CNN Student News Special on Negro Baseball
It's the last five minutes of the clip.
March 26, 2008
The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson As Told by Mrs. Notthingham's Class
The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson As Told by Mrs. Notthingham's Class this video is courtesy of a great teacher. The young baseball fan presents the biography of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson. Thanks Mrs. Notthingham.
March 22, 2008
Book 3- A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
Book 3- A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
Author-Michelle Y. Green
Born in 1935, Mamie Johnson was taught to play baseball by her uncle. Mamie not only adored playing, she was an extraordinarily talented pitcher. After her beloved grandmother died, her mother moved her to New Jersey. Hating the girl's softball team, she learned that the Long Branch Police Department sponsored baseball teams of boys - white boys. Bearding the lions in their den, she went into the police station to find out if it was against the law for girls to play baseball. The coach, Officer O'Conner, came outside to test her and wore her out with pitching, but he accepted her. When Mamie asked what he was going to tell the boys, he laughed and said, "How 'bout we let that strong right arm of yours do all the talking?"
Talk it did. This five-foot-two, ninety-eight pound young woman's strong right arm led her all the way to three years of professional play with the Negro League's Indiannapolis Clowns. Her struggles against the injustices of racism and sexism are told as matter-of-fact asides to her joy in playing baseball. With perfect pitch for the language of her heroine and of the times, this author has written a sterling biography about a crackerjack woman.
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Raise Your Hand & Wait To Be Called On.
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Complete Your Work Prior To The Meeting.
All Assignments Should Be Submitted Neatly & Well Done.
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Always Do Your Very Best.
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Keep Your Hands, Feet, Facial Gestures & Negative Comments To Yourself.
Be Courteous When Entering The Literature Circle Tardy.
Please Abide By All The BBBC Rules.
Try To Stay On Task.
No Interfering With The Teaching & Learning Of Others.
When The Quiet Hand Is Raised We All Are Quiet.
Please Listen With Your Ears, & Not Your Mouth.
Listening Requires Attention Not Multiple Voices.
When Someone Else Is Talking You Shouldn’t Be Talking Over Them.
When Someone Else Is Talking You Are Really (Actively) Listening.
Three Strikes, You’re Out The Circle.
The Group Has To Vote On Your Return.
Respect The Personal Space, Rights & Property Of Others.
Be Respectful of Yourself & Others.
Raise Your Hand & Wait To Be Called On.
Come Prepared With All Materials.
Complete Your Work Prior To The Meeting.
All Assignments Should Be Submitted Neatly & Well Done.
Your Work Is A Reflection Of You.
Always Do Your Very Best.
Respect The Area In Which We Are Meeting.
Keep Your Hands, Feet, Facial Gestures & Negative Comments To Yourself.
Be Courteous When Entering The Literature Circle Tardy.
Please Abide By All The BBBC Rules.
Try To Stay On Task.
No Interfering With The Teaching & Learning Of Others.
When The Quiet Hand Is Raised We All Are Quiet.
Please Listen With Your Ears, & Not Your Mouth.
Listening Requires Attention Not Multiple Voices.
When Someone Else Is Talking You Shouldn’t Be Talking Over Them.
When Someone Else Is Talking You Are Really (Actively) Listening.
Three Strikes, You’re Out The Circle.
The Group Has To Vote On Your Return.
Respect The Personal Space, Rights & Property Of Others.
March 20, 2008
How to Encourage Your Son to Read
How to Encourage Your Son to Read
by Kathleen Odean
1. Let your son see you reading--books, newspapers, or magazines. Make reading part of your household.
2. Read aloud to him and encourage him to read to you.
3. Leave books lying around the house.
4. Buy some books that are likely to appeal to your son, or get a stack for free at your public library.
5. For those boys who fear being teased, reading may be essentially private.
6. Respect that he may not want to talk about everything he reads or be praised for reading (depending, of course, on the child).
7. Subscribe to a magazine that might interest him.
8. Encourage relatives and family friends whom your son loves and admires to give books as presents.
9. When giving him presents you might combine a book with another interest, such as a soccer ball and a soccer book.
10. Let your child make choices at the library or bookstore, and don't criticize his interests. Let him pick books that are too easy but may be comforting, or books that are too hard but have interesting pictures or photographs.
11. It's also important to let him explore various topics, even if they don't fit stereotypical male interests, without being teased.
12. Recognize that reading about information is as legitimate as reading novels.
13. Acknowledge this fact to your son when he follows written instructions for a hobby or reads the sports pages.
14. Some children love acquiring facts or trivia, and especially enjoy the Guinness Book of World Records, the World Almanac, or sports almanacs, just for the fun of browsing through them.
15. If he is interested in a particular sport, seek out fiction or informational books about that sport, or a biography of a famous athlete.
16. Try reading nonfiction aloud, especially on a topic your child cannot yet read about alone but about which he wants to know more.
17. Choose a book together to give in his name to his school or your public library.
Source: Great Books for Boys By Kathleen Odean
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