This is felipe s amazing true story of perseverance and determination, as he beat. My reading list is long and will likely extend until summer, but top priority was a book that ive been working on for a while. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. Felipe alou translation in spanish english dictionary. This resource has childrens books in english, with a huge selection of those books also available in spanish, and some available in french. My life and baseball felipe alou, photos, herm weiskopf on. In the book s foreword, pedro martinez describes the same sentiment i felt after my first facetoface with alou at the winter meetings in december. Spanish language learning, spanish vocabulary, teaching spanish, teaching english, writing advice, writing a book, writing challenge, spanish classroom, study notes.
Felipe alou celebrity profile check out the latest felipe alou photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The great felipe alou tells his story in a new book. Jun 09, 2017 although the book does focus on felipe alous baseball career, it also talks about his struggles in coming to the u. Aug 19, 2016 the legacy of felipe alou will be honored on august 23 when they dedicate the giants baseball academy subscribe to our youtube channel for the best, exclusiv. For how much money did felipe join the new york giants. New vocabulary is embedded within countless cognates words that are similar in two languages. Read online felipe alou amazon web services book pdf free download link book now.
Purchased the book for my 9th grader for spanish class. Felipe alous book tells more than game stories, usa today sports, april 19, 2018. Sometimes you meet somebody youve heard about your whole life and looked up to from a distance, and youre disappointed. A musthave resource to accompany felipe alou musicuentos. Felipe alou in english spanishenglish dictionary glosbe. After the 2006 season, the 71yearold felipe alou was released from his job as manager. Felipe alou interview listening activity level 2 and up tpt. Apr 17, 2018 the book is sweet and beautiful, and a testament to the deep stories immigrants or even grandparents in general. Felipe alou s circumstances in 1955 were anything but ordinary.
Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. French edition here by felipe alou and peter kerasotis. In 1,942 career games, alou had a batting average of. His story is based on personal testimony that felipe himself shared during an exclusive personal interview. In six short chapters, this basic reader features felipe at school and covers some of his favorite activities. Felipe alou felipe rojas alou was the first dominican to play regularly in the major leagues, he is the most prominent member of one of the sports most notable families of the late 20th century. I blogged a couple years ago about what i do for the first few chapters of the novel felipe alou.
Trivia 9 outfielder for san francisco giants 19581963, milwaukeeatlanta braves 19641969, oakland athletics 19701971, new york yankees 19711973, montreal expos 1973 and milwaukee brewers 1974. Felipe alou a godsend, in remembering the montreal expos, scoop press, toronto, on, 2005, pp. Apr 24, 2016 i blogged a couple years ago about what i do for the first few chapters of the novel felipe alou. Felipe alou managed the montreal expos 19922001 and san francisco giants 20032006. The story of his life and career has been artfully narrated using a minimal number of highfrequency words in english. He was a nonenglish speaking black athlete living in the dominican republic felipe was anything but the ideal candidate for success in the us especially during.
Felipe alou has a rich and vivid story to tell, and here it is. Alou remained a beloved figure in san francisco, and was offered a job as a special assistant to general manager brian sabean. Our last unit is called caras inolvidables unforgettable faces and is built around biographies of several wellknown people from spanishspeaking culture. Narrative nonfiction level 1, beginner glossary in 1955, during the height of the civil rights movement, felipe rojas alou came to the u. He is an inductee in both the canadian and the latino baseball hall of fame and lives with his wife, lucie, in boynton beach, florida. See more ideas about teaching spanish, spanish and how to speak spanish. I like that it is a biography which tells the true story of a young man from the dominican republic who came to the united states to play baseball in the 1950s. Felipe alous circumstances in 1955 were anything but ordinary. Its bound to be an epic from a man who was a pioneer, both as a player during the. Felipe alou chapters 15 summary word cloud art created by rebekah.
It was a big change of mentality from the textbook and thematic units i used my first two years teaching. Bob costas bob costas 20170919the big, sprawling, international baseball life of felipe alou is a grand story all its own. Read download alou pdf pdf download pdf book library. Big league brothers is jim lebuffes third baseball book, following parallel hitters 2002 and baseball fathers and sons 2001. His name is felipe alou and hes from the dominican. Introducing the novel felipe alou mis clases locas. The first dominican to play regularly in the major leagues, he is the most prominent member of one of the sports most notable families of the late 20th century. I would only recommend using this book with students who speak spanish unless you teach advancedlevel students. To meet felipe alou is to meet a giant of latino baseball. Felipe was 5high school secondary school escuela secundaria grades 9 12 felipe alou 10 santo domingo. Felipe aloubaseballdominican republic unit williamson ci. He managed the montreal expos 19922001 and the san francisco giants 200306. The treatment of trujillos dictatorship makes it a perfect hook for introducing the fluency matters novel felipe alou, one of my favorites among all they offer. Map of the dominican republic setting for caribbean paradise and pearl of the caribbean first two books in island legacy series.
Teaching spanish w comprehensible input tprs felipe alou dr culture ideas good unit. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes, may not include cdrom or access codes. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. This is felipes amazing true story of perseverance and determination, as he beat. Felipe alou learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Felipe alou desde las valles a las mantanas by caral gaab. My eternal gratitude and thanks to felipe alou for. The idea of teaching your first novel in spanish class can be pretty scary. The audio book on cd includes an audio recording of the reader read by. His name is felipe alou and hes from the dominican republic. The program is a requirement for most of the young men in the minor league system to enrich their language skills before they potentially move up to the major league team in san francisco.
Butaloubecomes much more than a baseball book in the hands of coauthor peter kerasotis. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Teaching a novel 101 in spanish class secondary spanish. See more ideas about teaching spanish, spanish class and spanish. The book was intentionally written for native spanish speakers who are learning english, so it is packed full of spanishenglish cognates. It has both fiction and nonfiction, and we all know how important it is to include nonfiction in our teaching. He twice led the national league in hits, and led of games with a home run 20 times in his career. Felipe aloubaseballdominican republic unit williamson. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. Felipe alou society for american baseball research. During the 202014 school year, i wrote and was awarded three separate grants to buy books in spanish for my classroom library and multiple full class sets of novels.
Felipe alou with his new book in the san francisco giants dugout recently at scottsdale stadium. Felipe alou summary chapters 14 bode storyboard summary. Felipe alou amazon web services pdf book manual free. Alou had four marriages and a son who died as a teenager in a swimming pool accident. Felipe alou capitulo 11 prueba espanol felipe alou capitulo 11 reading comprehension assessment english felipe alou capitulo 11 cronologia. It was hardly an ideal situation for a black dominican who spoke no english. He was a nonenglish speaking black athlete living in the dominican republic felipe was anything but the ideal candidate for success in the us especially during the height of the civil rights movement.
The low unique word count and high frequency factor the number of times core structures are embedded in the text in the comprehensionbased reader, felipe alou. Felipe and his brothers and sisters went to elementary school in haina, kilometer 12 and they went to high school5 in santo domingo. It includes all of my supplemental activities for the novel, possible film studies, baseball tv commercials, kahoot games, links to other activities, and the essential. The genre of this book is nonfiction because it is based on real people who.
From the valleys to the mountains, make this an ideal read for advanced beginning english students. Felipe alou serves as special assistant to the general manager for the san francisco giants. Can you name the all time felipe alou team by war, click how to play for details. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the header. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. I recently put together a unit that focuses on the novel, baseball, and the dominican republic. Mar 31, 2018 it was bochy who convinced alou that the book should be written. All the events are represented on the interactive timeline and can be visualized. A venir felipe rojas alou est ne en 1935 en republique.
My baseball journey by felipe alou and peter kerasotis courtesy of net galley and university of nebraska press, the publisher. We are going to take a little break from the tumba thon to talk about what we are currently reading in spanish ii, felipe alou. My baseball journey by felipe alou, peter kerasotis. Felipe lives in florida now and continues to be an astute observer of the game. Shades of the border felipe alou cap 5 spanish classroom, teaching. Felipe was 5 h ig s co l e nd ary u grades 9 12 felipe alou 10 santo domingo. It is a great novel about baseball, discrimination, the dominican republic, and more. He has an interesting journey with many ups and downs and it is about how he reached his goal on being a baseball player. Felipe alou played all three outfield positions with regularity, and also spent considerable time at first base.
Although the book does focus on felipe alou s baseball career, it also talks about his struggles in coming to the u. Felipe alou, one of the first spanish speaking baseball players to. Jan 7, 2018 felipe alou summary chapters 14 bode storyboard. Fielding stats are a combination of official records and retrosheet. Yesterdays stars, going back to 1940, include the dimaggio, alou, ripken, brett, perry, throneberry, gwynn, waner, torre, boyer, dean, forsch and aaron siblings. Felipe rojas alou born may 12, 1935 is a former major league baseball outfielder, first baseman, and manager. Your students will have fun practicing spanish reading skills as felipe shares interesting anecdotes about himself and his best friend, lorenzo.
Felipe alou interview listening activity level 2 and up based on an authentic interview with baseball legend felipe alou, this is a 10 question focused listening activity. Between 1930 and 1961, santo domingo was called trujillo city. This is felipe s amazing true story of perseverance and determination to beat overwhelming odds and insurmountable obstacles to become one of baseballs greatest players and managers. No portion of any book, unless represented as reproducible, may be reproduced or. Felipe alou chapter 1011 expanded flashcards quizlet. Im a lifelong cubs fan in particular, and baseball fan in general. Felipe alou was born on may 12, 1935 in haina, dominican republic as felipe rojas alou. The story of his life and career has been artfully narrated using just 150 highfrequency words in spanish. New vocabulary is embedded within numerous spanish cognates words that are similar in two lan.