No Dream Too High: Simone Biles vocabulary

What does ELITE mean?

• a group of the best

• to do or perform

• skills, grace

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does EXECUTION mean?

• a group of the best

• to do, or perform

• skills, grace

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does FINESSE mean?

• basic skills

• skills, grace, elegance

• group of the best

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What are FUNDAMENTALS?

• basic skills, essential skills

• to give time, money and attention to something

• determination

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does it mean to INVEST?

• to give your time, money and attention to something

• to have determination and grit

• difficulty

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does RESOLUTE mean?

• to be determined

• difficult/challenging

• basic skills and essentials

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does RIGOR mean?

• to give your time, money and attention to something

• to be determined

• difficulty, challenging

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Simone Biles is an ________ gymnast. She is one of the best!

• elite

• execution

• finesse

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Simone Biles' floor routines are given a difficulty score based on her ________ of jumps, flips, and twists.

• elite

• execution

• finesse

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

When Simone first started gymnastics, she copied the moves of other girls but lacked the ______, or gracefulness, to make the moves pretty.

• elite

• finesse

• invest

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E