BIOGRAPHY
Satchel Paige
Bill Littlefield
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Who was Satchel Paige?
Who was Satchel Paige?
• A great pitcher
• played from 1929 to 1958
• he played in both the Negro leagues and the major
leagues
• During this time it was legal in the United States to
prevent a person from doing certain things because of
his/her race
• During this time African American and white citizens
were not treated equal
• Read the biography of Satchel Paige to learn how this
baseball legend dealt with the problem of racial
discrimination
What is a biography?
• A story of a person’s life as told by someone else
• How does a writer choose who he/she will write
about?
• What kinds of details do you think writers include in
a biography?
• What kinds of details can a writer include to show
what a person was like?
BIOGRAPHY
OBJECTIVES:
1. To identify important details in a biographical account.
2. To learn more about the organization and structure of
a text.
SETTING A PURPOSE:
1. Read the biography with this question in mind:
What lessons can I learn from the way Satchel Paige
lived his life?
BIOGRAPHY
KEY TERMS: Chattanooga Black Lookouts, makeshift ball
fields, spinner of tall tales, confrontations, prejudice, insults,
“first black pitcher in the American League”, Rookie of the
Year, calm, energy, showmanship, legend
SATCHEL PAIGE’S
PERSONALITY
SATCHEL PAIGE’S CAREER
HARDSHIPS