Students will continue to read Esperanza Rising.
Writing-
Complete Storyboard
QuickWrite-
Consider the Strengths of Belonging, Friendship, and Kindness that you have learned about during camp time. Which of these Strengths is most Important to you? Is belonging to a family, team, or religious community most important to you? Is having friendship or kindness in your life most important to you? Explain the importance of BELONGING, FRIENDSHIP, or KINDNESS in your life. You must address all 3 Strengths.
Vocabulary-
anticipation (p. 247): a feeling of expectation or excitement about something that will happen
cacophony (p. 250): a mixture of sounds that are not in harmony
infinite (p. 251): limitless or without end
recollections (p. 256): memories of past experiences
Reading-
After pg 204: Why were strikers upset with Mexican farm workers who continued to work? What is the real answer to Josefina's question about how people could starve when they live among so much food?
After pg 213: Why does Esperanza decide to show kindness toward Marta when she is hiding? What do you think the torn pinata represents in the story?
After pg 223: Why does Miguel accept the job of digging ditches? How is his perspective different from Esperanza's? How does kindness motivate his actions?
After pg 233: How does Esperanza's kindness affect Isabel when she is disappointed? Why do you think the author has Esperanza's mother want a tour of the roses as soon as she returns from the hospital? Why are the doll AND the roses significant at this point in the story?
Complete Graphic Organizer- Identify Irony
Details in the text (left box)
Author's use of Irony (right box)
Writing- Imagine that you are a repoter for a Mexican American newspaper in California