Curriculum Unit
From the Sugar Mills to the Majors: The Rise of Dominican Beisbolistas in Major League Baseball
Dominican Beisbolistas in Major League Baseball
Holly Bryk
Title Author
KEY LEARNING, ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, ETC.
IB Language Acquisition Objective Criterion C: Comprehending Written Text requiring the student to understand information and engage with the text by supporting opinion and personal response with evidence from the text. IB Language Acquisition Objective Criterion D: Communicating in Written Form which expects the student to organize and express thoughts, feelings, ideas, opinions and information in writing, write for specific purposes, and develop accuracy when writing in the target language. The Delaware World Readiness Standards for Learning Languages are Standard 1.3 Presentational Communication: Learners present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners, readers or viewers; and Standard 2.1 Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives: Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied. Common Core Standard CCSSELA – Literacy RI.9 – 10.7 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person's life story in both print and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized in each account.)
ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) for the UNIT
Why are the majority of the international players in Major League Baseball from the Dominican Republic?
CONCEPT A CONCEPT B CONCEPT C
Mapping a Dominican baseball players route to the MLB
Dominican Domination in the sport of baseball
A Domincan player’s road to the MLB
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS B ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS C
Where is the Dominican Republic?
What are principal elements that represent Domincan culture?
How does one become a player in Major League Baseball?
What obstacles did Felipe Alou encounter in his journey to the Major Leagues?
What obstacles did Felipe Alou encounter in his journey to the Major Leagues?
How does a beisbolista make his way to becoming a player in MLB?
How does culture influence our choice of profession?
What attracts Dominican players to Major League baseball?
VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY B VOCABULARY C
Repúbilca Dominicana, beisbolista, pelotero, jugador, Grandes Ligas, equipo, buscones, la vitilla, la plaquita
edad, pasaporte, certificado de nacimiento, pobreza, desempleo, hambre, mentira, el engaño
béisbol de ligas menores, familia antrifiona, emigrar, inmigrar, bono por firmar, descarger
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/MATERIAL/TEXT/FILM/RESOURCES
In the Time of the Butterflies - This movie was inspired by the true story of the Mirabal sisters who were murdered in 1960 for their part in a plan to overthrow the dictator Trujillo.
Sugar - A fictional movie about a young baseball player who leaves the Dominican Republic to play in the U.S. minor leagues with the hope of making it big.
Pelotero - A documentary about baseball prospects in the Dominican Republic.
The Perfect Game - This PG rated baseball movie is based on the true story of a group of boys from Mexico, who are the first non-U.S.