Friendship Across Boundaries: Return to Sender

Lesson 15
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ELA

Alternate Unit 2

5th Grade

Lesson 15 of 29

Objective


Close-read a text to determine what traditions are important in Mexican culture and explain how they help bring the Cruzes and the Paquettes together. 

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez  pp. 1 – 178

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

What traditions are important in Mexican culture? 

Extend: How do they help bring the Cruzes and the Paquettes together?

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.5.1 — Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
  • RL.5.2 — Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
  • SL.5.3 — Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.
  • SL.5.4 — Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
  • SL.5.5 — Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.

Supporting Standards

L.5.6
SL.5.1
W.5.10
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