⚾ Roberto Clemente R.A.C.E. Writing

Informational Text & Reading Comprehension | Grades 3–6

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, explore character education themes, or dive into sports history with this engaging, standards-aligned informational text resource. Students learn about Roberto Clemente, a legendary baseball player and humanitarian, while strengthening close reading, text evidence, and R.A.C.E. constructed response writing skills.

This ready-to-use packet blends nonfiction reading comprehension with structured paragraph writing to build confident, analytical readers.

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📸 Quick Snapshot

Perfect For:

• Hispanic Heritage Month

• Sports History & Baseball Units

• Character Education Lessons

• R.A.C.E. Writing Practice

• ELA Test Prep

Skills Targeted:

• Informational text comprehension

• Textual evidence citation

• Close reading strategies

• Note-taking

• Constructed response writing

• Revision & editing

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🎯 If Your Students…

• Need support organizing evidence-based responses

• Struggle to cite textual evidence clearly

• Benefit from modeled paragraph examples

• Engage more deeply with high-interest biographies

This resource provides explicit R.A.C.E. instruction (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain) with scaffolds, modeling, and differentiated comprehension practice.

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📦 What’s Included

✔️ Informational Passage: Roberto Clemente: Major League Generosity
✔️ Differentiated Comprehension Questions (Multiple Choice + Higher-Order)
✔️ Textual Evidence Highlighting Guide
✔️ Note-Taking Graphic Organizer
✔️ R.A.C.E. Writing Prompt with Model Response
✔️ Paragraph Outline Template
✔️ Editing Checklist
✔️ CCSS Alignment (Grades 3–6)
✔️ Differentiation & Integration Guide

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⭐ Instructional Features

✅ Explicit R.A.C.E. Strategy Instruction
✅ Scaffolded Close Reading Routine
✅ Evidence-Based Writing Support
✅ High-Interest Sports Biography
✅ Flexible for Whole Group, Small Group, or Centers
✅ Test-Prep Ready Format (i-Ready™, STARR, PSSA, AIR & more)

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🛠️ How to Use

Day 1: Read and annotate the informational passage.
Day 2: Complete comprehension questions with text evidence focus.
Day 3: Model R.A.C.E. response using the provided template.
Day 4: Independent constructed response writing + revision checklist.

Extension: Connect to discussions on leadership, service, sportsmanship, or community impact.

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📚 Instructional Impact

Students strengthen nonfiction reading comprehension while developing structured, evidence-based writing skills. This resource builds confidence in constructed responses aligned to Common Core standards and state assessments.

Roberto Clemente’s legacy highlights perseverance, generosity, and leadership—encouraging students to use their talents to make a positive difference.

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🌟 Help your students hit a home run with this powerful blend of biography, history, and literacy instruction.

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