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Please do not read this to the students.  This is a description for teachers, about the big ideas and key understanding that students should take away after completing this task.\nBig Ideas and Key Understandings\nA hero is defined by her good works and determination to overcome obstacles.\nSynopsis\nIn this biography, we learn how Gloria Estefan rose from life as a Cuban refugee to worldwide musical fame. With her fame she also experienced tragedy but continued to help others in unfortunate situations. Gloria’s success has allowed her to receive multiple honors and awards for her selfless work leading to her being referred to as “a star with a heart.”\nRead entire main selection text, keeping in mind the Big Ideas and Key Understandings.\nRe-read the main selection text while noting the stopping points for the Text Dependent Questions and teaching Vocabulary.\nDuring Teaching\nStudents read the entire main selection text independently.\nTeacher reads the main selection text aloud with students following along. (Depending on how complex the text is and the amount of support needed by students, the teacher may choose to reverse the order of steps 1 and 2.)\nStudents and teacher re-read the text while stopping to respond to and discuss the questions and returning to the text.  A variety of methods can be used to structure the reading and discussion (i.e.:  whole class discussion, think-pair-share, independent written response, group work, etc.)\nText Dependent Questions\nText Dependent Questions\nAnswers\nReread the introduction to the story on page 561. Why were Gloria and her family considered refugees?\nGloria was born in Cuba where her mother taught school and her father was in the Cuban army. When a war began in Cuba, the family “fled to the United States for safety.” The family settled in Miami, Florida and her dad went back to fight against Fidel Castro.\nReread page 562. What evidence does the author provide to show that Gloria was a determined young girl?\nGloria quickly learned English and caught up with the other children even though it wasn’t easy. She was a good student even in difficult times. The author says, “She was always at the head of her class.”\nReread page 563. Why did the author use the idiom, “a little mother to her family”?\nGloria was a young girl performing motherly tasks. After her mother went back to work, Gloria helped out at home. Gloria took care of her sister, Becky and her father.\nChapter 1 is titled “Escaping with Music”.  What evidence of “escaping” does the author provide in this section of the biography?\nFirst, the family members become refugees as they “fled to the United States for safety”. They were escaping from Cuba and the government control of Fidel Castro.  Jose Fajardo also was “captured and kept in a Cuban prison for nearly two years” and freed just before Christmas to return to Miami. Lastly, Gloria said, “When my father was ill, music was my escape”. She would listen to music and sing along with pop songs to feel better when her father was sick.\nReread page 563. What words does the author include from Gloria in this chapter? What message is the author trying to give the reader by including these words?\nGloria says of her father when he returned from war, “he’d fall for no reason.” This supports what the narrator says, “the girls and their mother knew something was wrong with him.” She also is quoted with reference to her father’s “constant care.” She says, “It was round the clock…very hard.” This elaborates on the narrator’s telling and reinforces how hard life was for Gloria at this time\nWhy did the author include ","cbCaiqbErFqoR22u","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqbErFqoR22u","docx",35924,11,"English","# Teacher Instructions\n## Big Ideas and Key Understandings\n## Synopsis\n## During Teaching\n## Text Dependent Questions\n### Answers and Discussion Prompts","[{\"question\":\"Why were Gloria and her family considered refugees?\",\"answer\":\"Gloria was born in Cuba, and when war began, the family “fled to the United States for safety.” They settled in Miami, Florida, while her father returned to fight against Fidel Castro.\"},{\"question\":\"What evidence shows Gloria was determined as a young girl?\",\"answer\":\"Gloria quickly learned English and caught up with other children even though it was not easy. 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