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i liked that the garza sisters didn't kill the chupacabra named chencho.
I liked that the Garza sisters didn't kill the chupacabra named Chencho.
When a summary is objective, that means
What is a summary with no personal feelings or opinions?
Who is the donkey? What does he want from the sisters?
The donkey is a warlock. He wants to kill the sisters to become young again.
What happens when Odilia gives the roses to la llorona?
La llorona turns into a beautiful young woman.
Define the term "conflict."
A conflict is the struggle between the protagonist and another force in the novel.
Odilia and her sisters finally return home to there mom she was very happy to see them.
Odilia and her sisters finally return home to their mom. She was very happy to see them.
Is this statement objective or subjective?
"I think Odilia is really brave."
What is subjective?
How did the sisters get away from the warlock?
Odilia spun her earring and called upon Tonantzin who reminded them of the song.
How do they defeat the lechuzas?
The girls work together to attack the owls with farming tools, and then Odilia uses a magical string to bind them.
One conflict in the novel, and the result of that conflict
I.e: What is Percy versus Ares? Ares is a bully who makes fun of Percy, but Percy ends up challenging him to a duel and winning.
Pita, the youngest of the five.
Pita, the youngest of the five, acted like a baby at the beginning.
The definition of a run-on sentence
What is two or more complete thoughts combined into one sentence without the proper punctuation?
What does Abuelita Remedios want the girls to say about their trip to Mexico?
She wants them to leave out all the magical elements since no one will believe them.
What happens between the girls and the chupacabra? What do they end up doing to him?
The chupacabra bites Pita, so the sisters blind him. Then, however, they realize he is just a young boy who can't control his animal instincts, so they let him go.
How Odilia acted at the beginning of the novel - her relationship to her papá and/or sisters
What is Odilia thought it was just up to her to protect her sisters? She didn't want them to take the body because it was too dangerous.
Their abuelita brings them to the border, and they are ecstatic to see their mom.
The definition of a fragment
What is an incomplete thought (missing either the subject, predicate or both)?
What is Teresita? What three creatures does she tell the sisters they will meet?
Teresita is a seer. She says the girls will meet the warlock, the lechuzas (owls) and the chupacabra.
What do the girls learn about their papá? Hoe does Abuelita Remedios describe him?
They learn he is divorcing their mom. Abuelita Remedios says that he is a selfish man who cares more about his success than that of his daughters.
How Odilia acted at the end of the novel - her relationship to her papá and/or her sisters
What is Odilia realized that she and her sisters have to work together to survive? She also talked with her papá and decided that her mom is happier without him, but she's glad he came back to wish her well. She's still angry at him, but has forgiven him a bit.
In "summer of the mariposas."
In "Summer of the Mariposas," the Garza sisters return a dead man's body to his family in Mexico.
Define "theme."
True or False: A theme CAN include a character's name.
True or False: A theme must be written in a complete sentence.
What is a lesson the author wants the reader to learn from a story?
What is FALSE?
What is TRUE?
Who brings the Garzar sisters home after their journey in Mexico? And what is so interesting about this final part of their journey?
Ixtali brings them home via a boat. It's interesting because they move through an ancient Aztec city.
What two surprises do the sisters notice when they get home? How do they handle these surprises?
Their papá is at their house and wants to move in with his new girlfriend and her two daughters.
The Garza sisters tell papá to leave because they'd rather live with their mamá.
Name two lessons that the sisters learn throughout the novel. Back them up with examples from the text.
The sisters learn that they must not trust strangers because when they trust Cecelia and the warlock, they end up getting cursed and almost killed.
They also learn that family is everything because when they start working together on their quest (like with the lechuzas), they are able to defeat the evil creatures and protect each other. They are also much happier at the end now that they appreciate each other.