Facts
How many Garza sister's are there?
5
What is the oldest Garza sister's name?
Odilia
What is a base word?
the foundational part of a word that carries its most basic meaning and cannot be broken down further
“‘It’s her fault,’ Velia spurted, her hazel eyes burning with resentment.”
What does spurted most likely mean in this sentence?
a. suddenly and forcefully
b. say something while trying not to laugh
c. say something while trying not to cry
d. joyfully with excitement
a. suddenly and forcefully
What is the part of the RACES format that has the writer make the prompt into a statement?
Restate
What do the Garza sister find in the swimming hole?
A dead man
Who is called the "weeping woman"?
La Llorona
What is an affix?
What is the difference between a simile and metaphor?
A simile compares two unlike things using "like" or "as" whereas a metaphor does not use "like" or "as" when comparing two unlike things
What is the part of the RACES prompt that has the writer answer the prompt?
Answer
What journey do the Garza sisters undertake?
Taking the dead man back to his family in Mexico
Who is the woman who feeds the girls sweets?
Cecilia
Where is a suffix located?
After the root word
Which literary device uses extreme exaggeration?
Hyperbole
What is the part of the RACES format that has the writer explain their answer?
Explanation?
What surprising thing do the Garza sisters learn about the dead man when they take him back to his family?
He left his family and they have not heard from him in years.
What is the dead man's name?
Gabriel Perdido
Where is a prefix located?
Before the base word
“Even though I had put on that earring, I refused to admit that I was seriously considering taking the body back home to his wife and kids, it was unfathomable. This is stupid, I kept telling myself” (60).
From the context, what do you think unfathomable means?
Difficult to believe or understand
What is the part of the RACES writing format that has the writer use textual evidence?
Cite/Citation
How does Cecilia manipulate the Garza sisters?
What are the names of all 5 Garza sisters?
Odilia, Juanita, Velia, Delia, Pita
What are the affixes in the word: deconstructed
Prefix: De
Suffix: ed
“The loose silvery strands writhed around her head like serpentine ghosts, more fearsome than Medusa’s.” (52)
Medusa is a frightening figure from Greek mythology who has snakes for hair. What additional meaning does the phrase in bold add to the first part of the sentence? (RL.8.4)
a. that the loose silvery strands looked like ghostly, writhing snakes
b. that the loose silvery strands were snakes like those on Medusa’s head
c. that there were snake ghosts on her head that were scarier than the snakes on Medusa’s head
d. that the loose silvery strands looked like ghostly snakes scarier than the snakes on Medusa’s head
d. that the loose silvery strands looked like ghostly snakes scarier than the snakes on Medusa’s head
What is the part of the RACES format that has the writer bring it back to the restate, but uses different words?
Sum it up