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Inferencing
Summarizing
Figurative Language
Compare and Contrast
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What are the two synonyms for inference?
Hypothesis and Educated Guess
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What does summarize mean?
To explain something in your own words only using a sentence or two. NOT retelling the whole story.
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What is the difference between simile and metaphor?
Simile is comparing two things using like or as. Metaphor is comparing two things without using like or as.
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What does Compare and Contrast mean?
Compare = things that are similar Contrast = things that are different
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What does inference MEAN?
Making a guess about why something happens using evidence that makes sense to support your answer.
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Why did Esperanza have to leave California?
Esperanza had to watch babies by herself and it didn't go very well because the babies got sick. There was a dust storm and mama got sick. Esperanza was worried mama might die.
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Make up an example of a simile.
(Comparing two things using like or as)
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What is the tool we use the most when comparing or contrasting things?
Venn Diagram
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Make an inference about why the most recent chapter we read is called: "Las Ciruelas/Plums". You must use evidence in your answer!
Plums are delicious but if you are not used to them and eat them raw, you might get sick like the babies.
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What was the chapter called: "Las Ciruelas/Plums" about?
Esperanza had to watch babies by herself and it didn't go very well because the babies got sick. There was a dust storm and mama got sick. Esperanza was worried mama might die.
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What did Esperanza mean when she told Miguel there was a "deep river" between them?
They were children of a land owner and a land worker and could never be more than friends.
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Which fairy tale would you compare Esperanza Rising to? Use evidence in your answer!
Cinderella - Esperanza starts rich and then becomes poor and has to work hard, just like Cinderella.
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Why do you think the title of the book is called "Esperanza Rising"? Use evidence in your answer!
When someone "rises to the occasion (idiom)", they are overcoming some kind of difficulty in their life. Esperanza has had many difficulties that she has had to overcome and she does not let them keep her down. She rises up and handles the problems.
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Summarize Esperanza's journey so far in the book.
She started as a wealthy land owner and when she lost everything, she had to move to California and become a land worker. She is struggling to adapt but trying her best.
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What does it mean when blood drained from Esperanza's face? Make sure to use evidence in your answer!
Esperanza was worried that mama was going to die and her face showed her shock/fright.
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Compare one thing about Mexico and California from Esperanza Rising. ALSO Contrast one thing about Mexico and California from Esperanza Rising.
Various answers
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Think about how Esperanza dealt with her challenge from the chapter called: "Las Ciruelas/Plums". What can you infer about Esperanza as a person based on how she handled the situation?
She is a problem solver. She thinks about what Hortensia would have done in a situation like this when Esperanza was sick as a child.
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How does summarizing what we read help our comprehension?
It helps us by making the story make sense in our own heads and understanding it our own way. Retelling the story to someone else also shows that we know enough about it to explain it.
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What does "Esperanza's voice was strangled with fear" mean? You must use evidence in your answer.
Esperanza could not speak because her voice could not get out.
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What is the difference between explicit information and implicit information?
Explicit = it's obvious, duh! Implicit = suggested idea/must make an inference