Elisa's Diary

What is the theme of the Elisa's Diary?

• It is important to make new friends.

• It can be helpful to work with other people.

• It is important to try if you are in a situation that feels unfamiliar or overwhelming.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

Which event happens first?

• Elisa's teacher mispronounces her name.

• Elisa moves to the United States permanently.

• Elisa enjoys watching squirrels with her grandmother.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is different about Elisa staying with her grandmother this time?

• She is staying by herself with her grandmother.

• She is helping her grandmother move to a new home.

• She is living with her grandmother rather than visiting with her.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What happens after Jose tells about the customs and traditions of his country?

• The students clap.

• The students mock him.

• Elisa feels embarrassed.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What does Elisa learn from Jose?

• It takes a special talent to be an artist.

• Everyone has strengths and weaknesses.

• People should speak only one language.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Read the following passage.

"Speaking is one thing and writing is another."

"And vice-versa," said Elisa.

"And the opposite."

"And the other way around."

The section of dialogue above...

• appears at the very end of the story

• shows that Elisa is upset about speaking English.

• signals the beginning of Elisa and Jose's friendship.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read these sentences from the passage.

"It will be right here waiting for you when you get back."

"I'll be back soon, Grandma. I love this place. Maybe someday I'll come and live with you."

The narrator does not state the names of the speakers in the sentences because

• Grandma is embarrassed about getting Elisa's name wrong.

• It is clear from the context that Elisa and Grandma are speaking.

• Elisa decides to change her name after moving to the United States.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is Elisa at the end of the passage?

• a teacher

• a tourist

• a high school student

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How are the ideas of "Elisa's Diary" and the poem "Words Free As Confetti" similar?

• They are both about moving to a new country.

• They both involve appreciating language and culture.

• They both involve learning new words from teachers.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

How are "Elisa's Diary" and "Words Free As Confetti" differ?

• The story uses both English and Spanish words and the poem does not.

• The poem contains dialogue and the story does not.

• The story deals with the challenges of adjusting to a new culture and language and the poem does not.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9