TDQ- Summer of the Mariposas, Chapter 5

Reread this sentence on page 75: “‘It’s her fault,’ Velia spurted, her hazel eyes burning with resentment.”

What does spurted most likely mean in this sentence?

• suddenly and forcefully

• say something while trying not to laugh

• say something while trying not to cry

• joyfully with excitement

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Reread this sentence on page 75: “‘It’s her fault,’ Velia spurted, her hazel eyes burning with resentment.”

What meaning and tone does the word spurted convey to the reader?

• Velia was very happy.

• Velia was very tired.

• Velia was very enthusiastic.

• Velia was very angry.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

“As I drove out of town, I saw an ancient woman standing in a blighted field” (76).

Use a print or online dictionary. Below, copy the meaning of the word blighted as it is used in this sentence.

• disease or injury of plants

• any cause spoiled, destruction, or ruin

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Reread this sentence on pages 77–78: “Velia pushed Pita toward me and got up to stretch her long, coltish legs.”

Break this down into affixes and roots.

Use a dictionary to determine the meaning of colt and use your affix list to determine the meaning of the affix. Use this information to determine the meaning of coltish.

• prefix- co root- colt suffix- ish

• prefix- none root-colt suffix-ish

• relating to being playful

• Horse like

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

On pages 76–77, what happens to the narrator that the reader knows about, but the other sisters don’t?

• La Llorona is standing in the field as a signal to Odilia something is not right.

• La Llorona starts singing to warn Odilia her sisters need her.

• Odilia's sisters call her cellphone to tell her they need her.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

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Which line from the text best supports your response? Remember to record the page number.

• "Hurry! They're looking at us. Let's get out of here before these two get us in trouble."

• "As I sped away, I had a suspicious feeling that I was needed back at our rest stop, and I was right."

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why might the author have chosen to give the reader this perspective? What effect does it create?

• Suspense

• Humor

• Fear

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6