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Multiple Choice

Why is it important to make connections between ideas in different texts?

• It helps us understand the text better and relate it to our own experiences.

• It makes reading more difficult.

• It is required for every assignment.

• It helps us memorize facts more easily.

Open Ended

How can you connect ideas from the story 'Going Home to Ecuador' to ideas from the novel 'How Tía Lola Came to Stay'?

Open Ended

Based on the personal narrative, what does the narrator mean when she says that in Ecuador, 'For the first time, I blended in'?

Multiple Choice

What is one way that both Miguel and the narrator from 'Going Home to Ecuador' experience cultural traditions differently from what they are used to?

• They both immediately embrace all new traditions without hesitation.

• They both feel out of place at first but eventually become more comfortable.

• They both reject their family's traditions entirely.

• They both find the traditions frightening and want to leave.

• They both already know all the traditions before arriving.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a difference between the narrator in 'Going Home to Ecuador' and Miguel in 'Chapter 10: La Ñapa'?

• The narrator is a younger child, while Miguel is an older teenager.

• The narrator stands back and watches relatives hug, while Miguel embraces physical contact.

• The narrator is in Ecuador, while Miguel is in the Dominican Republic.

• The narrator is surprised by relatives' appearance, while Miguel finds comfort in familiar faces.

Multiple Choice

How do both the narrator in 'Going Home to Ecuador' and Miguel from 'Chapter 10: La Ñapa' respond to cultural differences?

• They both reject new foods from their cultures.

• They both find comfort in familiar people and places.

• They both avoid physical affection with relatives.

• They both refuse to speak Spanish with their families.

Multiple Choice

What are two thinking steps students should use when comparing and contrasting texts, according to the image?

• Identify the main character and setting

• Compare how the texts are similar and contrast how they are different

• Summarize the plot and list the characters

• Find the author’s purpose and write a summary

Open Ended

How are ideas about sharing in the selection 'Planting with Abuela Carmen' DIFFERENT from the ideas in the selection 'Growing Roots in a New Place'?