UNIT 1 READING DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION • Read and comprehend informational text Ask students to take turns reading aloud the biography of Enrique Chagoya to each other in pairs. Ask comprehension questions, such as Where does Chagoya teach? (Stanford University) Is he a successful artist? (Yes, his paintings and graphics are shown in museums and galleries throughout the world.) • Culture note If students are interested, many of Chagoya’s paintings can be found on the internet. His paintings have been displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Art Institute of Chicago; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, DC; and the Centro Cultural de Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, Mexico. E Check In Find details in illustrated narrative Have students work in pairs to ask and answer the questions. Circulate as they work, making sure that they provide text evidence to support each of their answers. ANSWERS 1. Chagoya painted his father holding paints because his father was a good artist and taught his son how to draw and paint as well. 2. The biography shows that Enrique became an artist as a result of his parents’ influence. 3. His mother never wanted to say good-bye to him, and Chagoya remembers this about her. Practice teamwork and collaborative problem-solving Draw attention to the idiom have a big heart and note that the mother didn’t actually have a large heart. Invite students to share other idioms they know that use the word heart; for example: wear your heart on your sleeve, have a heart, follow your heart, have your heart set on something, pour your heart out, have a heavy heart, etc. Also ask students to offer examples from their home languages. Ask multilingual learners to work together to discover any heart idioms that are the same across the languages they know. PRACTICE COMMUNICATE Scaffold When discussing the idiom have a big heart, ask students to demonstrate comprehension by drawing a picture of both the literal and figurative meaning of the phrase. For example, students might draw a picture of a woman with a very large heart in her chest and a picture of a woman helping an elderly person walk down the street. Amplify Have students choose an idiom that uses the word heart to illustrate. They may choose one that came up in class discussion or research a different one. Have them write an example sentence with the idiom, and then draw two pictures—one picture to show the literal meaning of the idiom, and one picture to illustrate their example sentence and show the figurative meaning of the idiom. I HONOR MY FATHER AND MOTHER written by Enrique Chagoya I dedicate this drawing to my parents because they were my most important source of love and support when I was growing up. My father gave me my first drawing and painting lessons and taught me color theory when I was seven years old. I remember that when I first saw him drawing landscapes and animals I thought his hand was magical. Ever since then I’ve always wanted to do the same thing. My mother had a big heart, not only for our family, but for many people who knew her. She went out of her way to help people in need and never expected anything back. I drew the shape of my mother’s body using the words, “nunca me digas adios.” That’s Spanish for “never tell me good-bye.” She never wanted to say good-bye to me when I left Mexico. Instead she said, “See you later.” When she died four years ago, we told each other, “See you later.” 1 2 3 4 1. Evaluate Why is the father holding paints in the painting? Use the text to explain your answer. 2. Connect How is the biography connected to the text? 3. Explain Why are the words “nunca me digas adios” in the painting important? Check In color theory the science of how colors work together landscapes pictures of nature with mostly land and/or water GLOSSARY Enrique Chagoya teaches painting, drawing, and printmaking at Stanford University. His paintings and graphics are shown in museums and galleries throughout the world. He was born in Mexico City in 1963, moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1979, and now lives in San Francisco, California. 17 UNIT 1 Honoring Our Ancestors BLC23_SE_LB_U01_008-017_RD.indd 17 8/30/21 11:28 AM Teacher’s Edition • UNIT 1 | 17
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