Juanita and the Beanstalk

Juanita and the Beanstalk

By Reyn Ojiri

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What are we learning about this week?

• theme

• point of view

• main idea

• key details

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What is point of view?

• how someone feels about something or someone

• the most important point about a story

• a summary of a story

• looking at something closely

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Easy question #1...

Who is Pepe?

• the girl

• the goat

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Easy question #2...

Who is Juanita?

• the girl

• the goat

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Which two details describe Juanita's traits or characteristics?

• outgoing and wild

• mean and stingy

• caring and obedient

• shy and careless

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Why does Mama send Juanita to town to sell her goat?

• their cottage was humble and small, so she had to sell the goat for a bigger cottage

• they have no food because of a drought, so they need money to purchase food

• Juanita was an obedient girl and didn't disobey, so she must sell the goat

• Juanita wanted to sell the goat because she didn't like her very much

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What motivates Juanita to trade the beans for Pepe instead of listening to Mama?

• the beans looked delicious

• the man said she would never go hungry again

• Juanita's mother told her to trade Pepe for beans

• the man told Juanita the beans would give her great wealth

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How does Mama feel about Juanita buying the beans from the old man at the beginning of the story?

• she thinks it was a good idea and is excited about it

• she believes it is a great opportunity to get money, so she is happy about it

• she thinks it was a bad idea and is upset about it

• she misses Pepe

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How is the Old Man important to the plot of the story?

• the old man is the reason Pepe and Juanita met

• the old man is the cause of the drought and no food

• the old man is the reason why Juanita and Mama both solve their problems

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How does Juanita feel about Pepe?

• Juanita doesn't care about him

• Juanita loves him

• Juanita wants to eat him

• Juanita thinks he will make them a lot of money

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Why does Juanita take the hen?

• she wants to taste the hen's eggs

• she wants to sell the golden eggs

• she wants to be rich

• she wants to give it a better home