GRANDMA’S RECORDSGRANDMA’S RECORDS

By: Eric VelasquezBy: Eric VelasquezGenre: Non-fictionGenre: Non-fictionSkill: Comparing and Skill: Comparing and

Categorizing Categorizing Author’s Purpose: InformAuthor’s Purpose: Inform

Say It!Say It!PERCUSSION

CONGA

PERFORMING

THEATER

SALSA

RECORD

PERCUSSIONPERCUSSIONA kind of A kind of musical musical

instrument, instrument, such as a drum, such as a drum, that is played that is played by striking or by striking or

shaking.shaking.

CONGACONGAA tall, narrow A tall, narrow drum played by drum played by striking or striking or shaking.shaking.

PERFORMINGPERFORMINGPresenting Presenting something something before an before an audience.audience.

THEATRETHEATREA building A building

where where concerts, concerts, plays, and plays, and movies are movies are presented.presented.

SALSASALSAA type of dance A type of dance

music that music that comes from comes from

Latin America.Latin America.

RECORDSRECORDSA disk that can A disk that can be played on a be played on a phonograph.phonograph.

GUESS THE COVERED GUESS THE COVERED VOCABULARY WORDVOCABULARY WORD

My brother My brother plays plays

percussion in percussion in the East High the East High School band.School band.

My brother My brother plays plays

percussionpercussion in in the East High the East High School band.School band.

The band to The band to sell the most sell the most records was records was the Eagles.the Eagles.

The band to The band to sell the most sell the most

recordsrecords was the was the Eagles.Eagles.

The Jonas The Jonas Brothers will Brothers will be performing be performing

at the at the Charlotte Arena Charlotte Arena next month.next month.

The Jonas The Jonas Brothers will be Brothers will be performingperforming at at the Charlotte the Charlotte Arena next Arena next

month.month.

Do you enjoy Do you enjoy dancing to dancing to salsa music?salsa music?

Do you enjoy Do you enjoy dancing to dancing to

salsasalsa music? music?

Our class will be Our class will be going to the going to the

theater to see theater to see the playthe play

The Wizard of Oz.The Wizard of Oz.

Our class will Our class will be going to the be going to the theatertheater to see to see the play the play The The Wizard of Oz.Wizard of Oz.

Congas are percussion Congas are percussion instruments that are instruments that are commonly used to commonly used to strike with your strike with your

hands.hands.

CongasCongas are are percussion percussion

instruments that instruments that are commonly are commonly used to strike used to strike with your hands.with your hands.

Let’s review our Let’s review our words. Watch words. Watch

carefully because carefully because they will flash on they will flash on

the screen for the screen for just a moment.just a moment.

PERCUSSIONPERCUSSION

CONGACONGA

PERFORMINGPERFORMING

THEATERTHEATER

SALSASALSA

RECORDSRECORDS