U1-L15

UNIT 1-LESSON 15

Today you will:

Analyze how incidents in Summer of the Mariposas reveal aspects of the characters. 
Show your understanding of Chapter 12.

You will need:

• Summer of the Mariposas

• Your workbook

Multiple Choice

Read the following passage from page 174 of

Summer of the Mariposas.

“‘His name is Charrito,’ Pita said, interpreting the beast’s

thunderous brays. ‘He says he’ll take

us to Abuelita’s house. He knows the way. We should just wait a little while, while he catches

his breath.’ Pita’s words, her conviction that the donkey could speak and she could understand

him, made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up to alert. La Llorona’s warnings, Teresita’s

reading, they all came back to me.”

1.

What is Odilia feeling?

• surprise

• concern

• relief

• confusion

Open Ended

Why is she feeling this way? What words from the text make you think she is feeling this way?

Reading

In the previous lessons, you should have read through Chapter 12. We have also been talking about aspects of character and how those are revealed. As you reread Chapter 12, think of how each character is responding to events. What does this tell us about them?

Vocabulary

Look up the following words from Chapter 12 and define them:
sallow, emanate, dessicated, cower, excruciating.

Chapter 12-Analyzing Characters

In this chapter, the girls are in a cave with the nagual. Reread page 187, beginning with where Odilia awakens her sisters, until the end of the chapter. Previously, we looked at Odilia and her reactions to the donkey. Then, we looked at how all the sisters reacted to the dead body in the beginning of the book. Now we are looking at how three of the sisters react to a different incident. As we analyze these incidents and their reactions, we learn more about their character. 
What does the incident with the nagual reveal about Delia, Velia, and Pita?

Open Ended

In Chapter 12, Odilia calls on the goddess Tonantzin to help her and her sisters escape the nagual. How does each girl respond during their attempts to escape? What aspect of her character does this reveal? You will answer here and record your thinking in the chart in your workbook on pages 58-59. Remember to find a quote or supporting evidence for each reaction and aspect of character.

Multiple Choice

At one point, the nagual say, "I wasn't going to harm them. I promise I wasn't." This quote reveals that the nagual is

• deceitful and trying to escape consequences

• actually kind and means the best for the girls

• steadfast and keeps his word to the goddess

• confused and doesn’t understand the cave song

Working to Be an Ethical Person

In what ways did characters show aspects of compassion, integrity, respect or empathy as the worked to escape the naugal?

Analyze Aspects of Character

You are going to look at several passages in the novel and determine what the characters' responses reveal about them. 

Multiple Choice

On page 138 Cecilia says, “He can’t hurt you. Not as long as you stay with me. I promise.”

What does this quote reveal about Cecilia?

• She wants to protect the girls.

• She is afraid for the girls’ safety.

• She does not like the police.

• She is just

  as scared as the girls

Multiple Choice

On page 141 Odilia thinks about Cecilia. What does this passage reveal about Odilia’s character?

• She is paranoid.

• She is mindful.

• She is passive.

• She is innocent.

Multiple Choice

On page 149 Odilia says, “From now on, I would look over my shoulder

at every turn. I would

make sure I knew who or what was lurking around me, waiting to harm us when we least expected it.”

This quote reveals that Odilia

• is dangerous

• is irrational.

• is defensive.

• is maturing.

Multiple Choice

On page 157 Juanita, Velia, and Delia taunt Cecilia. What does this passage reveal about Juanita, Velia, and Delia?

• They want Cecilia to feel bad.

• They are disappointed in Cecilia.

• They were using Cecilia all along.

• They are afraid of Cecilia’s power.

Multiple Choice

On page 172 Pita interacts with a donkey. This passage reveals that Pita

• is simple minded.

• is confused.

• is foolish.

• is imaginative.