OLS ELA 9.4 Who is Sonia Sotomayor Wrap-up

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What is a main idea of Chapter 5?

• After becoming an assistant district attorney, Sonia realizes the job will be very easy for her. 

• As a new assistant district attorney, Sonia learns from her mistakes and impresses her bosses.

• Sonia’s health suffers because of her work as an assistant district attorney.

• Sonia’s law school education fails to prepare her for being effective in court.

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Which is a fact from Chapter 2 of the text?

• "He was smart and interesting."

• But he said an Ivy League education would change her life forever.

• They both had to help out because the family was so poor.

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In Chapter 9, why does Sonia most want to become a Supreme Court justice?

• She hopes to have more time to pursue other activities related to the law, but outside the courtroom.

• She wants to have the opportunity to interact with more politicians and members of government.

• She believes she is more capable to serve as justice than the women who have preceded her.

• She wants to inspire young people to pursue their goals, no matter what obstacles they face.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 7 of Who Is Sonia Sotomayor?

Sonia thought she was keeping it a secret—her dream of becoming a judge. But somehow, the older, more experienced lawyers in her life seemed to know. They gave her advice that would help her achieve her goal.

José Cabranes, her mentor, told her to do volunteer work for Puerto Rican groups that needed lawyers. David Botwinick, one of the nine partners at Pavia & Harcourt, helped Sonia get an important volunteer job with the state of New York. Then her old boss, Robert Morgenthau, stepped in. He asked the mayor of New York to put Sonia on a committee that looked at how money was spent in political campaigns.

Based on the information in the excerpt, what inference can be made about the people helping Sonia?

• They believe in Sonia and want her to succeed.

• Her colleagues feel she is better suited for careers outside of the law.

• They are concerned that Sonia needs them to do things for her.

• Her colleagues understand Sonia better than she understands herself.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 3 of Who Is Sonia Sotomayor?

Sonia didn’t get good grades at first. To her surprise, she got a C on the first paper she wrote for a history class. So she did what she had done before—she asked for help. Her professor explained how to write more clearly and put forth a convincing argument on paper.

Other professors helped, too. They told her that she was mixing Spanish grammar into English sentences. So in the summer after her freshman year, Sonia bought some English grammar books. She studied them hard. After that, her grades improved.

What can be inferred about the excerpt?

• It describes steps in a process.

• It compares different events.

• It uses a cause and effect structure.

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Where can readers find more information about the place where Sonia’s parents are originally from?

• the illustration of Sonia and family in Chapter 9

• the "Puerto Rico" text box in Chapter 1

• the New York City map in Chapter 1

• the “Timeline of the World” at the end of the book