English 10 per. 6/english 10 period 4

Directions: Carefully read three chapters "El Mangle"; "Casi Senorita" and Letters from New York" and answer study questions for each chapters. (2) Also respond in your journals your reflection and reactions to each cahpter. Finally, create your interview questions which will be checked and discussed in class on Wednesday. Enjoy your break! Study Questions for El Mangle 1. Mami and Dona Andrea, for different reasons, made fun of Esmeralda's fear of the bathroom. Why did they do that? 2. Do you agree with Mami and Dona Andrea's way of treating Esmeralda in the bathroom incident? What alternatives could have been used? 1. When Esmeralda was called on in Sra. Leona's class to sove a math problem, she was thinking about bananas, guavas and oranges. What happened in this incident? (p. 138) Esmeralda said she didn't like Sra. Lenoa. What kind of evil tricks did she want to play on the teacher? (p. 150) 2. When the class was working on a composition assignment, Sra. Lenoa said to Esmeralda, "Thi is not time for daydreaming. You're supposed to be writing, not thinking" (p. 150). How did Esmeralda feel about this statement? How do YOU feel about this statement? 3. How did Esmeralda prove that she was not the stupid student that Sra. Lenoa thought she was? Find 2 examples to show this. (p. 149 - 150) 4. Papi was often absent in Esmeralda's life, but he came at the right time to rescue her from Sra. Leona's classroom. Describe Esmeralda's feelings about her father at the end of this chapter. (p. 151) Study Questions for the "Letters from New York" Chapter 1. In the beginning of the chapter, there are 5 lines of text printed in italics. What are they supposed to be? (p. 155) 2. In what ways did the boleros reflect and/or distort the notion of love? 3. Who was Felipe Rodriguez? Why was he important in the chapter?Why did Esmeralda mention Felipe Rodriguez and her parents' quarrel in the same paragraph? (p. 158) 4. Esmeralda enjoyed learning from Mami how to iron clothes. What was the most important reason that made her happy? 5. The Santiago family's house was right behind a bar. What kinds of problems did it pose for the children? (p. 155 - 156) 6. Why did Esmeralda feel insulted and belittled by Tata's letter? (p. 157 - 158) 7. What kind of exotic food did the Santiago family eat to celebrate Christmas? (p. 160 - 162) Why was it important for Esmeralda to describe these things for the readers? Study Questions for the "Casi Senorita" Chapter 1. Esmeralda attended a religious ceremony. (p. 173 to 175) Summarize what happened and explain her response to this event. 2. After Esmeralda was molested by her principal, she described her pain in very vivid language. Find the section where she talked about this traumatic experience, and explain what kind of pain she was suffering. 3. After finishing the chapter, it is quite obvious that there are at least two reasons why Santiago named it "Casi Senorita" (Almost A Woman). Discuss what these reasons are.

Digging Deeper "Mami Gets a Job" H English 10 Period 6

We've agreed that "Mami Gets a Job" is a pivotal chapter. There are many, many, firsts for Negi in the chapter, in part because her mother is no longer always so present in Esmerelda's life. These parts need to be analyzed to see how they contribute to the whole or overall theme of the chapter. To do this, take the section you chose from the text and do the following: Summarize what happens in the excerpt you selected from the text. What happens literally and figuratively? Why is it important? What does Mai or Negi learn indirectly and directly in this segment? What do you think the narrator wants us to learn or understand about life and her life? What seems to be the author's purpose for this segnment? Write your response in one page or more. Your response may be typed or handwritten. YOu may brainstrom for this assignment.

AP English Literature Article of the Week

Directions: visit the following link: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1978773,00.html or do a google search for the article When Bullying Goes Criminal. Read it. Complete a SOAPS Chart and a Full out Precis