Esperanza Rising Chapter 8 Las Almendras/Almonds

What is the surprise that Alfonso and Miguel have for Esperanza and Mama?

• a porcelain doll

• Flowers that Miguel wants to give to Marta

• a frog

• A rosebush from Papa's roses

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.1

What does Esperanza learn to do by herself for the first time in this chapter?

• Brush her teeth

• Give herself a bath

• Sweep

• Comb her hair

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What does Isabel want to bring home from the fiesta?

• Friends

• Tacos

• A Kitten

• A Dog

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What two Big Metaphor do you see in this chapter?

• The heartbeat of the land

• Esperanza is like an Almond

• Life is like a rosabush

• Poor workers are like kittens

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What changes do you see in Esperanza in this chapter?

• She is accepting that she is poor now.

• She realizes that she no longer needs Miguel

• She is beginning to see that Marta might have good qualities.

• She is learning that being with family is what is important.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3