Esperanza Rising "los esparragos"

What do the strikers hope to gain by not working?

• They want a day off.

• They don't want to pick asparagus

• They want more money for their work.

• They don't want anything.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

Use context clues to find the definition of menacing.

"When Esperanza saw their menacing faces, she wanted to run back to safety to camp."(Pg 200)

• The presence of safety

• The presence of danger

• The feeling of confusion

• Being delusional

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What do the strikers put into the crates in order to slow down the packers?

• Shards of glass

• A rattlesnake

• Razor blades

• All of these

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Why are the workers afraid of the people coming to the valley from the East?

• They're ugly

• They don't have good manners

• They will work for less money

• They don't like asparagus

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Use context clues to find the definition of the word desolate.

"It was quiet and desolate, except for the goat still tied to the tree, bleating for freedom" Pg 212

• In ruins

• Inhabited by people

• Deserted by people

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When do Esperanza and the other women realize that something is wrong?

• When the yelling stops

• When they run out of rubber bands

• When the boss tells them "something's wrong"

• When they're done packing all the asparugus

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What happend to the strikers?

• They were all clubbed and sent on the bus.

• They were all going to be sent back to mexico

• They took everyone including US Citizens because they were causing trouble

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

What does the immigration officer do to the woman that claims she is an American?

• Takes her to a special bus

• Lets her go

• Tears up her citizenship papers

• Yells at her

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

Why do the immigration officers not bother Esperanza?

• They don't notice her

• They're looking for someone else

• She is a worker and not part of the strike

• She tells them to leave her alone

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3