“La Bamba”
Give It All You’ve Got
Story
Strategy
Summarize
Genre
Realistic
Fiction
Skill
Story
Structure
Key Vocabulary
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applause
debut
duo
embarrassed
forty-five record
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limelight
pantomime
rehearsal
talent
Vocabulary
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Please turn to page 83 in your practice
books.
What will happen when Manuel enters his
school’s show? As you read the selection,
summarize the problem and the events in
your own words.
We will:
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Identify elements of a story, including the setting,
characters, and plot
Complete a Story Map based on events in La Bamba
Discuss the relationship of one story element to
another
Learn academic language: character, setting,
events, plot
Comprehension Skill:
Story Map
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Turn to Practice Page #84
Time to Read!
Page# 163
applause
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the clapping of hands to show approval.
debut
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first public performance
duo
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two performers singing or playing together
embarrassed
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Self-conscious and ill at ease
forty-five record
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a small record with
one musical selection
on each side
limelight
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focus of public
attention
pantomime
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theatrical acting that
is done in silence
rehearsal
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Practice for a public performance
talent
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a special natural or acquired ability