The Tequila Worm

Sort the words into positive, negative, and neutral connotation catergories.

Groups:

(a) Positive

,

(b) Neutral

,

(c) Negative

• Scent

• Diligent

• Home

• Cheap

• Hesitant

• Open

• Stingy

• Closed-off

• Thrifty

• Workaholic

• Prison

• House

• Attractive

• Generous

• Different

• Ugly

Match the following vocabulary to the definitions.

• To pause with uncertainty

• Hesitate

• A walled space for one person in a space

• Dread

• To be anxious or fear

• Inherit

• To receive or be left with (something)

• Swallow

• To take in

• Stall

Label the plot digram.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

Resolution

Climax

Falling Action

Rising Action

Setting

Theme

Exposition

Read Paragraphs 16-19.

"'Here, Sofia,' she said as she pulled out the chair beside her. "Everyone else was begging to sit with me, but I said no, that I was saving this chair for you.'

I sat down, feeling sick, nervous.

"How about we trade?" Coach said. She opened her lunch bag and pulled out a half-sandwhich wrapped in plasitc. "I'll trade this one for your tacos.'"

How does Sofia feel in this scene? (ANSWER IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE)

Read Paragraphs 16-19.

"'Here, Sofia,' she said as she pulled out the chair beside her. "Everyone else was begging to sit with me, but I said no, that I was saving this chair for you.'

I sat down, feeling sick, nervous.

"How about we trade?" Coach said. She opened her lunch bag and pulled out a half-sandwhich wrapped in plasitc. "I'll trade this one for your tacos.'"

What words does Sofia use that have emotional connotations? (ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES)

Read Paragraphs 12 - 16.

"Sofia," she said, "don't pay attention to them. They're just being mean and silly." She took me to the teachers' lounge and helped me clean up.

For two days after that, I went directly to the playground and didn't eat lunch until I got home after school. And then for two days after that, I ate insides a stall in the girls' restroom.

The next Monday, Coach Clarke stopped me in the hall. "Sofia, how about we eat lunch together in the cafeteria?"

When the lunch bell ran, I found Coach Clarke sitting in the middle of the cafeteria, with students standing all around her. She looked up and waved me over.

"Here, Sofia," she said as she pulled out the chair beside her. "Everyone else was beggining to sit with me, but I said no, that I was saving this chair for you."

How can you tell that Coach Clarke cares about Sofia? (ANSWER IN A COMLETE SENTENCE)

Read Paragraphs 12 - 16.

"Sofia," she said, "don't pay attention to them. They're just being mean and silly." She took me to the teachers' lounge and helped me clean up.

For two days after that, I went directly to the playground and didn't eat lunch until I got home after school. And then for two days after that, I ate insides a stall in the girls' restroom.

The next Monday, Coach Clarke stopped me in the hall. "Sofia, how about we eat lunch together in the cafeteria?"

When the lunch bell ran, I found Coach Clarke sitting in the middle of the cafeteria, with students standing all around her. She looked up and waved me over.

"Here, Sofia," she said as she pulled out the chair beside her. "Everyone else was beggining to sit with me, but I said no, that I was saving this chair for you."

What does she say or do that makes you think she cares? (ANSWER IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE)

Read Paragraphs 12 - 16.

"Sofia," she said, "don't pay attention to them. They're just being mean and silly." She took me to the teachers' lounge and helped me clean up.

For two days after that, I went directly to the playground and didn't eat lunch until I got home after school. And then for two days after that, I ate insides a stall in the girls' restroom.

The next Monday, Coach Clarke stopped me in the hall. "Sofia, how about we eat lunch together in the cafeteria?"

When the lunch bell ran, I found Coach Clarke sitting in the middle of the cafeteria, with students standing all around her. She looked up and waved me over.

"Here, Sofia," she said as she pulled out the chair beside her. "Everyone else was beggining to sit with me, but I said no, that I was saving this chair for you."

How does Coach's caring behavior lead to changes for Sofia? (ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCES)

Identify an important event from "The Tequlia Worm", and explain how it changes everything that happens afterwards.