Stella Diaz 4-5

Stella Diaz Has Something to Say

Chapters 4-5

Chapter 4: The New Student

Venn Diagram

Use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast how Stella acts and feels in the library with Ms. Morales versus in Mrs. Bell's classroom.

Poll

In Chapter 4, Stella meets the new student who happens to be a boy! She is so nervous about making a new friend, that when introducing herself, she falls out of her chair!

Do you think Stella still has a chance to be friends with Stanley? Even though she embarrassed herself?

• Yes

• No

Chapter 5: I'm an Alien!

Open Ended

Why is the school having a special assembly for Don?

Open Ended

Why does talking about how to become a citizen upset Stella?

Define these terms:

• natural citizen

• visa

• alien

• green card

• resident

Open Ended

Stella wonders if she will feel "normal" as an American citizen. Why might it be a problem to use words like alien to describe immigrants and natural citizen to describe people born in a country? How might people in each category feel when described this way?