His story is based on personal testimony that felipe himself shared during an exclusive personal interview. Introducing the novel felipe alou mis clases locas. The first 40 paying customers will receive a book thats already been autographed by felipe alou, and then signed by kerasotis. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Under ordinary circumstances, the odds of being struck by lightning are greater than the odds of becoming a major league baseball player, but felipe alous circumstances in 1955 were anything but ordinary.
Although the fluencymatters novel, felipe alou by carol gaab, has been available for years, this is my first time using it. A story of perseverance and determination, of baseball, failure and success. Adding to the wealth of resources for felipe alou elmundodebirch. He was a black athlete living in the dominican republic, and he spoke no englishnot. The great felipe alou tells his story in a new book. Felipe alou society for american baseball research.
Felipe aloubaseballdominican republic unit williamson. This is felipes amazing true story of perseverance and determination, as he beat. The low unique word count and high frequency factor the number of times core structures are embedded in the text in the comprehensionbased reader, felipe alou. This online supplement is intended for the purchasing teacher of the fluency matters teachers guide. Felipe alou has had a long and stories baseball career. I blogged a couple years ago about what i do for the first few chapters of the novel felipe alou. The story of his life and career has been artfully narrated using just 150 highfrequency words in spanish. It includes all of my supplemental activities for the novel, possible film studies, baseball tv commercials, kahoot games, links to other activities, and the essential. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Felipe alou serves as special assistant to the general manager for the san francisco giants. My baseball journey by felipe alou and peter kerasotis courtesy of net galley and university of nebraska press, the publisher. Tumba chapter 6 introducing the novel felipe alou tumba chapter 5 cielito lindo. Endless thanks to the san francisco giants for per.
However, i only covered the first 7 chapters in that post, and since i am now working with the book for the second year, i thought i would add a bit more to it. I decided to start out the semester by reading the book felipe alou. The choice of a different collaborator by alou may have helped in this regard. Alou played 17 years in the major leagues, accumulating more than 2,000 hits and 200 home runs, and then managed another 14 four with the san francisco giants and 10 with the montreal expos where he became the winningest manager in franchise history. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. As fate would have it, family financial troubles forced. Pre chapter 5 i decided before we even began the book that in addition to adding. This is felipes amazing true story of perseverance and determination to. My baseball journey, by felipe alou with peter kerasotis, is a worthwhile journey into. Felipe aloubaseballdominican republic unit williamson ci. New vocabulary is embedded within countless cognates words that are similar in two languages. Alou was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on june 8, 1958, with the san francisco giants. I am particularly indebted to dustin williamson, cindy hitz, martina bex, wesley. The day i joined the giants was one of the most important days of my life, he felipe alou recalled.
My eternal gratitude and thanks to felipe alou for not only allowing me to write his story, but for taking. He was a nonenglish speaking black athlete living in the dominican republic felipe was anything but the ideal candidate for success in the us especially during. Buy stuff with this image share on facebook share on twitter. Jan 7, 2018 felipe alou summary chapters 14 bode storyboard stay safe and healthy. I have two doors into my classroom, so in my spanish iiiii. My baseball journey chronicles the life of the dominican republics first baseball star. Felipe alous circumstances in 1955 were anything but ordinary. With a book like felipe alou, its easy to bring in other cultural and historical topics that are related to the. My eternal gratitude and thanks to felipe alou for. Dustin williamson shows this movie before starting felipe alou. It was hardly an ideal situation for a black dominican who spoke no english. It is the first book by felipe alou and peter kerasotis that i have read. I started teaching a new class this semester, a level 3 class.
Then we read the chapter together i read aloud while the students followed along in their. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Alou soon impressed sufficiently to win the right field job from heralded willie kirkland, who eventually was traded. Practical teachers guide for the spanish engaging biography of baseball player felipe alou for a start, the 5 pages of this manual contain for each chapter a vocabulary list and many questions you can use to prepare for reading, during reading or after reading the chapter. After the 2006 season, the 71yearold felipe alou was released from his job as manager. There have been a lot of baseball scandals over the years, but these three changed the sport. Narrative nonfiction level 1, beginner glossary in 1955, during the height of the civil rights movement, felipe rojas alou came to the u. May 3, 2018 explore fluencymatterss board felipe alou, followed by 889. The first dominican to play regularly in the major leagues, he is the most prominent member of one of the sports most notable families of the late 20th century. Baseball has given me so much, but this is the one thing it took away. Felipe alou with his new book in the san francisco giants dugout recently at scottsdale stadium.
Nonfiction level 1 glossary under ordinary circumstances, the odds of being struck by lightning are greater than the odds of becoming a major league baseball player, but felipe alous circumstances in 1955 were anything but ordinary. Please do not share this link with those who have not purchased the teachers guide. I found this book to be somewhat interesting, but not as dynamic as i hoped it would be. After reading a chapter, i sometimes asked a few comprehension questions to make sure they understood the main points. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. My baseball journey by felipe alou, peter kerasotis. Fielding stats are a combination of official records and retrosheet. From the valleys to the mountains, make this an ideal read for advanced beginning english students. We also discussed some of the issues brought up in the book and talked about our own reactions and opinions. Without her, this book would not have been possible. Felipe lives in florida now and continues to be an astute observer of the game. He is an inductee in both the canadian and the latino baseball hall of fame and lives with his wife, lucie, in boynton beach, florida.
Felipe rojas alou born may 12, 1935, is a former major league baseball outfielder, first baseman, and manager. That was the day my new teammate, al worthington, introduced me to jesus christ. Alou remained a beloved figure in san francisco, and was offered a job as a special assistant to general manager brian sabean. He managed the montreal expos 19922001 and the san francisco giants 200306. Felipe alou felipe rojas alou was the first dominican to play regularly in the major leagues, he is the most prominent member of one of the sports most notable families of the late 20th century. After reading chapters 1 and 2, discussing question from the. The novel is technically marked as a level 1 book, but the lowest i have personally taught it is level 2. Fortunately, there are many, many generous bloggers who have shared their resources, supplementing the useful teachers guide that is available from fluencymatters. It is a great novel about baseball, discrimination, the dominican republic, and more. The book felipe alou begins with discussing the situation of the dominican republic and it dictator at the time. Although the fluencymatters novel, felipe alou by carol gaab, has been. Students follow along in their own copy of the book because they.