ELA Vocab
What is the time or place where the story takes place?
Summary
Which word means "troubled or in great pain"
A) Inspire
B) Attribute
C) Tormented
D) Straggled
C) Tormented
What is the setting?
Jamaica, modern day
Who is Martin embarrassed by at the start of the story?
His Grandpa
Why does Leidy move all the time?
Her mom is looking for work.
What is a message or moral of the story?
theme
Which word means physical or mental exhaustion?
Frail
Sheepishly
Fatigue
Induce
Fatigue
Why does Gustas want to save his tree?
So he can sell bananas and buy shoes
True or False: When Martin's friends finally meet Grandpa, Martin feels proud.
True
Make a prediction about what happens after the story ends.
Mileidy goes to the quince or she doesn't.
What is the main problem in a story called?
conflict
Which word means continuing for a long time?
Persistent
What is the major conflict of the story?
Hurricane/ Gustas has no shoes
Why does Grandpa collapse or faint?
heat exhaustion
Name 4 characters in the story
Mileidy
Ms. Yoli the secretary
Mr. Puentes the Principal
Brittany the Student Ambassador
Mileidy's mom
Mileidy's Aunt
Which point of view uses pronouns like I, my, and we?
First person
What does rumpled mean?
Wrinkled or crumpled
What does Gustas's dad realize at the end?
He should get Gustas the things that he needs and treat him better.
Name 1 thing that is inside the medicine bag.
Sage
Rocks
part of a tea kettle
What does Mileidy do when adults ask her difficult questions?
Makes them laugh or uses old slang to change the subject.
Write a Somebody, wanted, but, so, then, summary about La Princesa, Mileidy Dominguez
Mileidy wanted to stop moving around, but her mom needed a job, so she had to go to another new school. So, she tried to stay low-key and not make friends. Then, she was invited to a quince.
This movie is so boring it will __________ sleep in minutes!
Induce
What genre is the story?
Realistic fiction/ adventure
What is the theme of the story?
Be proud of who you are and your culture.
Who does Mileidy like to impersonate when she says
“Bendiciones para todos y que Dios me los bendiga a todos y que reciban de mi paz, mucha paz – pero sobre todo – mucho, mucho amor!”
Walter Mercado, a famous Puerto Rican Astrologist