Roberto Clemente Online Fact or Fiction
Grade Level: 5+ | Lexile: 1000 | Word Count: 485
 

Use this Activity:

Discuss -
  1. What made Roberto Clemente both a great athlete and a great person?
  2. How did Clemente’s early life help shape who he became as a baseball player?
  3. Why was Roberto Clemente’s induction into the Hall of Fame so significant?
  4. How do you think Clemente’s legacy continues to influence baseball and communities today?
Reading Groups - This passage and question set serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 25 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work. It can be part of a series of sports-themed comprehension activities offered to students as morning work.
Debate - Should professional athletes be expected to use their fame and wealth to engage in humanitarian efforts?
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to move the statements to the fact or fiction containters.