HOLA ...
You should use all resources provided. Questions should be answered in Spanish.
You should know all the answers to the questions from the story. You should also be familiar with the parts of the story that we highlighted during class. It is your job to follow along and ask questions if you miss something.
Read the Francisco Jimenez Story entitled 'Cajas de Cartón'. Please read up to the line - ROBERTO, Panchito y yo dormiremos bajo los árboles.
Answer the following questions in your notebook. You should be able to answer these questions.
1. What time of the year was it?
2. Who is Ito?
3. Why was he not smiling?
4. What were the 'braceros' doing?
5. Who is the narrador? Where was he from?
6. Why was everyone so quiet on the way home?
7. Who is Robert? Is he older or younger than Panchito?
8.What did Panchito see when he opened the door to the chocita?
9. What reaction did the younger siblings have?
10.What was the 'Carcanchita'? What year was it? What was the father's attitude toward it?
11.What did Robert and Panchito carry to the car?
12. Where did they put the 'mattress'?
13. What was the significance of the 'pot'? How was it described in the story?
14.What had the mother cooked?
15. What is the significance of the father in the story sighing.....and then he says, "ES TODO".
Read the following from the story....page 72-73 Mr. Lema
1. Why couldn't Panchito sleep?
2. Why did Panchito sit 'cabizbajo' in front of his brother? Explain.
3. What WOULD Robert not be doing?
4. At what point did Panchito feel 'un gran alivio'?
5. Describe what happens when the bus comes?
6. How was he feeling?
7. Can you compare Panchito to the other kids?
8. METÍ las manos en los bolsillos....what does this fact highlight?
9. Why did hearing 'MAY I HELP YOU'....surprise him?
10. Después de mucho esfuerzo,conseguí decirle en inglés que me quería matricular en el sexto grado.....what does this mean?
11. What do we know about Mr. Lema?
12. Why can we infer that Mr. Lema is kind?
13. What did he ask Panchito to do?
14. What did Mr. Lema quickly realize?
15. What does....El sr. Lema pidió que otro niño leyera....mean in English?
16. FIND I SHOULD HAVE READ.
17. What did Panchito ask Mr. Lema?
18. After Mr. Lema spends time helping Panchito with English ....what question does Mr. Lema ask Panchito?
19. Debió haber comprendido la expresión en mi cara porque antes de que yo respondiera, añadió--TE VOY A ENSEÑAR A TOCAR LA TROMPETA
20. How does the story end....
Powerpoint-decent review.
Past Tense
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