Inspiring Artists and Musicians

Lesson 20
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ELA

Unit 5

1st Grade

Lesson 20 of 26

Objective


Analyze why the author titled the book When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana by Michael Mahin.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana by Michael Mahin  p. 21 — to end

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

Why did the author title the book, When Angels Sing…?

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Key Questions


  • What happened in Carlos’s life in 1964?

  • What happened in Carlos’s life in 1966?

  • How were things beginning to change in 1968?

  • What changes in 1968? How does Carlos respond?

  • When did Carlos finally hear the angels sing?

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Common Core Standards


  • L.1.1.g — Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).
  • L.1.1.j — Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.
  • RI.1.3 — Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
  • RI.1.8 — Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
  • SL.1.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups

Supporting Standards

L.1.4
L.1.6
RI.1.1
RI.1.4
RI.1.7
RI.1.10
SL.1.2
SL.1.5
SL.1.6
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