1. “La Bamba”

2. Give It All You’ve Got Story Strategy Genre Skill Summarize Story
&
Story
Structure
Realistic
Fiction 2

5. Key Vocabulary applause debut duo embarrassed forty-five record
limelight
pantomime
rehearsal
talent

6. Vocabulary
Please turn to page 83 in your practice books.

8. Strategy Focus
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.

11. Objectives
We will:
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

12. Comprehension Skill: Story Map
Turn to Practice Page #84

13. Time to Read! Page# 163

14. applause
the clapping of hands to show approval.

15. debut
first public performance

16. duo
two performers singing or playing together

17. embarrassed
Self-conscious and ill at ease

18. forty-five record
a small record with one musical selection on each side

19. limelight
focus of public attention

20. pantomime
theatrical acting that is done in silence

21. rehearsal
Practice for a public performance

22. talent
a special natural or acquired ability