Lou Gehrig:Lou Gehrig:The Luckiest ManThe Luckiest Manby David A. Adlerby David A. Adler

Created by Dawn TurittoCreated by Dawn Turitto

A little background on Lou…A little background on Lou…

• Lou's the Best!Lou's the Best!

• The Farewell Speech: "Pride of the YaThe Farewell Speech: "Pride of the Yankees"nkees"

COURAGEOUSCOURAGEOUS

• Cour-age-ousCour-age-ous

• AdjectiveAdjective

• BraveBrave

IMMIGRANTSIMMIGRANTS

• Im-mi-grantsIm-mi-grants

• nounnoun

• People who go to a country to live in People who go to a country to live in itit

Remembering Ellis IslandRemembering Ellis Island

SALARYSALARY

• Sa-la-rySa-la-ry

• NounNoun

• Money paid at Money paid at regular times to a regular times to a workerworker

TREMENDOUSTREMENDOUS

• Tre-men-dousTre-men-dous

• AdjectiveAdjective

• Very great or largeVery great or large

APPRECIATIONAPPRECIATION

• Ap-pre-ci-a-tionAp-pre-ci-a-tion

• NounNoun

• Showing that one Showing that one recognizes the recognizes the value of a person value of a person or thingor thing

VALUABLEVALUABLE• Val-u-a-bleVal-u-a-ble

• AdjectiveAdjective

• Worth a lotWorth a lot

MODESTMODEST

• Mod-estMod-est

• AdjectiveAdjective

• Humble, not a show-offHumble, not a show-off

SPORTSMANSHIPSPORTSMANSHIP

• Sports-man-shipSports-man-ship

• NounNoun

• Playing fair and Playing fair and showing respect for showing respect for opponentsopponents