Chapter 7: Elya Yelnats and Madame Zeroni

1. Summarize the story of Elya Yelnats and Madame Zeroni in 5-7 sentences.

2. Vocabulary: Definition and sentence fore each word
    scarcity, cot, canteen
  

Immigrant Camp Worker Interview

Choose one camp (corn, asparagus, peaches, etc) and conduct a fake interview written by a journalist asking questions to a worker there. Include information about wages, living conditions, working conditions and hours, strikes, etc. Research historical context before writing interview.

***Minimum 15 questions. 

Links (you can use these search for your own):

http://migration.ucdavis.edu/rmn/more.php?id=788_0_6_0

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tsme.html

http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/m/mi012.html

Example (just a start)
Journalist: Carl, what camp do you work in?
Worker: The corn camp. 
Journalist: How long have you worked there? 
Worker: Two years. 
Journalist:What are your working conditions like?

Punctuation: period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, colon, semicolon and quotation marks

Add punctuation to the following sentences using a period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, colon, semicolon and quotation marks.

1. I have to go to school tomorrow

2. There are two things I need to do for school tomorrow eat breakfast and get in the car

3. I am so excited to go to school tomorrow

4. I am going to bring two things to school tomorrow my book and my crayons

5. Julia said I really want to do well on my project at school tomorrow

6. Do you have to go to school tomorrow

7. I have to eat breakfast get in the car then go to school

Punctuation practice

http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/punctuation/

Holes quote analysis

An author can describe important events in a story by telling you about them:
“He checked Stanley's backpack and allowed him to keep it. Then he led Stanley outside into the blazing heat.”(p.14)

Sometimes what a character says (and how he says it) is just as important as what happens. It can tell us what the person talking is like, and what has happened in the past or will happen in the future.

You can learn a lot from a quote by explaining it in four parts, called a "quote analysis:"

1.   Write the quote: And the page it comes from. Put it in quotation marks.

2.   Characters: Who said it, and to whom were they talking to (sometimes this can be more than one person).

3.   Paraphrase: Put it in different words that mean the same thing.

4.   What does it tell you? What kind of person would say these things? Why would they say it? What would they have to know, or be thinking about, to say it? Does this imply any foreshadowing?

Example:

Quote: “If it makes you feel better to call me Mom, Theodore, go ahead and call me Mom.”
Characters: Mr. Pendanski says this to one of the boys.
Paraphrase: If you want to call me Mom, it's okay with me.
What does it tell you? Mr. Pendanski wants them to feel comfortable with him. He doesn't want to scare them.

Your Turn!

1.   Mr. Sir is a different kind of person than Mr. Pendanski. Analyze this quote from him:

Quote: "Whenever you speak to me, you must call me by my name. Is that clear?" (p. 13)
Characters:
Paraphrase:
What does it tell you? 

2.   With your partner, find your own.

Quote:

Characters:
Paraphrase:
What does it tell you?

HOLES PDF online link

http://www.alincolnlearning.us/Holes_by_Louis_Sachar.pdf

Las Almendras

1. What was revealed that Miguel and Alfonso had in their package, and what did they do with it? How did this surprise make Esperanza and Mama feel and why?
2. What embarrassing thing did Esperanza do in front of Isabel?
3. What is the jamaica and why didn't Esperanza want to go at first? What made her decide to go?
4. Which major character was supporting the strike and why does the strike worry Esperanza?

5. What did Esperanza learn about Marta? How does this change her view about Marta?
6. What does Esperanza pray for before she falls asleep?
7. How has Esperanza changed so far in the story? 

8. What was the significance of las almendras in this chapter?

Nyms

HOLES: Chapters 1-4

Chapter 1:

What are three reasons you could infer that "Camp Green Lake" isn't fun for the campers?

What is one reason you can infer that the Warden is not nice to the campers?

Chapters 2 & 3:

What are the 3 necessary traits that a successful inventor needs?

What is a synonym for perseverance?

Chapter 4:

What is an antonym for desolate?

Describe Mr. Sir.

Why does Mr. Sir tell Stanley he's free to run away? What would happen if he ran away?

Antonyms, Synonyms and Homonyms: Mobile Lab

http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/antonymssynonymsandhomonyms/

username: eduintegral
password: mccchs2012

Las Cebollas

Questions:
1. What did the cabins remind Esperanza of and why?
2. Who was Esperanza sharing a cabin with?
3. Why did Esperanza tell Isabel that she might leave the camp soon?
4. How and why did Mama change her hair?
5. What was Esperanza's job at the camp and how did she feel about it?
6. What did Marta say when she saw Esperanza sweeping? What does this show about Marta?
7. How and why did Miguel help Esperanza with the sweeping situation? 

***Don't forget to bring in a signed permission saying that you swept/ mopped/ cleaned your house in some way this week!

Los Melones/ Las Cebollas

  Esperanza Vocabulary chapters 3-6 (define and write a sentence):

1.   perspiration

2.   decent

3.   specialty

4.   strike

5.   bestowed  

Journal:Do you think parents, despite social position should teach kids how to do basic chores? What’s the purpose of this?
 
Homework: Sweep and mop your house 2 days this week. Get signed permission saying you did this.