Vocab
What does ecstatic mean?
Extremely happy or excited.
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
Who is the narrator of The First Real San Giving Day? Is it fact or fiction?
Richard Blanco; fact
What does blurted mean?
Said something suddenly without thinking first.
Give a stronger adjective for hot when describing the hottest day of summer.
Accept: scorching, sweltering, blistering, sizzling, brutal, or another reasonable strong adjective.
What holiday does Richard want his family to celebrate?
What does conceded mean?
Admitted that someone else was right or admitted defeat.
Give a strong adjective to describe someone waiting impatiently for a bus.
Accept: impatient, restless, frustrated, irritated, or another reasonable answer.
Why does Richard want his family to celebrate Thanksgiving the way he learned about it at school?
He wants his family to have the traditional American Thanksgiving he learned about and imagined.
What does resolve mean?
Firm determination to do something.
Give a strong adjective to describe someone who has been caught in heavy rain.
Accept: drenched, soaked, miserable, freezing, or another reasonable answer.
How does Richard's family see Thanksgiving differently than Richard does?
His Cuban family has their own traditions and ideas about food and celebration, while Richard wants the American Thanksgiving he learned about at school.
What does cornucopia mean?
A horn-shaped container, often shown filled with food, especially at Thanksgiving.
Why do writers use strong, specific adjectives instead of words like good, bad, nice, or hot?
They give the reader a clearer, more specific picture of what the writer is describing.
Why do you think Richard remembers this experience well enough to write a personal narrative about it years later?
Multiple answers: For example, the conflict between his expectations and his family's culture/traditions.