Then felipe told him that the henrys pirates stole all the money. Some staining to the head of the pages and at the face edges, and in a minor way on the back cover. May 21, 2018 felipe alou radio interview july 2018 with mike connors on connors corner duration. The story of the mirabal sisters aarp a good 10 minute documentary. Felipe was really the first, remembered manny mota, the guy who cleared the way. 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. Alou married lucie in 1985 and they reside in florida. Ben sullivan a 17year old from san jose, california was determined to have his own car. Felipe aloubaseballdominican republic unit williamson ci.
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. Felipe alou mickey mantle 1962 topps baseball stamp panels. Felipe alou a godsend, in remembering the montreal expos, scoop press, toronto, on, 2005, pp. Then antonio asks about his pistol and felipe told him that the pirates took it. Buy stuff with this image share on facebook share on twitter. Felipe alou chapter 1011 expanded flashcards quizlet. I would only recommend using this book with students who speak spanish unless you teach advancedlevel students. Felipe rojas alou born may 12, 1935 is a former major league baseball outfielder, first baseman, and manager. Felipe alou summary chapters 14 bode storyboard chapter. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Felipe alou in english felipe rojas alou born may 12, 1935, is a former major league baseball outfielder, first baseman, and manager.
Includes reproducible activities, quizzes and supplemental readings. However, i only covered the first 7 chapters in that post, and since i am now working with the book for the second year, i thought i would add a bit more to it. Felipe alous book tells more than game stories, usa today sports, april 19, 2018. Students add details in spanish or english after reading the chapter or as they read it. Esperanza, chapter 10 and epilogue the comprehensible classroom. Introducing the novel felipe alou mis clases locas. Felipe alous circumstances in 1955 were anything but ordinary.
The book is published by university of nebraska press. Sometimes you meet somebody youve heard about your whole life and looked up to from a distance, and youre disappointed. It also includes puzzles and vocabularybased activities. He was a black athlete living in the dominican republic, and he spoke no englishnot. An autobiography by felipe alou, a christian and baseball player from the dominican republic. Jun 09, 2017 although the book does focus on felipe alous baseball career, it also talks about his struggles in coming to the u. Under ordinary circumstances, the odds of being struck by lightning are greater than the odds of becoming a major league baseball player, but felipe alous circumstances in 1955 were anything but ordinary. It is a great novel about baseball, discrimination, the dominican republic, and more. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. His story is based on personal testimony that felipe himself shared during an exclusive personal interview. Neither antonio nor felipe moved because they couldnt believe the map was gone.
Antonio was so upset because not only is his pistol gone but now so is the map. His name is felipe alou and hes from the dominican. This thorough teachers guide for the biography of the famous baseball player felipe alou helps you and your students discover the culture of the dominican republic and the recent history of the us. Mar 26, 2018 to meet felipe alou is to meet a giant of latino baseball. Post your comment please log in to post a comment home gallery pricing tutorials emojis faq forums blog contact. Alou played 17 years in the major leagues, accumulating more than 2,000 hits and 200 home runs, and then managed another 14 four with the san francisco giants and 10 with the montreal expos where he became the winningest manager in franchise history. Dustin williamson shows this movie before starting felipe alou.
Maria rojas beltre, jose alou, moises alou, christia alou, cheri alou, jennifer alou, felipe rojas brens, luis rojas, valerie alou, and felipe alou, jr. Esperanza, chapter 10 and epilogue curriculum mapping. He was a black athlete living in the dominican republic, and he spoke no. Besides having had a sensational career as a player, alou proved himself to be one of the more able managers in baseball.
My life and baseball by alou, felipe and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Apr, 2015 then felipe told him that the henrys pirates stole all the money. Jan 7, 2018 felipe alou summary chapters 14 bode storyboard. My baseball journey audiobook by felipe alou, peter. New vocabulary is embedded within numerous spanish cognates words that are similar in two lan. The book felipe alou begins with discussing the situation of the dominican republic and it dictator at the time. 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. 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. Felipe alou, one of the first spanishspeaking baseball players to come to the united states back in the 1950s and a treasured member of the giants staff. All the events are represented on the interactive timeline and can be visualized. Although the book does focus on felipe alous baseball career, it also talks about his struggles in coming to the u. To meet felipe alou is to meet a giant of latino baseball.
Felipe alou every game played with complete stats, links to box scores and automated row summing for 1958. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. I blogged a couple years ago about what i do for the first few chapters of the novel felipe alou. Once again, i pretaught the needed vocabulary using. Felipe alou society for american baseball research. I recently put together a unit that focuses on the novel, baseball, and the dominican republic.
A musthave resource to accompany felipe alou musicuentos. An inspiring and intriguing story of a boy from a poor family who grew up to become a member of two teams in the u. Timeline felipe alou spanish final by harley brill on prezi next. The book is sweet and beautiful, and a testament to the deep stories immigrants or even grandparents in general. Teachers can assign students to retell the chapter by drawing it this allows students time to go back and reread storyline and dialogue from each chapter. As fate would have it, family financial troubles forced. Defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry. However, i only covered the first 7 chapters in that post, and since i am now working with the book for the second year, i. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day.
Book has creasing to the covers, near the spine, and along the spine. 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. The story of his life and career has been artfully narrated using a minimal number of highfrequency words in english. Felipe alou serves as special assistant to the general manager for the san francisco giants. Felipe rojas alou born may 12, 1935, is a former major league baseball outfielder, first baseman, and manager. After reading chapters 1 and 2, discussing question from the teachers. He was an inspiration to everybody in the dominican republic. Also, many activities, quizzes and readings help your students focus more on the english language. Apr 24, 2016 i blogged a couple years ago about what i do for the first few chapters of the novel felipe alou. My baseball journey by felipe alou and peter kerasotis courtesy of net galley and university of nebraska press, the publisher. Nonfiction level 1 glossary under ordinary circumstances, the odds of being struck by lightning are greater than the odds of becoming a major league baseball player, but felipe alous circumstances in 1955 were anything but ordinary.
Fielding stats are a combination of official records and retrosheet. It includes all of my supplemental activities for the novel, possible film studies, baseball tv commercials, kahoot games, links to other activities. Felipe aloubaseballdominican republic unit williamson. 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. Check out the spanish version of these 10 hit songs. Felipe alou summary chapters 14 bode storyboard chapter, bode.
Felipe alou radio interview july 2018 with mike connors. A teacher recently asked me for advice on using the felipe alou novel after seeing one of my. 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. Their regard for me as a teacher and their desire to help their inter national players learn english is absolutely inspiring, to say the least. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank. The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from.
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