then… use the Reteach lesson on
p. 407b.

If… students are having difficulty using generalizations to make predictions,

Generalize

STRATEGY SELF-CHECK

Predict

Have students make a new generalization about Papa's view of his daughter and about Elena's view of herself. Ask them to evaluate their earlier predictions and to make predictions about Elena's future. Use Practice Book 3.2, p. 147.

SELF-CHECK

Students can ask themselves these questions to assess understanding of the story.

Did I use generalizations to make predictions about the story's future events?
Was my prediction correct? If not, did I make changes to my prediction?
Do I understand how my generalizations can help me predict Elena's future?

Practice Book 3.2 p. 147

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Reader Response

Open for Discussion Personal Response

MODEL It's hard to believe that the animals would talk to Elena. If I asked Burro, Roadrunner, and Coyote about these parts, they might let me know that animals have their own ways of talking.

Comprehension Check
Critical Response

1.	Responses will vary but should include entertaining text. Author's Purpose
2.	Elena believes in herself. She is brave and kind. Elena might show these qualities in other situations. *Generalize*
3.	Responses will vary but should include relevant predictions. Predict
4.	Responses will vary but should show an understanding of the words and Elena's glassblowing abilities. *Vocabulary*

Look Back and Write
For test practice, assign a 10–15 minute time limit. For assessment, see the Scoring Rubric at the left.

Retell

Have students retell Elena's Serenade.

then… use Retelling Cards and the Scoring Rubric on p. 402 to assist fluent retelling.

If… students have difficulty retelling the selection,

Check Retelling

Check Retelling Have students use illustrations and other text features to guide their retellings. Let students listen to other retellings before attempting their own.

"Elena's Serenade"
by Campbell Geeslin

Student Edition
Unit 6, pp. 384–400

A fantasy is a made-up story that could never happen. What makes this story a fantasy?

Elena lives in Mexico. Her papa is a glassblower. He dips one end of a long pipe into melted glass and puffs hard into the other end. The glass blows out into bottles, just like that. Elena wants to be a glassblower too. She finds an old pipe and picks it up. But Papa says she is too young. He also says that girls are not glassblowers.
Elena's brother sees that she is sad. He advises her to go to the city of Monterrey. Great glassblowers work there. The next morning Elena dresses in her brother's clothes and takes her pipe with her. She will pretend to be a boy. Then the glassblowers might let her work with them. On the road, she stops to rest. When she blows into her pipe, music comes out. She starts to play "Burro Serenade." Soon Burro trots toward her, saying, "Your song makes me happy. Play it again, and I will take you anywhere you want to go." She tells him she wants to be a glassblower in Monterrey. He says she will be a good one.
They continue toward Monterrey and meet Roadrunner, who is limping. Elena plays a march for him. Roadrunner steps to the beat. As Elena plays faster and faster, Roadrunner stops limping and starts to run. As he speeds off, he tells Elena that she will make a wonderful glassblower.
That night, when they are resting, Burro and Elena see Coyote being chased by other animals. The animals want Coyote to stop his terrible singing. Elena and Burro agree that Coyote's singing is awful. Elena tells him to listen to the tune she plays. It is "Cielito Lindo," and Coyote sings along. The sound is beautiful. When she tells Coyote where she is going, he tells her if she can teach him to sing, she can surely do anything.
Elena and Burro reach Monterrey the next morning. At a factory with a giant furnace of melted glass, Elena asks for a job. The glassblowers laugh. They reply that such a small boy could never blow glass. Elena dips one end of her pipe into the glass. Into the other she puffs out "Estrellita," a song about a little star. She thinks of how her pipe has helped the animals on the road. As she plays, a perfect star forms. It bursts off her pipe and drops into the sand below. Elena plays again and blows out more stars. The men try but cannot make music or stars. They put Elena's stars in the windows and offer her a job. All the children in Monterrey want to buy one of her stars.
One night, while working alone, Elena changes her tune. She plays a song about a swallow that flies over the sea. As she plays, a glass bird grows and grows. Now lonely for Papa and her brother, Elena asks the bird to fly her home. He does, and she falls asleep in her old bed.
The next morning, Elena again disguises herself and goes to Papa. She pretends to be an old man from Monterrey looking for a job. As Papa watches, Elena dips her pipe into the hot glass. She plays "La Mariposa," the butterfly song, and a beautiful butterfly forms and flies off. Papa is amazed. He wishes his daughter Elena could see such a wonderful thing. Elena takes off her disguise, and Papa is even more amazed. They both laugh.
Since then they have worked together every day. Papa blows bottles, glasses, and pitchers. Elena blows out stars, birds and butterflies, and songs that bring them to life.

Online Student Edition Snapshot Response with answer key (pdf)

Look Back and Write Elena pretends that she is an old man. Does Papa believe her? Look back at pages 398–399. Tell why you think as you do.

Meet author Campbell Geeslin on page 414
and illustrator Ana Juan on page 423.

Some authors seem to have fun writing their stories. Read parts of Elena's Serenade that seem to show that the author had fun. Think Like an Author

What did you learn about Elena? How might she act in other situations? Generalize

What did you predict would happen when Elena met Roadrunner? Did you change your prediction as you read? If so, why? Predict

If prizes were given to unusual glassblowers, do you think Elena would get one? Make a list of reasons why she should—or should not. Use words from the Words to Know list. Vocabulary

Open for Discussion Which parts of Elena's Serenade might
be hard to believe? Suppose you asked Burro, Roadrunner, and Coyote about these parts. What would they say?

Reader Response



	Close
	PRACTICE LESSON VOCABULARY As a class, use a Word to Know to complete each sentence. 1. If you put too much air in a balloon, it (bursts). 2. When someone asks you a question, you should (reply). *3. Another word for song* is** (tune). BUILD CONCEPT VOCABULARY Review previous concept words with students. Ask if students have come across any words today in their reading or elsewhere that they would like to add to the Concept Web. Look Back and Write Top-Score Response A top-score response will use details from pp. 398–399 of the selection to tell whether they think Elena's papa believes she is an old man and to explain why they think this way. Example of a Top-Score Response Elena dresses up like an old glassblower. Her papa pretends to believe she is an old man. He calls her "grandfather." Elena proves she is a glassblower by making a butterfly. Papa pretends to be very surprised when Elena takes off her sombrero and beard. For additional rubrics, see p. WA10.

"Elena's Serenade" by Campbell Geeslin

"Elena's Serenade"
by Campbell Geeslin