W13D5 Reading

Review

 

Jackie Robinson

Read the article, Finding 42. This is a descriptive article about Jackie Robinson and how baseball changed segregation in America.

Finding 42 Download Finding 42 

 

In your Journal: Answer the following questions/prompts. Remember to paraphrase your answers, and prepare to write a descriptive paragraph about Jackie Robinson.

      1. Use the first section, paragraphs one through five, to describe why the number 42 is important to baseball.
      2. Using paragraphs six and seven, why was Jackie Robinson booed by some spectators?
      3. How did Jackie Robinson help change unfair segregation laws? Use paragraphs eight and nine for your evidence.
      4. Using the remainder of the article, what did Jackie Robinson accomplish in his career? How did America and baseball honor him?

 

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