{"id":2012,"date":"2009-11-17T07:27:35","date_gmt":"2009-11-17T12:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/2012"},"modified":"2009-11-17T07:27:35","modified_gmt":"2009-11-17T12:27:35","slug":"teaching-civics-with-childrens-literature-teammates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/11\/17\/teaching-civics-with-childrens-literature-teammates\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Civics with Children&#8217;s Literature:  Teammates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.barnesandnoble.com\/images\/37580000\/37581757.JPG\" alt=\"Book Cover\" height=\"141\" width=\"185\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u00a0 Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play major league baseball.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Teammates\/Peter-Golenbock\/e\/9780152842864\/?&amp;tabname=edreviews\"><em>Teammates<\/em><\/a>, by Peter Golenbock, not only chronicles the\u00a0struggles Robinson endured in his pioneering position, it\u00a0also\u00a0describes the unfair treatment black Americans experienced during the era of legal segregation in the United States.\u00a0\u00a0 The illustrations are an effective\u00a0combination of historic photographs and original drawings by Paul Bacon.\u00a0\u00a0The story&#8217;s final episode, between teammates Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese, both men of character, is a wonderful\u00a0 demonstration of the power of acceptance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Teammates<\/em> demonstrates that individuals&#8217; actions can have historical impact that improves the lives of other Americans\u00a0(VA SOL 2.12).\u00a0 This book can also be used\u00a0to discuss the\u00a0relationship between good citizenship and respecting and protecting the rights of others (VA SOL 2.10, 2.12, 310, 3.12).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read an <a href=\"http:\/\/content.scholastic.com\/browse\/article.jsp?id=4808\">interview<\/a> with Robinson&#8217;s widow, Rachel Robinson, (conducted live\u00a0in 1998\u00a0from student questions) for a personal perspective on Jackie Robinson&#8217;s life and legacy.<\/li>\n<li>Use <em>Teammates<\/em> to connect civics to reading instruction in this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/lessons\/lesson_view.asp?id=226\">lesson plan for guided comprehension <\/a>from ReadWriteThink.org.\u00a0 An\u00a0anticipation guide and reflection sheet\u00a0are included.<\/li>\n<li>Students can color this\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachervision.fen.com\/tv\/printables\/0673586456_67.pdf\">printable picture<\/a>\u00a0of Jackie Robinson that includes a brief biography.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Book<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Teammates\/Peter-Golenbock\/e\/9780152006037\/?itm=4&amp;usri=golenbock\"><em>Teammates<\/em><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Author:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Peter Golenbock<br \/>\n<strong>Illustrator:<\/strong>\u00a0Paul Bacon<br \/>\n<strong>Publisher<\/strong>:\u00a0 Voyager Books, Harcourt, Inc.<br \/>\n<strong>Publication Date<\/strong>:\u00a0Reissue in March, 2010; originally in March, 1990.<br \/>\n<strong>Pages<\/strong>:\u00a032<br \/>\n<strong>Grade Range<\/strong>:\u00a02-5<br \/>\n<strong>ISBN-13<\/strong>:\u00a09780152842864<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play major league baseball.\u00a0 Teammates, by Peter Golenbock, not only chronicles the\u00a0struggles Robinson endured in his pioneering position, it\u00a0also\u00a0describes the unfair treatment black Americans experienced during the era of legal segregation &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/11\/17\/teaching-civics-with-childrens-literature-teammates\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4424,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,80,50,848,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-african-american","category-biography","category-book-review","category-civics","category-diversity"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4424"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}