"The Circuit"
In the story, when the school bus drives by Panchito, Roberto, and Papa, Papa tells the boys to do this.
What is run away and hide?
For many years, when Jose Hernandez applied to be an astronaut, this happened.
What is he was rejected many times?
This word means, "to continue doing something despite difficulty"
What is perseverance?
Jose Hernandez and Panchito come from a family of migrant farm workers. This is a ________ between the two stories.
What is a comparison or similarity?
This word means, "unsure, slow to act or speak because of some sort of doubt or uncertainty."
What is hesitantly?
Mr. Lema asks Panchito to do this on his first day of school.
What is read from an English book?
This inspired Hernandez's childhood interest in space.
What is watching the Moon landing on TV?
This word means, "to succeed in achieving something."
What is attain?
Hernandez and Panchito are interested in education. This is a ________ between the two stories.
What is a comparison or similarity?
This word means, "to do something with excitement or eagerness."
What is enthusiastically?
The one constant thing that Panchito has in his life is this.
What is Panchito's family?
Hernandez's foundation in California wants to give this to first-generation students.
What is tutoring and scholarships?
This word means, "making a certain situation or outcome possible or favorable"
What is conducive?
Hernandez grows up to be an astronaut but Panchito's future is unknown. This is a ________ between the two stories.
What is a contrast or difference?
This word means, "to do something without thinking, automatically."
What is instinctively?
Papa does this before purchasing the carcanchita.
What is inspects it carefully?
People like Hernandez need this from others to achieve their goals.
What is encouragement or support?
This word means, "unsure, slow to act or speak because of some sort of doubt or uncertainty."
What is hesitantly?
Hernandez and Panchito face adversity when they go to school because they do not know much English. This is a ________ between the two stories.
What is a comparison or similarity.
This word means, "making a certain situation or outcome possible or favorable"
What is go to school?
Hernandez's family moving to Stockton, California and staying there permanently gave Hernandez the stability to be able to do this.
What is focus on school?
This word means, "to do something without thinking, automatically."
What is instinctively?
Jose Hernandez's family settles in one place while Panchito's family continues to migrate for farm work. This is a ________ between the two stories.
What is a contrast or difference?
This word means, "to continue doing something despite difficulty"
What is perseverence?