Grade 5

Welcome to the Grade 5 digital resources for


Rising Voices: Elevating Latino Stories.

Someone Like Me/Memorable Characters

Anchor Text 3

Efrén Divided

When Efrén's mother is deported, he helps his siblings while his father fights for her return.

Genre/Text Type

Realistic Fiction/Novel

Well-Being Focus

Self-Awareness

Strategy Focus

Compare and Contrast

Teaching Resources

Writing Prompt

Provides a student-friendly, shareable version of the writing activity on the Teaching Card for the anchor text for this theme. (Writeable form)

Book Club Discussion Prompt

Presents a student-friendly version of the Book Club Discussion Prompt on the Teaching Card for the anchor text.

Graphic Organizer: Compare and Contrast

This resource may be introduced with the Strategy Focus activity on the Teaching Card and may also be used with other texts from the Rising Voices Library as students continue to practice and apply the strategy. (Writeable form)

Lessons at a Glance

An overview of skills and activities addressed on the Teaching Cards for each read-aloud anchor text in the library.

Theme Chart: Someone Like Me/Memorable Characters

Introduces a theme that provides a springboard for all students to connect to concepts that resonate with their lives, experiences, and interests. The theme provides a lens that guides readers to consider concepts and ideas that affirm and celebrate aspects of their identities. The theme can be used to make connections between Rising Voices books and other texts you have been exploring in your classroom.

Theme Video: Someone Like Me/Memorable Characters

View the video introduction to this theme, which provides a lens that guides readers to consider concepts and ideas that affirm and celebrate aspects of their identities.

Standards Correlations

Teaching Card correlations for the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.