Vocabulary
an agreement in which both sides give up a little bit
compromise
The narrator of the story.
Connie
Who helps grandmother when she is lost at church?
A woman (stranger) that is sitting next to them.
The main character in the movie "The Little Mermaid."
Ariel
She is the only female gym teacher
Ms. Gerrie
prison time ordered after a criminal trial
sentence
La abuela is from this island in the Caribbean.
Puerto Rico
Why doesn't Abuela let Connie's mother buy her a new coat?
She is only in New Jersey for 2 weeks.
The movie title and main character have the same name.
Moana
The principal of our school
Mr. Green
an apparatus consisting of a tube and mirrors/
prisms that allows a viewer to see things that would be out of sight, such as on a submarine
periscope
This character doesn't go to church because she is sick.
Connie's mother
What is abuela's problem at church?
She gets lost
The name of Elsa's sister in the movie Frozen
Anna
The Vice Principal at our school.
Ms. Duke
having or showing the weaknesses of old age, especially a loss of mental abilities
senile
The number of children that abuela has.
10
Why doesn't Connie help her grandmother at church?
She is embarrassed or ashamed.
This movie is mostly about lions.
The Lion King
The day that 8th graders graduate from John Poole Middle School.
June 12th
a moral or legal commitment; duty
obligation
This character died of a heart attack before this story takes place.
The grandfather or abuela's husband.
What is abuela wearing when she arrives in New Jersey (Kennedy airport)?
She is wearing a black shawl and thin black dress.
This movie takes place in Hawaii with a cute blue alien
Lilo & Stitch
The mascot of our school
timberwolf