Week 5 Discussion Question

Esperanza has greatly changed since the beginning of the book. Discuss some ways that you think she has changed using specific examples from the story. If you were Esperanza, what would you do in the packing shed when seeing Marta hiding? Do you think she would've reacted the same way a few months earlier?

Make sure to answer the question with a RAD response and use details from the text to support your answer. Please check your grammar, spelling, capitalization, and conventions before submitting your response.

Week 5 Agenda (May 5th - May 9th)

Here is your agenda for this week. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. Enjoy!

Monday, May 5th: 

- Group Discussions

Tuesday, May 6th:
- Read Chapter 10 - Las Papas
- Add to Charts

Wednesday, May 7th:
- Read Chapter 11 - Los Aguacates
- Add to Charts

Thursday, May 8th: 

- Read Chapter 12 - Los Esparragos
- Add to Charts

                                                                                   

Friday, April 25th 
- Answer Weekly Blog Question on Your Blog (type it in your 'Blogging Doc' first please)
- Comment on Other Posts - Specific, Strong Comments Only

Week 4 Discussion Question

In Chapter 8 at the party, we learn about what Marta is encouraging people to do - STRIKE! She tells the people "they are small, meek animals. And that is how they treat us because we don't speak up." She tells the people they should fight for better homes and higher wages (aka more money). Many of the people though tell her that they just want to feed their families and that striking is a chance they cannot take because they could lose their jobs and homes. What does a strike mean in your own words? Do you think the people should listen to Marta and fight for a better life or should they not risk it and stay as they are now? Explain your thinking with examples from the book. What do you predict will happen? 

Make sure to write in complete sentences and use details from the story to support your answers. Type this in your 'blogging doc' first so you can make corrections if necessary. Make sure to edit and revise your answer before you post it.

Week 3 Discussion Question

As Esperanza and her mother begin the journey to California they realize that their life will never be the same. Esperanza has a hard time adjusting to this new way of life as a peasant, a commoner. "Esperanza had never been so close to so many peasants before." She even says, " We cannot travel in this car. It...it is not clean. And the people do not look trustworthy." When Esperanza doesn't share her doll with the girl in the car her mother is very embarrassed and disappointed, why? What do her actions on the journey show us about her character? Do you think Esperanza will learn to accept that they are no longer wealthy and change for the better? Why or why not? 

Make sure to write in complete sentences and use details from the story to support your answers. Type this in your 'blogging doc' first so you can make corrections if necessary. Make sure to edit and revise your answer before you post it.

Wyman - Week 3 Agenda (April 21st - April 25th)

Here is your agenda for this week. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. Enjoy!

Monday, April 21st

- No School 

Tuesday, April 22nd
- Lucy Caulkins Lesson

- Add to Charts
- Read Chapter 5 (write questions/use sticky notes as you read) 

Wednesday, April 23rd 
- Lucy Caulkins Lesson
- Add to Charts
- Read Chapter 6 (write questions/use sticky notes as you read) 
                                                                                       

Thursday, April 24th 
- Answer Weekly Blog Question on Your Blog (type it in your 'Blogging Doc' first please)

- Comment on Other Posts - Specific, Strong Comments Only

                                                                                   

Friday, April 25th 
- Group Discussion

Week 2 Discussion Question

Miguel has a very different life from Esperanza. Their differences have changed their friendship. Miguel repeats something Esperanza once said to him "In Mexico we stand on different sides of the river." What does Miguel mean by this? What are some of their differences? Do you think they can ever be friends again, why or why not? 

Make sure to write in complete sentences using details from the story to support your thinking. Type your response in your 'blogging doc' so you can edit if you need to. Don't for get to edit your response before you post it.

Wyman - Week 2 Agenda (April 14th - April 18th)

Here is your agenda for this week. This is what you should be working on and completing each day. Enjoy!

Monday, April 14th

- Lucy Caulkins Lesson

- Begin Group Charts (Setting and Character)

Tuesday, April 15th
- Lucy Caulkins Lesson
- Read Chapter 3 (write questions/use sticky notes as you read) 

Wednesday, April 16th 
- Lucy Caulkins Lesson
- Add to Charts
- Read Chapter 4 (write questions/use sticky notes as you read) 
                                                                                       

Thursday, April 17th 
- Answer Weekly Blog Question on Your Blog (type it in your 'Blogging Doc' first please)

- Comment on Other Posts - Specific, Strong Comments Only

                                                                                   

Friday, April 18th 
- Group Discussion