1112+Esperanza+Rising

=Esperanza Rising Reading Group=

Assignment #1 (Pages 1-57) - Post your work in the spaces provided below: ===‍‍‍1. Discussion Director/Facilitator (Daniel B.)=== How would you feel if you lived in a place that only spoke spanish? Do you feel bad for Esperanza? Does Esperanza have a life threatining situation? Do you think Esperanzas mom shouldn't have left their house? Do you think Esperanzas family is wealthier than most other families in Mexico?

===‍‍‍‍‍‍2. Connector (Brydee B.)=== 1.She gets porcelain dolls every birthday and so do I. 2.Her father had died and so did my step father. 3.She has a best friend that is there for her and I do too. 4.Her mother was a big gardener and my mom is too. 5.She was once rich with a beautiful house then poor. That also happened to me.

===‍‍‍‍‍‍3. Artful Adventurer (Quinton D.)===

===‍‍‍‍‍‍4. Vocabulary Enricher (Corey K.)===
 * ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Word selected and page # where found:==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Definition based on context -- use of dictionary is encouraged!==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Reason word was selected:==== ||
 * Shawl- page #24 || A square piece of clothing used to cover the head, neck, and shoulders. || It sounds weird ||
 * Crocheting- page #29 || To make a piece of needle work by loping thread with a hooked needle. || It sounds funny ||
 * Poverty- page #47 || The state of being poor. || I've never heard it before ||
 * Melodic- page #23 || Relating to, or containing melody. || It sounds like I've heard it ||
 * Methodically- #27 || Arranged or proceeded in regular, systematic order. || It sounds awesome ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍5. Character Captain (Laura R.)=== Main Character: Esperanza is Brave,Respectful, and Witty. Other characters: Papa (Sixto Ortega) is a very brave, a leader, and humble. Mama (Ramona Ortega) is intelligent,respectful, succesful and trustworthy. Alfonso is adventurous,kind and brave. Hortensia is kind,humble, active, loyal and generous. Abuelita is neat, gentle and wise. Miguel is Courageous, fun loving ,and unselfish. Chita is friendly. Bertina is friendly. Isabel is very friendly and very loyal and generous.

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‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Common Character Traits: A List of Adjectives**======
 * adventurous || awesome || artistic || athletic || active ||
 * beautiful || brave || bold || bossy || cheerful ||
 * curious || creative || courageous || considerate || daring ||
 * impulsive || dainty || dangerous || exciting || entertaining ||
 * energetic || funny || a fighter || friendly || fun-loving ||
 * gentle || generous || happy || humble || hostile ||
 * honest || intelligent || independent || inventive || a leader ||
 * lazy || messy || mischievous || mean || neat ||
 * nasty || nice || nosy || open || poor ||
 * proud || pretty || quiet || rich || respectful ||
 * rad || sad || sloppy || serious || successful ||
 * shy || short || smart || studious || selfish ||
 * simple || tall || trustworthy || thoughtful || unselfish ||
 * warm || witty || wild || wonderful || silly ||
 * melancholy || mellow || aimless || loud || prudent ||
 * iconoclastic || penurious || belligerent || loyal || visionary ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍6. Figurative Language Finder (Julia S.)=== 1. Our land is alive.-medifore 2. Taking her small hand-madifore 3. This whole valley breaths and lives.-personifacation 4. His eyes dance.-personifacation 5. The distant mountains that glared at them.-personifacation 6. Like a caterpillar she slowly inched close to him.-simile 7. The blade curved like a scythe.-simile 8. The August sun promised a hot day.-personifacation 9. Her arms linked to theirs.-medifore 10. He would give her a taunting smile.-medifore 11. Tio Luis's face hardend like a rock.-simile 12. Her heart filled with venom.-medifore 13. She could see nothing behind her.-medifore 14. She turned around one last time.-medifore

‍Assignment #2 (Pages 58-99) - Post your work in the spaces provided below:
===‍‍‍1. Discussion Director/Facilitator=== Do you think Esperanza is treated well by her mother? If your Papa died what would you do? Do you think that Esperanza will get welthy again? Do you think Esperanza relactswhen she walks in the garden? Do you think Esperanza's mom is a good role-model?

===‍‍‍‍‍‍2. Connector=== A life connection I had was when Esperanzas' house got robbed. So did mine. A life connection I had was when Esperanza got off the train and saw homless people. So did I. A life connection was when mamma got chickens. So did I. A life connection I had was when Esperanza was under the planks in the wagon. So did I A life connection I had was when Pappa died. So did my uncle.

===‍‍‍‍‍‍3. Artful Adventurer===

===‍‍‍‍‍‍4. Vocabulary Enricher===
 * ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Word selected and page # where found:==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Definition based on context -- use of dictionary is encouraged!==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Reason word was selected:==== ||
 * reluctantly #59 || Unwilling and hesitant || sounds wierd ||
 * renegades #61 || a person who deserts and betrays an organization or country || the word sounded cool ||
 * frail #66 || weak and fragile || I knew partly of what it meant ||
 * fincry #96 || Enpensive clothes or decoration || didn't know what it meant ||
 * careening #92 || Tilt or lean over || didn't know what it meant ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍5. Character Captain=== Mama- Friendly and caring. She was caring when Esperanza made a girl cry by not letting see her doll,so her mama made the girl a new doll. She was friendly when a girl named carmen came on the train, she was having conversations with her.

Esperanza- Stubborn. When a peasant girl goes to touch Esperanzas doll Esperanza swiped the doll away and made the girl cry.

Miguel- Eager. Miguel couldn't wait to get to California and work on the rail roads.

Carmen- Generous. When she was getting off the train she gave Esperanza's Mama chickens

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‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Common Character Traits: A List of Adjectives**======
 * adventurous || awesome || artistic || athletic || active ||
 * beautiful || brave || bold || bossy || cheerful ||
 * curious || creative || courageous || considerate || daring ||
 * impulsive || dainty || dangerous || exciting || entertaining ||
 * energetic || funny || a fighter || friendly || fun-loving ||
 * gentle || generous || happy || humble || hostile ||
 * honest || intelligent || independent || inventive || a leader ||
 * lazy || messy || mischievous || mean || neat ||
 * nasty || nice || nosy || open || poor ||
 * proud || pretty || quiet || rich || respectful ||
 * rad || sad || sloppy || serious || successful ||
 * shy || short || smart || studious || selfish ||
 * simple || tall || trustworthy || thoughtful || unselfish ||
 * warm || witty || wild || wonderful || silly ||
 * melancholy || mellow || aimless || loud || prudent ||
 * iconoclastic || penurious || belligerent || loyal || visionary ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍6. Figurative Language Finder=== 1. His eyes gleamed with excitment. -Personification. He was excited and you can see it in his eyes.

2. That is why we must take the wagon Zacatecas and catch the train there.- Idiom. That is why we must ride the wagon to Zacatecas and ride the train there.

3. You need the protection of the darkness. Personification. You need to stay hidden in the dark so nobody can see you.

4. The conductor herded everyone into a building where they stood in long lines waiting to pass through immigration. Medifore. The conductor directed everyone into a building where they stood in long lines waiting to pass the requirments to immigrate to another country.

5. Esperanza and mama, their faces shiny with grime and perspiration.-Medifore. Esperanza and mama, their faces were sweaty and dirty so the sweat was reflicting any light that would hit the forehead.

6. My heart aches for those people.- Personification. I feel very bad for those people.

7. Esperanza's mouth pressed into an irritated line. -Personification. Esperanza was embarassed so she flattened her lips to hide some of the embarassment.

8. When the baby fell asleep against Esperanza, his head slid down leaving a stream of perspiration. - Idiom. The baby's head slid off her arm and left some sweat from his face while he was laying on Esperanza.

9. They wove through golden hills. -Idiom They drove throught hills that looked like golden plants.

10. Below, canyons plunged into an arroyos. - Personitication. Below a canyon dropped into an arroyos.

11. The silence broken only by the dried grasses swaying in the wind. - Personification It was quiet except the grasses being swayed by the wind.

12. She streched out on her stomach, and reached her arms to the side, hugging the Earth. -Idiom. She laid down on her stomach and extended her arms to the Earth like a hug.

13. Her tears worming down her face into her ears. Personification. She was crying and she laid down and the taers werebeing forced by gravity to go downwards.

14. He took her hand and stayed with her. - Idiom He held her hand. 15. Flat and spacious, it spread out like a blanket of patchwork fields. Simile It was flat and large in area.

16. On one side, acres of grapevines stretched out in soldiered rows and swallowed up the arbors. Idiom. There were a lot of grapevines and it covered the arbors so you couldn't really see them.

‍Assignment #3 (Pages 100-138) - Post your work in the spaces provided below:
===‍‍‍1. Discussion Director/Facilitator=== 1. Will Esperanza ever be rich again? 2. Do you think Esperanza will ever be rich again 3. Will Esperanza really get what she tells Isabel? 4. Will Esperanza ever learn how to sweep, wash, and do other chores correctly? 5. Will Esperanza ever forget her old life and adapt to being poor.

===‍‍‍‍‍‍2. Connector=== I use to live in a crowed house too. My mom always says good things to me when I go to bed. My mom couldn't get into the bank either. I got stuck in an angry crowd too. I used to livw in a small comunity too.

===‍‍‍‍‍‍3. Artful Adventurer===

===‍‍‍‍‍‍4. Vocabulary Enricher===
 * ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Word selected and page # where found:==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Definition based on context -- use of dictionary is encouraged!==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Reason word was selected:==== ||
 * hesitantly # 109 || Feeling hesitation || It was unknown to me. ||
 * debris # 110 || The remaining of something broken down. || It was a spelling word that i didn't know. ||
 * simmering # 111 || Just at the boiling point. || I don't know the meaning. ||
 * vigorously # 114 || Done with force and energy. || I don't know what it means. ||
 * visualize # 116 || To form a mental image of something. || I don't know what it means. ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍5. Character Captain===

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‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Common Character Traits: A List of Adjectives**======
 * adventurous || awesome || artistic || athletic || active ||
 * beautiful || brave || bold || bossy || cheerful ||
 * curious || creative || courageous || considerate || daring ||
 * impulsive || dainty || dangerous || exciting || entertaining ||
 * energetic || funny || a fighter || friendly || fun-loving ||
 * gentle || generous || happy || humble || hostile ||
 * honest || intelligent || independent || inventive || a leader ||
 * lazy || messy || mischievous || mean || neat ||
 * nasty || nice || nosy || open || poor ||
 * proud || pretty || quiet || rich || respectful ||
 * rad || sad || sloppy || serious || successful ||
 * shy || short || smart || studious || selfish ||
 * simple || tall || trustworthy || thoughtful || unselfish ||
 * warm || witty || wild || wonderful || silly ||
 * melancholy || mellow || aimless || loud || prudent ||
 * iconoclastic || penurious || belligerent || loyal || visionary ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍6. Figurative Language Finder=== 1.The words hard and chipped, as if they were speaking with sticks in their mouths. Simile 2.Esperanza was clinging for one possible thought. Idiom 3.She didn't want to be stuck in a camp with the children. Medifore 4.The sharp smell told her they were onions. Medifore 5.Esperanzas face lit up at this news. Medifore

‍Assignment #4 (Pages 138-178) - Post your work in the spaces provided below:
===‍‍‍1. Discussion Director/Facilitator=== 1.How do you think Esperanza felt when her mama was sick. 2.What do you think it as like for Esperanza to be in a dust storm. 3.How would you react if you were in a dust storm. 4.How would you feel if you were sick like mama. 5.What do you think it would be like if you had to take care of two babies by yourself. ===‍‍‍‍‍‍2. Connector=== 1. Both Esperanza and I have been in a place where nobody except a few people. 2. We were both rich then poor. 3. We are both only children. 4. We both had to do disgusting and hard chores. 5. We are both very good friends with a very poor person.

===‍‍‍‍‍‍3. Artful Adventurer===

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===‍‍‍‍‍‍4. Vocabulary Enricher===
 * ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Word selected and page # where found:==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Definition based on context -- use of dictionary is encouraged!==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Reason word was selected:==== ||
 * Crochet 144 || Type of weve (stitch) useing hoops and hooked needles. || Good definition. ||
 * Peculiar 146 || Chareteristics of something, may be different, not normal. || Was unique. ||
 * Sympathetic 146 || Feelings, mood, apriciation, plesantness. || Explains a lot. ||
 * Amber 147 || A reddish, brown type of color. || It is a color. ||
 * Tumbleweed 147 || Broken down, dried up, old, fallen plant. || Interesting. ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍5. Character Captain=== 1. Esperanza-caring-Esperanza couldn't stop thinking about the others. 2.Mama-dirty-Mama and Hortensia began washing their in the sink, making muddy water. 3.Hertensia-caring-I am going to make her chicken soup with lots of garlic. 4.Lupe-attached-Lupe reached for Esberanza worried. 5.Isabell-caring-I was worried about Chiquita.

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‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Common Character Traits: A List of Adjectives**======
 * adventurous || awesome || artistic || athletic || active ||
 * beautiful || brave || bold || bossy || cheerful ||
 * curious || creative || courageous || considerate || daring ||
 * impulsive || dainty || dangerous || exciting || entertaining ||
 * energetic || funny || a fighter || friendly || fun-loving ||
 * gentle || generous || happy || humble || hostile ||
 * honest || intelligent || independent || inventive || a leader ||
 * lazy || messy || mischievous || mean || neat ||
 * nasty || nice || nosy || open || poor ||
 * proud || pretty || quiet || rich || respectful ||
 * rad || sad || sloppy || serious || successful ||
 * shy || short || smart || studious || selfish ||
 * simple || tall || trustworthy || thoughtful || unselfish ||
 * warm || witty || wild || wonderful || silly ||
 * melancholy || mellow || aimless || loud || prudent ||
 * iconoclastic || penurious || belligerent || loyal || visionary ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍6. Figurative Language Finder=== 1.She had only a minutes to rest before the valley sum dried the clothes crisp and they were ready to fold.-It would take a short time to dry the clothes.-Medifore 2.Asudden blast of hot took the flour sack Irene's hand and carried it to the fields.-The wind made the bag of flour go with the breeze to the fields.Medifore 3.It had settled in the world,covering everything like a suede blanket. everything was calm.-Simile 4. The camp routine repeated itself like the regiment rows in the fields.-Each day was the same for work.-Simile 5. Each night when Mama went to bed, Ezperanza put the growing blanket back over Mama, covering her in hopful colors.- She put the blanket that she is making longer over Mama each night.-idiome

‍Assignment #5 (Pages 178-213) - Post your work in the spaces provided below:
===‍‍‍1. Discussion Director/Facilitator=== 1.How would you feel if you had to come home to no parents? 2.Would Esperanza feel gloomy or gleeful if she was dawning back on memories of her rich life? 3.Do you think Abeaulita will ever come with great deal of money? 4.How would you feel if your mom was in the hospital and you have no way to help her? 5.How would you feel if you were new somewhere and everyone called you an outsider or a greaser? ===‍‍‍‍‍‍2. Connector=== 1.My mom was in the hospital for a long time like Esperanza's mom 2.I picked vegetebles like Esperanza picking the Avacadoes. 3.My stepdad used to work on the railroades, and Miguel does now. 4. I picked someone up and gave them a ride before like Seperanza. 5.There was a mouse in my house that popped out at me like when a rat jumped out at Esperanza. ===‍‍‍‍‍‍3. Artful Adventurer===

===‍‍‍‍‍‍4. Vocabulary Enricher===
 * ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Word selected and page # where found:==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Definition based on context -- use of dictionary is encouraged!==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Reason word was selected:==== ||
 * suppleness 181 || Able to bend and twist easily. || I didn't know what it ment. ||
 * regal 181 || Relating to something. || I thought it would be a good word to use. ||
 * torment 185 || Sufering from something that happened. || It wasn't an every-day word to use. ||
 * impusively 189 || Moving sudden. || I didn't know what it ment. ||
 * reluctantly 191 || Moved quickley. || i thought it was an interesting word. ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍5. Character Captain=== Esperanza-Bold-She isnt afraid to do anything. Mama-Hopeful-She always thinks its gonna get better. Miguel-Nosy-He is always in mamas things looking for something. Alfonso-Humble-He was ok with being the man of the house in the cabin. Hortensia-Giving-She gave mama the fruit from the tree.

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‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Common Character Traits: A List of Adjectives**======
 * adventurous || awesome || artistic || athletic || active ||
 * beautiful || brave || bold || bossy || cheerful ||
 * curious || creative || courageous || considerate || daring ||
 * impulsive || dainty || dangerous || exciting || entertaining ||
 * energetic || funny || a fighter || friendly || fun-loving ||
 * gentle || generous || happy || humble || hostile ||
 * honest || intelligent || independent || inventive || a leader ||
 * lazy || messy || mischievous || mean || neat ||
 * nasty || nice || nosy || open || poor ||
 * proud || pretty || quiet || rich || respectful ||
 * rad || sad || sloppy || serious || successful ||
 * shy || short || smart || studious || selfish ||
 * simple || tall || trustworthy || thoughtful || unselfish ||
 * warm || witty || wild || wonderful || silly ||
 * melancholy || mellow || aimless || loud || prudent ||
 * iconoclastic || penurious || belligerent || loyal || visionary ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍6. Figurative Language Finder=== 1."I thought you and Josefina always looked forward to marketing on Saturday."-Medifore 2.She went through the motions of living.-Medifore 3.She crawled into bed as early as possible each night.-simile 4.Citrus groves displayed their leftover fruit like decorations on Christmas trees.-simile 5.Sometimes she felt as if she live in a cocoon.

‍Assignment #6 (Pages 214-261) - Post your work in the spaces provided below:
===‍‍‍1. Discussion Director/Facilitator=== 1.Do you think Esperanza's mom will get out of the hospital soon? 2.Do you think Esperanza's mom will pass away? 3.Do you think Esperanza is changing? 4.How do you think Esperanza changed? 5.How would you feel if you were Esperanza? ===‍‍‍‍‍‍2. Connector=== 1.Esperanza needed to pray for Mama,Abuelita,Marta, and Marta's mom because they were either hurt, in trouble, our far away. I needed to pray for my grandpa because he was in trouble, hurt, and it felt like he was so far away. he was hurt and in trouble because a tank ran over his leg and he felt like he was far away because he was in a hospital. 2. My mother was in the hospital and so was Esperanza's. At first she said she was fine but later on the pain got worse and she was getting sick. A day later while I was in school a crust trust on her ovary and poison was inside her. 3. Esperanza is a hard worker and so am I. I helped my dad make a rock wall, a small patio, and a balcony. I got called to help constantly. 4. Esperanza keeps things organized and so do I. I once took hours to sort coins by date, type, and origin. 5. I was once juded by my clothes like Iseble. When I went to a new school people were making fun of me. At frist I felt bad, but then the next day I didn't care what they said I was me. After I did that they stopped and became my friend.

===‍‍‍‍‍‍3. Artful Adventurer===

===‍‍‍‍‍‍4. Vocabulary Enricher===
 * ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Word selected and page # where found:==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Definition based on context -- use of dictionary is encouraged!==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Reason word was selected:==== ||
 * grotto #214 || A small artificial cave in a garden. || I never heard it before. ||
 * posy #214 || A small group of flowers. || It sounded very familiar. ||
 * Novena #214 || Praying everyday for nine days. || It isn't a word you hear everyday. ||
 * unrelenting #216 || Strong or not giving in. || I never new the meaning of this word. ||
 * prophecy #224 || A preddiction of the future. || I thought it sounded odd. ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍5. Character Captain=== Esperanza-Anoined-She just wants everything to go back to normal. Miguel-Positive- He tried to calm Esperanza down. Isabel-Friendly-She never gets into fights. Mama-Deparate- She wants to get better. Alsonso-Nice-He is nice to evryone around him.

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‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Common Character Traits: A List of Adjectives**======
 * adventurous || awesome || artistic || athletic || active ||
 * beautiful || brave || bold || bossy || cheerful ||
 * curious || creative || courageous || considerate || daring ||
 * impulsive || dainty || dangerous || exciting || entertaining ||
 * energetic || funny || a fighter || friendly || fun-loving ||
 * gentle || generous || happy || humble || hostile ||
 * honest || intelligent || independent || inventive || a leader ||
 * lazy || messy || mischievous || mean || neat ||
 * nasty || nice || nosy || open || poor ||
 * proud || pretty || quiet || rich || respectful ||
 * rad || sad || sloppy || serious || successful ||
 * shy || short || smart || studious || selfish ||
 * simple || tall || trustworthy || thoughtful || unselfish ||
 * warm || witty || wild || wonderful || silly ||
 * melancholy || mellow || aimless || loud || prudent ||
 * iconoclastic || penurious || belligerent || loyal || visionary ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍6. Figurative Language Finder===


 * 1) 1-She bent over so the juice wouldnt run down her chin.
 * 2) 2-She tried to read from Jofias' expretion.
 * 3) 3-Hot wind WHIPPED inside the cab!
 * 4) 4-Esperanza felt the presperation sliding down her skin, under her dress.
 * 5) 5-A silver bus turned the corner.