SHARED READ Unit 1 Realistic Fiction
REALISTIC FICTION
Name Maria Celebrates Brazil
Maria has a dance practice today. Why do Mãe and Pai want her to practice?
Maria and her family are in their kitchen. “Please!” Maria begs. Maria does not want to go to practice today. Mãe speaks Portuguese. It is the language of Brazil. Mãe says, “You must practice. The parade is next week.”
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Glossary
begs (suplica) asks in a strong way must (debes) need to next week (semana siguiente) in 7 days
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COLLABORATE
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Additional Questions
Where are Mãe and Pai from? Maria’s parents come from
Word Bank
does not Brazil parade must go
.
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2 Does Maria want to go to practice? She
want to go
to practice. 3 What does Mãe say about it? Maria
to practice.
4 Why is practice important? The
is next week.
Main Question 1 Revisited Maria has a dance practice today. Why do Mãe and Pai want her to practice?
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2 Main Question
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Maria does not want to go. Why does Maria feel this way?
“It’s not fair,” says Maria. Mãe says, “Maria, you must do the right thing.” “But Ana invited me to her house,” Maria says. COLLABORATE
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Additional Questions
Word Bank
the right thing house fair invited
Her parents say Maria must practice. What does Maria say about it? Maria says it is not
.
2 Why does Maria feel this way? Ana
Maria to her .
3 Why does Mãe want Maria to practice? Mãe wants Maria to do . 3
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fair (justo) correct or good for everyone do the right thing (hacer lo correcto) do the correct or good thing invited me to (invitó) wants me to go to
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3 Main Question The parade celebrates Brazil. Why is the parade important to the family?
“The parade is important,” says Pai. “People from all over come to see it. They try our food. They see how we dress. They see how we live. It is a chance to share our culture.”
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Main Question 2 Revisited Maria does not want to go. Why does Maria feel this way?
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all over (todas partes) many places try (prueban) taste for the first time share (comparten) show people culture (cultura) way of life and traditions
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Additional Questions
Word Bank
Pai tells about the parade. Who comes to see the parade? People from
come to
all over culture lives try
2 What does Pai say the people do? People
their food. They
see how the family
.
3 What can the family share with other people? The family can share their .
Main Question 3 Revisited The parade celebrates Brazil. Why is the parade important to the family?
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see it.
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4 Main Question
Glossary
Maria worked hard for the parade. What did she and her friends do?
Maria says, “But I want to see Ana.”
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“You can see Ana anytime,” says Pai. “They are giving out costumes at practice today.”
anytime (en cualquier momento) another time have worked hard (trabajado duro) have done a lot of work colorful costumes (trajes coloridos) clothing with many colors for the parade
Maria thinks about her father’s words. She and her friends have worked hard. They practiced their dance steps. They made colorful costumes. COLLABORATE
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Additional Questions
Word Bank
What happens at practice today? They give the
to the
children. 2 What does Maria think about? She thinks about the things said about the parade. 6
dance steps made her father costumes
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3 What has Maria practiced? Maria and her friends have practiced their
for the parade.
4 What is another way the children worked hard?
their costumes.
Main Question 4 Revisited Maria worked hard for the parade. What did she and her friends do?
5 Main Question How do Maria’s feelings change?
Maria says, “I’ll go to practice. I want to dance my best at the parade.”
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Glossary
my best (lo mejor posible) the best I can
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Maria and her friends
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Glossary
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One week later, people line the streets on parade day. Maria’s group knows each h dance. They move to the beat.
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later (después) after line (forman una fila) stand on the side of
Additional Questions
Word Bank
practice dance the beat best parade
What will Maria do? She will go to
.
2 Why does Maria want to do this? She wants to be able to dance her at the
.
3 What do Maria’s group do at the parade? They know each
and .
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move to
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Glossary
Many people are at the parade. What happens at the end of the story?
crowd (multitud) group of many people points (apunta) aims takes a picture (toma una foto) snaps a photo with the camera is proud of (está orgullosa) feels good about
The crowd cheers. A lot of people came to watch the parade. A woman points a camera, so Maria smiles. Click! The woman takes a picture. Maria is proud of her hard work!
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Additional Questions
Word Bank
cheers hard work picture
What does the crowd do? The crowd watches and 9
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Main Question 5 Revisited How do Maria’s feelings change?
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2 When does Maria smile? Maria smiles when a woman takes her
.
3 What is Maria proud of?
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Maria is proud of her
.
Main Question 6 Revisited Many people are at the parade. What happens at the end of the story?
Comprehension Skill Character, Setting, Events Name the characters, setting, and event in an important part of the story. A character is a person in a story. A setting tells when and where the story is happening. The events are what happens.
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Practice
Word Bank
The story is about the Maria and her parents,
.
The characters are in their . It is one week before . This is the first
the
of the story. Mãe and Pai tell Maria to go to practice. This is in the story.
the first
2 Extension: Another setting is at the parade. It is People line the
later. .
The characters are and her dance group. They know each dance and move to
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characters event parade Mãe and Pai setting Maria kitchen the beat one week streets
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EXPOSITORY TEXT
Comprehension Skill Revisited Character, Setting, Events Name the characters, setting, and event in an important part of the story.
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COLLABORATE
Reread Use the graphic organizer to write the characters, settings, and events as you reread “Maria Celebrates Brazil.” Graphic organizer is on the next page
Summarize COLLABORATE
Talk with a partner to summarize the events in the story.
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Reread Use
Title
Name
Character
Setting
Events
Maria Mãe Pai
The family’s kitchen one week before the parade
Maria does not want to go to dance practice. Her parents say she must go.
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GLOSSARY Use the chart to write 4 glossary words.
Title Word/ Translation
Name Your Definition
Page Number
Your Sentence and Example
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