La Mariposa by Franscico Jimenez

What is the genre of this picture book?

• Non-fiction

• Poetry

• Horror

• Realistic Fiction

The climax of this story is when

• Francisco eats breakfast.

• Francisco releases the butterfly.

• Francisco wins the blue ribbon for his drawing.

• Francisco plays on the swings.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

One character trait that Francisco exhibits in this story is unsureness. What text evidence from the story proves he is unsure of himself at his new school.

• "By the time Papa started topping carrots in March, art had become his favorite time at school."

• "He would look at the teacher and pretend he was listening."

• "He was getting a headache."

• "It's yours," Francisco repeated and handed the drawing to Curtis.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What story detail from the text helps you infer that Francisco comes from a poor family?

• "One cold morning, during recess, Francisco was the only kid on the playground without a jacket."

• "Hola, Papa!" he would say, landing next to him.

• "Francisco sat at his desk and ran his hand over its wooden top."

• "He really likes it, Francisco, " Arthur said to him in Spanish.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Why is the story is the story called La Mariposa and why is the butterfly important to Francisco?

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Francisco's headaches are cause by

• him not drinking enough water while working in the fields.

• him not eating enough food.

• him trying so hard to pay attention to a language he doesn't understand.

• him not sleeping enough.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

The resolution of the story happens when

• Francisco and Curtis become friends.

• Francisco rides the bus home.

• Francisco releases the butterfly.

• Francisco gets a new jacket.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

A glossary in a book helps you

• find how many chapters there are in the text.

• find page numbers.

• know when the book was written.

• find definitions to unknown words.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5