1. Heroes
Theme 5
Selection 1
Selection 2
Selection 3

2. 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?

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. Key Vocabulary career contract demonstrated eventually specializes
tireless
worldwide

10. what someone does as a job
career
what someone does as a job

11. contract
a written agreement

12. demonstrated
showed clearly

13. eventually
at the end; finally

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

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

16. worldwide
all over the world