• You can overcome personal problems to achieve a goal.• Sports competition is thrilling.

Language and Literary Features

• Exclamations for emphasis• Descriptive details about subject

Sentence Complexity • A mix of simple, compound, and complex sentences with clauses and phrases• Longer sentences (more than 15 words)

Vocabulary • Content-specifi c words explained in text: triathlon, champion, Iron Kids TriathlonWords • Plurals, contractions, compound words: races, didn’t, everyone

• Many two and three-syllable wordsIllustrations • Color action photos support and extend text.

Book and Print Features • Nine pages of text, photos on every page either above or beside text• Some sentences continuing over several lines• Photo caption extends text.

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Lance Armstrongby David Lau

Fountas-Pinnell Level LNarrative NonfictionSelection SummaryBicycle racing champion Lance Armstrong has won races all over the world. Readers will learn that he never gives up. His racing career started with a triathalon when he was thirteen. From there he went on to win races all over the world.

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Build BackgroundRead the title to children and discuss the scene on the cover photo. Ask children what they think they will learn about Lance Armstrong in this book. Encourage children to use their knowledge of bicycle riding to think about the book. Ask questions such as: What do you like best about riding a bike? What do you think it’s like to ride a bike in a big race?

Introduce the TextGuide children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary. Here are some suggestions:

Pages 2–3: Explain that this book is about a world famous bicycle racer, Lance Armstrong.Suggested language: Turn to page 2. This is a picture of Lance Armstrong wearing his racing uniform. The last sentence reads: Lance liked to race, and he never gave up.

Page 4: Turn to page 4. What is happening in this picture? Lance was also a winning swimmer. For swimming or biking, Lance always trained hard. He rode his bike ten miles a day! Have you ever trained hard for a race or sports event?

Page 5: Remember to use captions to help you understand a photo and the text. The caption says: Lance runs in a triathalon at age 17. In the triathlon, racers swim, run a race, and ride a bike. Look at the photo. Which triathlon race is Lance taking part in? What do you think racers have to do before entering a triathlon?

Page 8: Turn to page 8. Lance wanted to be win an important bicycle race and become a champion. How do you think never giving up helped him? What else do you have to do to become a champion in a sport?

Page 9: Turn to page 9. The sentence reads: Lance asked his coach for help. His coach had some new ideas to help Lance win. Look at the photo. Do you think Lance listened to his coach? Why?

Now turn back to the beginning and read to learn more about Lance Armstrong’s life.

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ReadHave children read Lance Armstrong silently while you listen to individual children read. Support their problem solving and fl uency as needed.

Respond to the TextPersonal ResponseAsk children to share their personal responses to the book. Begin by asking what they liked best about the book, or what they found interesting.Suggested language: What is one thing you learned about Lance Armstrong’s life that you would like to share with a friend?

Ways of ThinkingAs you discuss the text, make sure children understand these teaching points:

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

• Lance Armstrong is a famous, bicycle racing champion.

• Lance became very sick, but got well and raced again.

• Lance Armstrong never gives up.

• You must never give up if you want to reach a goal.

• You must work hard to become a champion.

• The exciting photos bring the words to life for readers.

• The author really admires Lance Armstrong.

• The details about Lance Armstrong’s life help make the book more interesting.

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Choices for SupportFluencyInvite children to choose a passage from the text to read aloud. Have them demonstrate appropriate stress on words, pausing and phrasing, intonation, and use of punctuation.

Phonics and Word WorkProvide practice as needed with words and sounds, using one of the following activities:

• Make New Adjectives Materials: index cards and two boxes. Write the following words from the book on index cards and put the cards in a box: hard, old, strong, long. Write the suffi xes –er and –est on index cards and put them in the second box. Ask children to select an index card from each box and create new words. Work with children to use the words in original sentences.

• Build Sentences Materials: books, index cards, sentence strips. Have children fi nd photos of six words in the book (i.e. triathlon, bike racing, race, champion, riders, winning) and write each word on an index card. Then have them write sentences using the words. Call on children to read aloud their sentences to the group.



Writing About ReadingCritical ThinkingRead the directions for children on BLM 30.9 and guide them in answering the questions.

RespondingRead aloud the questions at the back of the book and help children complete the activities.

Target Comprehension SkillUnderstanding Characters

Target Comprehension Skill Remind children that they can tell more about

characters in a book by paying attention to what they say, what they do, and how they feel. Model how to think about understanding characters:

Think Aloud

I read on page 7 that when Lance Armstrong got sick he fought very hard to get well and race again. No matter what, he didn’t give up. When he was stronger he entered a big race in France and won. This shows me that Lance is a strong person who never stops trying.

Practice the SkillHave children share examples of what characters in other books, did, said, and felt and what this told children about the characters.

Writing PromptRead aloud the following prompt. Have children write their response, using the writing prompt on page 6.

Think about what you learned about Lance Armstrong in this book. Then write two questions you would like to ask him about his training.



Read directions to children.

Think About ItWrite an answer to the question. Responses may vary.

1. Why does Lance Armstrong never give up?

He wants to be the best. He wants to be

a champion.

Making Connections Think about something you

never give up working on. Write some sentences

about what it is and why you never stop trying.

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English Language LearnersReading Support Give English learners a “preview” of the text by holding a brief, small-group discussion with them before reading the text with the entire group.

Oral Language DevelopmentCheck the children’s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches their English profi ciency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child.

Beginning/ Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced

Speaker 1: Who is this book about?

Speaker 2: Lance Armstrong

Speaker 1: What sport does he like the most?

Speaker 2: bicycle racing

Speaker 1: What happens when Lance enters bicycle races?

Speaker 2: He wins.

Speaker 1: Why is Lance Armstrong a champion?

Speaker 2: He wins bicycle races.

Speaker 1: What did Lance do when he got very sick?

Speaker 2: He fought hard to get well and never gave up.

Speaker 1: How did Lance Armstrong become a champion bicycle racer?

Speaker 2: He worked very hard to reach his goal. No matter what happened, he never gave up.



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Lance ArmstrongThink about you learned about Lance Armstrong in this book. Then write two questions you would like to ask him about his training.



Think About ItWrite an answer to the question. .

1. Why does Lance Armstrong never give up?

Making Connections Think about something you

never give up working on. Write some sentences

about what it is and why you never stop trying.

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2 When he was young,

Lance Armstrong was a lot like

other kids. He didn’t have any

brothers or sisters. He liked to

play, swim, and ride his bike.

But Lance could also ride his

bike for hours and swim for

miles. Lance liked to race, and

he never gave up.

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30 Lance Armstrong - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt · Read directions to children. Think About It Write an answer to the question. Responses may vary. 1. Why does Lance Armstrong never