Heroes Theme 5 Selection 1 Selection 2 Selection 3

Heroes Who are some of your heroes? Why do you respect them? What would make you feel like a hero? Why do you think firefighters were chosen to illustrate the “Heroes” theme? What makes them heroes?

Genre: Realistic Fiction Realistic characters and events come to life in a fictional plot Heroes

A true story of the life of a real person. Genre: Biography A true story of the life of a real person.

Purposes for Reading Strategy focus: monitor/clarify Comprehension skill: making judgments Vocabulary development Critical thinking, discussion

Strategy Focus: Monitor/Clarify As you read about Gloria Estefan’s rise to musical fame Monitor your reading to make sure you understand the sequence of events. Clarify what you don’t understand. Monitor: What happened first? Next? Clarify: Do I understand the story?

Key Vocabulary career contract demonstrated eventually specializes tireless worldwide

what someone does as a job career what someone does as a job

contract a written agreement

demonstrated showed clearly

eventually at the end; finally

to be involved in a particular activity specializes to be involved in a particular activity

able to work a long time without getting tired tireless able to work a long time without getting tired

worldwide all over the world