This unit was created for a fifth grade Language Arts class. During this unit the students will: 1. Write a friendly letter as Shirley Temple Wong describing her new life in New York. 2. Write a persuasive essay agreeing and/or disagreeing with horoscope traits and characteristics of themselves according to their birth year. 3. State their opinion on the enjoyment or dislike of the book and justify answers with appropriate support response, 4. Write a paper to compare and contrast hardships faced by Jackie Robinson and Shirley Temple Wong, 5. Locate information about Jackie Robinson and create a graphic organizer. This Track will meet the learning expectations Of the Tennessee Curriculum Framework Language Arts standard that states that students will develop the structural and creative skills necessary to produce written language that can be read and interpreted by various audiences.