Students will continue to read Esperanza Rising (pgs 158-198).
Writing- Finish 5 Symbols prompt from yesterday.
QuickWrite:
Imagine that you had the ability to change history through a single act of kindness. Take two minutes to describe what your act of kindness would be and how it would change history.
Vocabulary (pgs 199-233)
deportation (p. 207): requireing or forcing a person to leave a country
dedication (p. 214): the will or commitment to achieve a goal through hard work and determination
unrelenting (p. 216): continuing without stop
antiseptic (p. 231): very clean, without germs
anti means against
septic means "filled with bacteria," or "poisonous"
Reading
After pg 167: How did the people in the farm camp show kindness to Esperanza as her mother's health gets worse? How did Esperanza demonstrate kindness and care for her mother?
After pg 172: What words and phrases helped you to visualize the wome's working conditions? How did the author create a mood and show the issue and dangers the Mexican farm workers faced in California at this time in history?
After pg. 182: What details and descriptions does the author us to compare Esperanza's life in Mexico to her life in the farm camp? Why is this comparison important to the story?
After pg. 198: What did Esperanza learn about the discimination against Mexicans in her trip to the market? What do you think caused Esperanza to show such kindness to the family at the striker's camp?
Complete Graphic Organizer- Analyze Word Choice
Details in the text on left side
Effect of Word Choice on Meaning or Mood of the story
Writing: Think about a time that someone was kind to you or a time when you were kind to someone else. Create a storyboard with illustrations, captions, and speech bubbles to describe the event:
Writing- Finish 5 Symbols prompt from yesterday.
QuickWrite:
Imagine that you had the ability to change history through a single act of kindness. Take two minutes to describe what your act of kindness would be and how it would change history.
Vocabulary (pgs 199-233)
deportation (p. 207): requireing or forcing a person to leave a country
dedication (p. 214): the will or commitment to achieve a goal through hard work and determination
unrelenting (p. 216): continuing without stop
antiseptic (p. 231): very clean, without germs
anti means against
septic means "filled with bacteria," or "poisonous"
Reading
After pg 167: How did the people in the farm camp show kindness to Esperanza as her mother's health gets worse? How did Esperanza demonstrate kindness and care for her mother?
After pg 172: What words and phrases helped you to visualize the wome's working conditions? How did the author create a mood and show the issue and dangers the Mexican farm workers faced in California at this time in history?
After pg. 182: What details and descriptions does the author us to compare Esperanza's life in Mexico to her life in the farm camp? Why is this comparison important to the story?
After pg. 198: What did Esperanza learn about the discimination against Mexicans in her trip to the market? What do you think caused Esperanza to show such kindness to the family at the striker's camp?
Complete Graphic Organizer- Analyze Word Choice
Details in the text on left side
Effect of Word Choice on Meaning or Mood of the story
Writing: Think about a time that someone was kind to you or a time when you were kind to someone else. Create a storyboard with illustrations, captions, and speech bubbles to describe the event: