The Main Character
Who is the narrator of the story who struggles with speaking English in school?
Who is Francisco?
What item in the classroom fascinated Francisco because he would often watch it in the jar?
What is a caterpillar ?
What prize does Francisco win for his butterfly drawing at the end of the school year?
What is the blue ribbon for first place?
This is a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
These tiny creatures are responsible for pollinating flowers and making honey.
What are bees?
Who is Francisco’s older brother, who was the only one in the family to attend school before him?
Who is Roberto?
Who is the principal who helped Francisco enroll in school?
Who is Mr. Sims?
What piece of clothing does Curtis try to take from Francisco, claiming it belongs to him?
What is the jacket?
This word type is used to express an action
What is a verb?
The first person to walk on the moon was an astronaut from the United States. He said, "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."
Who is Neil Armstrong?
What language does Francisco speak at home?
What is Spanish?
What does Francisco imagine when Miss Scalapino reads stories to the class, based on the illustrations?
What are animals or butterflies?
Why is Francisco often chosen last for teams?
Because he doesn’t speak English and is the smallest in the class.
This type of word provides more information about a noun, like "blue," "quick," or "lazy."
What is an adjective?
This animal is the fastest land animal and can run up to 60 miles per hour!
What is a cheetah?
What piece of clothing does Francisco not like to wear on his first day of school?
What are overalls?
What physical problem does Francisco experience because he doesn’t understand his teacher?
What is a headache?
Where is Francisco originally from before moving to the labor camp in California?
Francisco is originally from Mexico.
Tom ate a delicious sandwich for lunch.
Find the noun, verb, and adjective.
Noun: Tom, sandwich
Verb: ate
Adjective: delicious
This famous inventor created the light bulb, phonograph, and the first commercially successful electric power plant.
Who is Thomas Edison?
Where did Francisco’s family live during the cotton-picking season?
Where is Tent City?
Who is the classmate who knows some Spanish and often plays with Francisco on the swings during recess?
Who is Arthur?
What does Francisco’s father do for work when the family is living in the labor camp?
Francisco's father works in the fields, topping carrots and thinning lettuce.
The teacher explains the lesson carefully to the class.
Find the noun, verb, and adjective.
Noun: teacher
Verb: explains
Adjective: carefully (adverb, modifies the verb)
This mammal is the only one that can fly, and its wings are made of skin, not feathers.
What is a bat?