Character Development in Esperanza Rising

What are character traits?

• physical descriptions
• qualities, such as insecurity or bravery
• places a character has been
• what a character says

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Jenna yelled, "OUCH!" after drinking from a mug.
This is an example of-

• Explicit
• Implicit

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

Maria was so mad at her mom for grounding her.

• Explicit
• Implicit

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.7.2

Tyler overslept and missed his bus. He looked at his alarm clock and it read 8:45 A.M. He was more than 30 minutes late for school. He casually walked to the kitchen and poured himself some cereal. What can be inferred about Tyler?

• He is nervous about being tardy.
• He is in a huge rush to make it to school.
• He could care less that he's late.
• He is hungry.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Identify the implicit information in the article below.
Maggie was getting ready to walk to school. She put on her coat and grabbed her backpack. As she was leaving, her mother said, “I love you. Be careful.”

• Maggie was late to school.
• Maggie was in Kindergarten or 1st grade.
• Maggie lives close to the school.
• Maggie is excited about going to school.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Read the event from Esperanza Rising.

A little girl, wearing a man's undershirt as a dress, ran up to Isabel and took her hand.

"This is Silvia. She is my best friend. Next week, we will go to school together.”

Silvia switched around and grabbed Esperanza's free hand.

Which best describes Esperanza’s response to this event?

• Esperanza notices Silvia’s dirty hands, but she speaks kindly to her anyway.

• Esperanza pulls her hands away and goes to wash immediately.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Read the excerpt from Esperanza Rising.

Isabel introduced Esperanza to Irene and Melina, two women who were hanging clothes to dry on a long line stretched between the cabins and a tree. Irene had long gray hair tied in a tail. Melina didn't look much older than Miguel and she already had a baby of her own.

According to this description, Melina is

• an old woman.

• a young mother.

• a school child.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

She remembered that he had gone to look for work at the railroad. "Did you get a job?"

His sniffle faded. He put his hands in his pockets and shrugged his shoulders. "It is frustrating. I can fix any engine. But they will only hire Mexicans to lay track and dig ditches, not as mechanics. I've decided to work in the fields until I can convince someone to give me a chance."

What do the underlined words help the reader understand about Miguel’s character?

• Miguel is discouraged because he cannot find work.

• Miguel is happy to live at a work camp.

• Miguel is angry at his sister, Esperanza.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Jackie is writing about how Esperanza changes in Esperanza Rising. He reads this passage.

Puzzled, Isabel looked at Esperanza. "Don't you know how to wash clothes?"

"Well, Hortensia took everything out to the laundry quarters. And the servants, they always . . . " She looked at Isabel and shook her head no.

How can Jackie best explain a change in Esperanza as the story develops?

• Esperanza is first embarrassed that she can’t do laundry, but later she decides she likes sweeping best.

• Once Esperanza had a maid to do her laundry; later, she asks Isabel to teach her to wash clothes.

• At first, Esperanza doesn’t know how to wash clothes, then she pays Isabel to do the laundry for her.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Read the event from Esperanza Rising.

A little girl, wearing a man's undershirt as a dress, ran up to Isabel and took her hand.

"This is Silvia. She is my best friend. Next week, we will go to school together.”

Silvia switched around and grabbed Esperanza's free hand.

Which best describes Esperanza’s response to this event?

• Esperanza takes Silvia to put on clean clothes, and then they chat.

• speranza pulls her hands away and goes to wash immediately.

• Esperanza notices Silvia’s dirty hands, but she speaks kindly to her anyway.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3