Author
Vocabulary
Reading 1
Reading 2
Others
2
Which country is the author from?
Cuba
2
What is the vocab word for “mad at someone or something?” (One extra toss if you can spell it)
Angry
2
Why is the narrator upset when she runs to her father?
She feels like she does not belong.
Her friend called her an ugly name.
2
How did the narrator feel about the US when she first moved here?
She hated it.
2
What makes it difficult to leave a home?
Everything is new, strange, and different
3
What is the name of the author?
Carmen
3
What is the vocab word for “a person who comes to live in a new country?” (One extra toss if you can spell it)
Immigrant
3
What is a tree that bears flowers; The narrator has it in her yard.
A magnolia tree
3
What is a tree that bears fruits; The narrator has it in her old country.
A mango tree
3
What pronouns do you use from a first person point of view?
"I," "me," "we," and "us."
4
Which US state did the author move to when she was young?
Georgia
4
What is the vocab word for “wanting to know more about something?” (One extra toss if you can spell it)
Curious
4
Why is the only tree in the narrator’s backyard special to her?
Her father used it to help explain something to her.
4
What does the narrator mean when she says she is an American?
She is a mixture of old and new.
4
What is the process called when you take a branch from one tree and add it to another tree?
Grafting
5
What is the vocab word for “not familiar?” (One extra toss if you can spell it)
Strange
5
Why does the narrator’s father talk about taking a branch from one tree and adding it to another tree?
to explain how she will feel like she belongs in Georgia
5
What is the narrator’s point of view in the reading?
First person point of view
5
What is the reading strategy when you set a purpose and make predictions?
Plan
6
What is the vocab word for “plain, common, not special?” (One extra toss if you can spell it)
Ordinary
6
What does it mean when you make an inference?
An inference is an educated guess made based on the information from the text.