The Jacket Frontloading

Bellwork #6: List things that build your
confidence and things that damage your
confidence.
• Content Objectives: We will demonstrate
comprehension of narrative text.
• Language Objective: We will orally summarize
narrative text by sorting important and
unimportant events.
The Jacket
BY Gary Soto
Parts of a Jacket
Collar
Vinyl
sleeves
Silver studs
leather
Cuffs
leather
• N. A side view
of an object,
especially of the
human head.
• She had a perfect side
profile for pictures.
• N. a spinning
blade used to
move a boat
or airplane
forward.
• The propellers
moved super fast
and gave the boat
more speed.
• V. to shrink or
wrinkle
• The leaves began
to shrivel when
winter came
along.
• Adj. Severe
or fierce
• The vicious lion
attacked the
zebra.
• N. a system of
• He reads using
writing or printing,
braille.
devised by L.
Braille for use by
the blind, that are
read by touch
• V. clothing made of •
fabric that blends in
with the background
of nature, usually
shades of brown and
green
Ali used camouflage to
hide from the opposing
team.
• V. To be
gloomy
• She moped around after
her grandma told her
there are no cookies.
• V. to make the
sound of a hog
in frustration
(when unhappy
with something)
• Sara grunted when she
found out she had to
redo her personal
narrative essay.
• V. To march
in a happy
way
• The students paraded
home after school.
• N. somebody who
uses violence,
especially
bombing,
kidnapping, and
assassination, to
intimidate others.
• The baby was a terrorist
in the kitchen when he
saw the cookie. He
would do anything to
get it.
Content
• To be happy with what
you have.
• To accept things in your
life.
• Content people are
always very happy.
• Early 1900s
Brown leather flight jackets
are worn by aviators and
members of the military.
During WWII they become
known as “bomber jackets,”
prized for their heavy
insulation and warmth.
• 1928
Irving Schott designs the first
motorcycle jacket and sells it
for $5.50 (yes, you read that
right) at the Harley Davidson
store in NYC.
• 1953
Here’s where the Hollywood
years come in. Marlon
Brando wears a leather
bomber jacket and schools
everywhere ban “the Brando
look,” fearing it symbolizes a
rebellious youth culture.
• 1955
Rebel-without-a-cause (and
movie star heartthrob) James
Dean is hardly ever seen
without his leather jacket,
further perpetuating its
rebellious reputation.
Leather Jackets: the epitome of cool
• 1963
Paired with his signature
aviators, Steve McQueen
single-handedly makes the
leather jacket the epitome
of cool.
• 1974
“The Fonz” debuts his
leather jacket on the
popular TV show Happy
Days. This very jacket
remains on display today in
the Smithsonian Institution.
• Early 1980s
Punk rockers (see Blondie
and Billy Idol) give the
leather jacket their own
spin, adding studs, safety
pins, and of course, plenty
of attitude.
• Today
The leather jacket is an
outerwear staple seen on a
slew of celebrities.