Tortilla Sun

Where is Izzy's mom going?

• to church.

• to get a new job in a new city.

• to Costa Rica to finish research so that she can graduate

• to get married in the Dominican Republic.

Why is Izzy's mom leaving her?

• to have the opportunity to get a better job to provide a better life for her family.

• because she wanted to visit some place with warm weather.

• so that Izzy could have the opportunity to bond with her Nana.

• to go on a honeymoon in Costa Rica.

Where will Izzy stay while her mom is away?

• at the school in Costa Rica

• she's going with her mom to Costa Rica

• with her Nana in New Mexico

• with her dad in New Mexico

Which statement provides an object summary of the passage? (AKS 1)

• A mother chooses to neglect her daughter's interests in favor of completing her degree. She informs her daughter of this decision, and the daughter rightly points out the mother's selfishness.

• A mother decides it would be best for her daughter if they both moved to another country. The daughter complains that this will disrupt her life, but the mother holds firm to her decision.

• A girl learns that she and her mother are moving in with their grandmother. The girl believes her mother is trying to take the easy way out. In response, the girl states that her father is a better parent.

• A girl finds out her mother is going to leave her for the summer. She believes her mother is being selfish. In response, she becomes negative and withdrawn.

Izzy believes her mother is being ________________.

• supportive

• selfish

• friendly

• loving

How do the phrases stormed off, float far, and invisible nothing in paragraph 35 contribute to the tone of the passage? (AKS 4)

• They call attention to the narrator's feelings of guilt and disappointment

• They emphasize the narrator's growing sense of hopelessness.

• The reflect the narrator's escape into comforting daydreams.

• They highlight the narrator's strong sense of independence.

The author's perspective is:

• How the author feels about the topic he or she is writing about.

• The reason for writing a text.

• prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

A type of narrative perspective in where the  author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you."

• Second Person POV
• Third Person POV
• First Person POV

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?

• pronouns like I, my and him are used
• the author is addressing the reader
• the narrator is not in the story
• pronouns like I, my and we are used

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

John looked nervously at Patty as she reached into the cage without hesitation. She seemed to not to be scared of snakes in the slightest. 

• 1st Person
• 3rd Person Limited
• 3rd Person Omniscient
• 3rd Person Objective

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6