Vocabulary
What does Main Idea mean?
What is what the story is mostly about.
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
What is "before"
I went in the door. I was very nervous. She came over and welcomed me. I put my things away, found my name and sat down.
Where am I ?
What is a new school/class.
A banquet of roasted meat was served after the marriage.
What does the word banquet mean?
What is a dinner/meal.
Why do you think Juan Felipe Herrera wrote this biography about Rita?
What is to bring exposure/attention to Hispanic American heroes so that we are aware of how they helped contribute to American history.
What does Theme mean?
What is the message, moral or lesson of a story.
What does the prefix "re" mean?
What is "again".
Your friend walks past you without smiling. Her head is hanging down. She wipes a tear away from her eye, and looks at her report card. You can infer that your friend....
What is You can infer that your friend did not have good grades on her report card.
What does it mean to persevere?
What is keep going through even when it gets difficult.
DAILY DOUBLE
What is a theme for "Rita Moreno"?
What is 'never give up", believe in yourself, hard work pays off.
What does Genre mean as it relates to books?
What is "life".
What can you infer about Ashly's feelings? What did Ashly want to do ?
What is she was sad/uspet. What is Ashly wanted to go bike riding.
What is the meaning of endured?
What is survived/suffered/last.
How would you describe the character of Rita Moreno? How did your behavior help you understand what she was like?
She was very determined. She wanted to act in s a serious movie but did not get one for a long time because she was Hispanic. She acted on stage and on television. Finally she received many awards and her dreams came true.
What does inference mean ?
What is context clues and background knowledge to create a educated guess.
What does the prefix "bi" mean ?
What is "two "
I shut the car door. As the car pulled away, I immediately wished that I was back in my bed. I began to doze off a little until the car hit a bump and I realized we were close to my job. When we arrived at the destination, I got out and said thank you as I closed the back door. As the car pulled off, I reached in my pocket and it was then I knew.
What can you infer ? List as many as possible.
DAILY DOUBLE
What is I left my phone in the car (something). It may have fell out during the bump we hit in the cab. I was having a bad day.
The composed a letter to the principal to help gather additional resources.
What does the word composed mean?
What is wrote.
Using "Rita Moreno" with your group what can you infer from the final quotation in paragraph 8?
What is Rita felt that all her courage and hard work finally paid off. She overcame obstacles, but now , at last, she had her reward.