A Pillow in my Head

Why did Jorge Argueta move to San Francisco?

¿Por qué Jorge Argueta se mudó a San Francisco?

• He didn't like his home in El Salvador

  No le gustaba su casa en El Salvador

• It was too dangerous to stay in El Salvador

  Era muy peligroso quedarse en El Salvador

• He wanted to study English to write his poems in Englsh

• He wanted to go on vacation

How did he feel when he left El Salvador?

¿Cómo se sintió cuando salió de El Salvador?

• He felt heartbroken; he left most of his family behind

  Se sintió desconsolado; dejó atrás a parte de su familia

• He felt excited; he couldn’t wait to start his new life in America.

  Se sintió emocionado; no podía esperar para comenzar su nueva vida en Estados Unidos.

• He felt scared; he had never been on a bus before.

   

  Se sintió asustado; él nunca había estado en un autobús antes.

• He was happy; he was finally going to Disneyland.

  Él estaba feliz; finalmente iba a ir a Disneylandia

What reminds Jorge of home?

Qué le recuerda a Jorge su hogar?

• Mangoes in cans.

• Pupusas

• Chickens in plastic bags

• Hamburgers

Who did Jorge come to America with?

¿Con quién vino Jorge a Estados Unidos?

• with his uncle

• with his mother and brothers

• with his grandma

• with his father

Which of the following of Jorge Argueta’s poems is a concrete poem?

¿Cuál de los siguientes poemas de Jorge Argueta es un poema concreto?

• A Band of Parakeets

• Yo-yo

• My Papa’s Orange Truck

• The Best Guide in Town

Which of the following lines from Jorge Argueta’s poems is NOT a metaphor?

¿Cuál de los siguientes versos de los poemas de Jorge Argueta NO es una metáfora?

• My bicycle is purple

  Mi bici es morada

• My bicycle is a dragon

• The stars were our soup

  Las estrellas son sopa

• My family is a nest

  Mi familia es un nido.

How does Jorge represent his grandmother in the poems?

• as someone who teaches him about Salvadorian culture

  como alguien que le enseña sobre la cultura salvadoreña

• as someone who teaches him about the politics of El Salvador

  como alguien que le enseña sobre la política de El Salvador

• as someone who shows him how to play Salvadorian games

  como alguien que le enseña a jugar juegos salvadoreños

• as someone who shows him how to listen for the sounds of nature

  como alguien que le muestra cómo escuchar los sonidos de la naturaleza