GRADE LEVEL: 5th UNIT 3 WEEK OF: 1st of 3rd S.

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Title of Selection Page/Text Structure Breakdown

From love, Amalia Text

Page Evidence
Genre Structure
Realistic Fiction
Tell me what’s bothering you.
TEKS Something is wrong.
Pgs. 22-23 problem Her voice cracked….
5.8B, 5.6E It’s not fair….
Great sigh
Focus Objective(s)

Analyze characters
Her family is moving west…
p. 22 Cause/effect
Close Reads Focus Story Vocabulary Start packing.
Analyze characters 5.8B enthusiasm
Make connections 5.6E
Context clues 5.3B
shattered
I know how hard it is….
Amalia just wanted to end…
reassuring Pgs.25-26 problem Talking about it only made…

encompass
One must find ways to keep
inseparable loved….
Tio Patricio had fallen….
He was very concerned about
Pgs.28-32 solution
leaving me…
Reading Comprehension Academic Your tio Manuel went back to
Expectations Mexico…
Vocabulary He is doing just great…
Amalia just let herself feel
1. Analyze characters Related words surrounded by the warmth of
2.Making connections suffixes her grandmother’s voice.
Holding a Christmas card with a
Overall Text Structure(s) huge poinsettia….
Amalia’s aunt….
Pgs. 33-35 solution
She could never have the
same…
But in Mexico she dresses all
Problem/Solution the famous stars.
Cause/ Effect You will find a way to stay
close to Martha.
Who cares about staying close?
She thought. I don’t want to
p. 35 problem
care about someone who
won’t be here.
Signaling Words Key/Central Idea (Main Idea)
The problem is Amalia’s best friend Martha is moving away. The
Bothering you, quiet, wrong, I’m fine, nunca mas, it’s not fair,
solution is that grandmother shows Amalia how she keeps her
difficult, angry , sad, unbelievable, move away, comforting
love ones close even though they are far away.
Essential Question (CPQ) & Weekly Question Summary of Text
Amalia is sad and upset that her best friend is moving away.
How do experiences of other reflect our own? Grandma shows her how she has found ways to keep her love
ones close to her. Grandma helps Amalia by sharing stories of her
What can we learn from the experiences of older relatives and how she used cards and pictures to feel close to them
generations? across distance. Amalia must decide on how she will cope with
her pain of not having her friend close to her.