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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\nSpecial relationships in our lives influence our actions.  When we desire to please others, we put extra effort into daily tasks, and the results benefit everyone.\nSynopsis\nThis realistic fictional story is about Steven and his Aunt Carolyn.  The two have always shared a special bond; each time Aunt Carolyn takes a trip, she sends a special postcard to Steven.  Now, Aunt Carolyn is coming for the family block party and Steven wants to find a special gift for her.  After looking in many stores and realizing he does not have enough money for a store\u001f-bought gift, he crafts something more personal and handmade.  Steven creates the “Jones Family Express” a movable photo album that Aunt Carolyn can take with her on her travels.  In the end, Steven receives a wonderful gift too; he receives a postcard that is “good for one trip with Aunt Carolyn”.   This story highlights strong family connections and follows a boy’s quest to find a perfect gift for his very special aunt.\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\nEvidence-based Answers\nReread Page 359. How does the narrator show that he was interested in traveling with Aunt Carolyn?\nThe narrator enjoyed hearing tales of how his Aunt Carolyn traveled to different places and wanted to experience these trips for himself. He tried to hide in her suitcase when he was three-years-old and valued the postcards that she sent him from the different places she’s visited. He also said that the postcards made him feel special.\nWhat clues from the story let you know that the narrator was looking forward to the block party? (Pg. 360)\nThe narrator states that it was his favorite time of the year because his whole family would be there and there were lots of fun activities, food and music. He was also looking forward to his Aunt Carolyn being present, since she usually traveled through the summer.\nWhy did the narrator want to purchase a gift for his aunt? (Pg. 360)\nThe narrator states that Aunt Carolyn didn’t come back often, and that was why he wanted to get her a present. He valued the postcards that she sent when she traveled, and he wanted to get her a gift in return.\nReread page 363. Why does the narrator sneak out of the window in his room?\nThe narrator sneaks out of his window and through his neighbor’s garden to go to Nostrand Avenue so that he can find his aunt a present.  He didn’t want to get stopped by all of his family members on the way out.\nLook at the way that Mr. Perkins speaks on page 365. What clues from the text describe his voice?\nThe text states that Mr. Perkins had a screechy voice, and he compared his voice to the sound of nails on a chal","cbCaigeGYcz2Dcc8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigeGYcz2Dcc8","docx",35013,12,"English","# Teacher Instructions\n## Before Teaching\n## Big Ideas and Key Understandings\n## Synopsis\n# During Teaching\n## Text-Dependent Questions\n## Evidence-based Answers","[{\"question\":\"What is the main big idea of The Jones Family Express unit?\",\"answer\":\"Special relationships in life influence actions. When Steven wants to please someone important, his extra effort in daily tasks creates results that benefit everyone.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does Steven want to purchase a gift for Aunt Carolyn?\",\"answer\":\"Aunt Carolyn doesn’t come back often, and Steven values the postcards she sends while she travels. 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