Barbed Wire Baseball Part 1

Based on the genre description provided, what is a biography?

• A fictional story about a made-up person who lived in the past.

• A persuasive essay trying to convince the reader that the subject is a hero.

• An autobiography, which is a story the subject writes about their own life.

• A type of narrative nonfiction that tells the story of a real person's life, who is called the 'subject'.

According to the anchor chart, what is a key feature of chronological order text structure?

• It compares and contrasts two different events from the same time period.

• It presents a problem and then lists several possible solutions for the reader.

• It only includes dates from the beginning and end of the story, skipping the middle.

• It tells events in the order in which they happened and often uses signal words like 'First,' 'Next,' and 'Finally' to show this sequence.

What 'hooked' Zeni when he was eight years old?

• His father teaching him to play catch.

• Reading about Babe Ruth in the newspaper.

• Watching his friends play a game in the park.

• Seeing a baseball game for the first time.

What did Zeni tell his father?

• "I want a new bat!"

• "Teach me to play!"

• "I want to watch!"

• "Father, I want to play!".

What was Zeni's father's reason for him not playing?

• He said, "You are too young."

• He said, "You must study."

• He said, "It is too dangerous."

• He said, "You're too small".

What did Zeni's mother add?

• "Too clumsy."

• "Too young."

• "Too busy."

• "Too frail".

What did Zeni do despite his parents' comments?

• He decided to study to become a doctor.

• He practiced hitting rocks with a stick in secret.

• He gave up on baseball and tried a different sport.

• He didn't listen and had to play.

How did the other kids react to Zeni?

• They cheered for him.

• They asked him to join their team.

• They ignored him.

• They laughed at him.

What did one boy hoot at Zeni?

• "Zeni, you're a snail!"

• "Zeni, you're a fly!"

• "Zeni, you're a grasshopper!"

• "Zeni, you're a mouse!".

What did another kid call him?

• "A little, baby one!"

• "A scaredy cat!"

• "A slow, slow one!"

• "A teeny tiny one!".