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rld map or globe and then
Dominican Republic on a wo
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ate
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Map Study.
shown in a separate box?
think Dominican Republic is
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on Buster’
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their knowledge about bas
re
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to
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ts
How
den
s?
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Ask
ll.
the
Baseba
ns? What are
What are the different positio
you need to play baseball?
as they explain.
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Introduce
EPISODE 203
The Dominican Republic
TOPICS/THEMES
Sports: baseball
an
Cultural traditions: Dominic
Republic
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
Learning a new language
sh)?
How do you say…in (Spani
Please say it again.
t!
I think I can remember tha
View and View Again
What do you notice?
r the opening scenes. Ask:
afte
se
Pau
ic.
ubl
Rep
an
Dominic
are spoken? Write students’
ere we live? What languages
wh
from
e.
nt
ere
diff
ks
loo
at
Wh
rt as you watch the episod
rt. Continue to add to the cha
Cha
b
s
We
like
a
ter
on
ns
Bus
gs
atio
erv
thin
of
obs
ke a list
episode, ask students to ma
t
ten
Con
e
(se
m
ias
I Love It! As they watch the
hus
of ent
r the episode, write words
up a
(baseball, pasteles, etc.) Afte
ing)? Have a student hold
urf
…(s
like
you
Do
:
ask
eer
unt
vol
a
Let
ds.
car
Language) on
se: Yes! It’s (cool)!
word card to cue class respon
CONTENT LANGUAGE
, pitch,
Baseball: bat, ball, hit, run
e run
hom
,
out
catch, team, score,
ul!
utif
Bea
m:
ias
Words of enthus
nt!
elle
Exc
l!
Coo
Great! Nice!
ections
from Danny’s sister:
rns some words in Spanish
lea
ter
Bus
es.
ari
e students with the same
Bilingual Diction
Hav
.
bola, pitcher = pitcher
=
l
bal
e,
bat
=
bat
l,
sbo
aries featuring baseball
baseball = béi
g their own bilingual diction
kin
ma
er,
eth
tog
rk
wo
ge
. Make booklets by folding
home langua
er vocabulary of their choice
oth
or
m,
ias
hus
ent
of
rds
words, wo
aries with their classmates,
e students share their diction
Hav
er.
pap
of
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ets
she
g
plin
and sta
ch and learn new vocabulary
language” questions to tea
new
a
ing
arn
“le
the
ng
usi
Extend and Make Conn
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
ry Englar
Dominican Republic by Ma
dida by
per
ota
pel
l/La
The Lost Bal
ser
Lynn Rei
The Case of the Coin
Buster loses a coin but
EPISODE 204
Fort Leonard Wood, Missou
ri
finds some great new fr
TOPICS/THEMES
Military families
Clues, codes, mysteries
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
Expressing feelings
I miss you. I love you.
Take care. Stay safe.
CONTENT LANGUAGE
Military families: military,
base,
soldier, general, tank
Values: excellence, excelle
nt
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
The Librarian of Basra: A Tru
e Story
from Iraq by Jeanette Winter
Love, Lizzie: Letters to a Mil
itary
Mom by Lisa Tucker McElro
y
Pilot Mom by Kathleen Ben
ner Duble
While You Are Away by Eile
en
Spinelli
Purloined
iends.
Introduce
Build Background. Read a
book about military familie
s
(see Recommended Books)
. In this episode Buster vis
its a
military base in Missouri and
meets Erin, whose dad is ser
ving in Iraq for a year.
Ask students: Do you know
anyone who is away on mil
itary service? How do you thin
Erin feels about her dad bei
k
ng away? How do you thin
k Erin and her dad stay in
What do you think Erin say
touch?
s to her dad? Weave the Fun
ctional Language phrases
discussion. Have students
into the
locate Fort Leonard Wood in
Missouri on Buster’s Map.
Map Study. Help students
find the U.S. and Iraq on a
world map or globe. Trace
Erin’s dad traveled to get from
the route
the U.S. to Iraq.
View and View Again
Key Characters. Write the
names and introduce: Erin
, Hannah (Erin’s younger sis
Kayla and Sami (Erin’s frie
ter),
nds), and General Castro.
(General Castro is in charge
military base.).
of the
Pause and Discuss. Pause
the video at key moments
to discuss what has happen
invite kids to make personal
ed and
connections. After the scene
with General Castro you mig
What does excellence mean?
ht ask:
What are some things you
have done that are excelle
nt?
Extend and Make Conn
ectio
ns
Clues and Codes. Create a
classroom treasure hunt wit
h a series of clues. Include
and coded messages. (In the
maps
episode, Erin uses a number
code: A=1, B=2, C=3, etc.
Simple books about secret
codes can provide lots of oth
er ideas.) Encourage studen
write their own coded messa
ts to
ges, and/or create their ow
n treasure hunts.
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