Homework: Diagrams, Dictionaries, and Word List
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DIRECTIONS: Correct each sentence (capital letters, end marks, and spelling). Then, diagram it. Don’t be afraid to use
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1. they beleive
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DIRECTIONS: Read the article “Thousands Turn Out for Little Leaguers” by the Chicago Tribune. Box five words whose
meaning you are unsure of. Do not use names of people as they will not be in the dictionary. Write each word you boxed
on the graphic organizer and use your context clues and dictionary to find the meaning of each word.
Chicago crowned its newest kings Wednesday, as thousands turned out to celebrate Jackie Robinson West's improbable
run in the Little League World Series. The players — most of whom had just started preschool the last time the city
hoisted a baseball trophy — were cheered and applauded along a 13-mile parade route that snaked from the far South
Side to Millennium Park. Fans shouted their names the entire way, in loud appreciation for the joy the boys brought to a
summer too often devoid of it. DJ Butler. Trey Hondras. Pierce Jones. Ed Howard. Marquis Jackson. Cameron Bufford.
Prentiss Luster. Lawrence Noble. Jaheim Benton. Brandon Green. Darion Radcliff. Josh Houston. Eddie King. They are
Chicago sports royalty now, talented athletes who won the U.S. Little League crown despite the odds and united an
entire town along the way.
“This is something that has galvanized the city,” White Sox executive vice president Kenny Williams said. “Everyone has
rooted for these kids and they are to be celebrated.” And Williams wasn’t the only one genuflecting before the players
during the three-hour celebration. Chance the Rapper thanked them for a lesson in humility. Rev. Jesse Jackson
promised them a trip to Disney World. And Cubs President Theo Epstein hinted he may see some of them in the 2023
MLB draft.
“They are not just Chicago’s team,” White Sox TV announcer Hawk Harrelson told the Millennium Park crowd. “They are
Major League Baseball’s team. They are the NBA’s team. They are the NFL’s Team. They are the NHL’s team. They are
America’s team.”
Homework: Diagrams, Dictionaries, and Word List
An estimated 10,000 people gathered downtown Wednesday to celebrate the city’s first baseball championship since
the White Sox won the World Series in 2005. Another 2,000 showed up at Jackie Robinson field in Washington Heights
to kick off the parade, according to the mayor’s office. Most fans wore bright yellow T-shirts in tribute to the team that
made it all the way to the Little League World Series final game in Williamsport, Pa., before losing to a club from Seoul,
South Korea. Many carried signs, too, praising everything from the boys’ maturity and sportsmanship to the parents who
raised them.
“Welcome home,” one sign read. “Make being heroes a lifetime occupation.”
“I’m so proud,” said Gwen Jackson, who lives in the Roseland neighborhood. “It is so hard for these young boys today.
To have these kids do well, conduct themselves well and show they are well-mannered — I have to show that we love
them.” Amid the adulation, however, the city has asked much of the boys. Chicago now expects them to serve as role
models in violence-plagued neighborhoods, improve the city’s image and inspire more black kids to play baseball.
There were references to these heavy — if impossible — responsibilities throughout the rally, including an impassioned
plea from Williams for a citywide cease fire. Even Bill Haley, whose parents founded the team in 1971, suggested the
boys could motivate change.
“Let’s keep this positive energy,” Haley told the crowd. “Let’s make our city great again.” Democratic political class also
latched onto the team’s popularity, as elected officials turned out in force for some television time and election-year
campaigning during the rally. More than a half-dozen politicians spoke at the Washington Heights rally that kicked off
the parade, prompting an antsy crowd to occasionally chant “We want the team! We want the team!”
Gov. Pat Quinn, who is locked in a tough re-election campaign with Republican Bruce Rauner and needs strong support
from Chicago's African-American voters this November, commandeered a JRW flag before running along the outfield
fence at the baseball diamond in the park. He later jogged to the pitcher’s mound to proclaim Jackie Robinson West
Championship Day in Illinois. “Our JRW little leaguers are an inspiration to kids across the nation,” Quinn said. “Our
favorite letters in the alphabet are J-R-W.” The boys seemed to take the adoration in stride as they waved and tipped
their hats to fans. They seemed to understand their newfound celebrity, even as they remained ambivalent about it.
“I think it’s because we’re African-American boys from the South Side that are showing people that the South Side is not
just about bad things,” pitcher Marquis Jackson said. “Something good can come from the South Side of Chicago.” Their
coaches, however, found it difficult to contain their emotions. Darold Butler, the team’s typically stoic manager, fought
back tears as he addressed crowds in both Washington Heights and Millennium Park.
“It’s still unreal,” said Butler, a volunteer coach who works as a locomotive engineer for Union Pacific railroad. “We had
a parade from 107th to Millennium Park — that’s like 100 blocks. And it was people screaming and going crazy, like
genuinely happy, the whole time. It seemed like a million people here. It’s still a dream to me.” Karen Warne, who lives
in Englewood, got to the corner of West 79th Street and Halsted Street an hour and a half before the parade kicked off.
She set up her red chairs under a hot sun that beamed as brightly as she did. She isn't a baseball fan, but the World
Series games made her more excited than she ever has been for a sporting event.
“I'm a kids fan,” she said. “Talk about a Cinderella story, this is the booster shot our community needed.”
Tribune reporters John Byrne and Stacy St. Clair and RedEye reporter Mick Swasko contributed.
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