Maria, (parents, cousins, aunts/uncles/grandparents)
Who are characters?
1. Ran to the kitchen to see if the tamales were still there 2. Asked the cousins to help her 3. Told them how they could help her by eating the tamales in search of the ring: “If you bit something hard, tell me.” 4. All began to eat the tamales and got very full. 5. Shared bites of the last one
What is the Attempt?
Maria (mother)
Who's the character?
1. Interrupted adults 2. Went to her mother and said “I did something wrong.” 3. “Got ready to confess.”
What are the Attempt?
: Saw the ring on mother’s finger!
What is the Kickoff?
: At home on Christmas Eve, relatives have gathered for a celebration. Maria and her cousins playing in Maria's bedroom.
What is the setting?
She did not find the ring in the tamales. Also, Danny said that he may have swallowed something hard.
What is the direct consequence?
Maria is entering the living room where the adults are talking.
What is the setting?
Surprised, relieved, confused
What is the feeling?
While cutting out a picture of a pearl necklace, Maria thinks about her mother’s ring…and realizes that she lost it. “The ring!, she screamed.”
What is the Kick-off?
Maria is devastated: “She wanted to throw herself on the floor and cry.” “How could she tell her mother?”
What is the resolution?
Maria realizes that she must tell her mother about the missing diamond ring.
What is the Kick-off?
Told mother all about the ring how she wanted to wear it for a minute, lost it in the tamales, asked cousins to help eat the tamales to find it.
What is the direct consequence?
“Shock.”
What is how Maria is feeling?
: She feels devastated, ashamed and sad. She “could feel tears pressing to get out.”
What is the feeling?
: Relieved it had been found and that everyone was happy. Mother forgave her…The family makes more tamales
What is the resolution?
Maria plans to find the ring! She wanted her cousins to help her find the ring.
What is the plan?
: She decided to tell her mother about losing the ring.
What is the plan?