Integrity

mighty-jackieMajor League Baseball scheduled its 2014 Opening Day games for the Diamond Backs and the Dodgers on March 22nd in Australia.  This is another sign of spring season right around the corner!  You can't talk about baseball and the word of the month, integrity, without knowing about Jackie Mitchell.  Marissa Moss, the author of Might Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen, reminds us that with courage you can take risks. By having strength to be compassionate, wise, humble, truthful, you have the foundation of integrity!  Listen to the story of Mighty Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen. Identify text from the story that supports these characteristics.

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Her father's encouragement and hard work helped Jackie succeed. Post a comment about a person in your life who had encouraged you and helped you to succeed.

Extension: Create a Baseball Trading Card on the website Read, Write, Think's Trading Card Creator. Make a baseball card about a person you know who displays the characteristics of our word of the month, Integrity. 

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