Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child
with today's homework.
Collections: Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
Option 3:
The novel is
based on Pam Munoz Ryan’s mother’s
family, from Mexico. But Ryan’s background is not only Mexican, but is from
Europe and Oklahoma as well. Ryan spent many summers while she was growing up
riding her bicycle to the library. During those long, hot summers, she
discovered her love of books. Ryan …became a teacher, and then decided to write
a book herself. Now Ryan…writes both picture books for children and chapter
books. .. She explains that she had to pretend, daydream, perform backyard
plays, and learn to be creative just to find things to do.
Esperanza Rising takes place during the 1920s and
1930s in Mexico and the United States… the years of the… Great Depression…
Esperanza’s family was only one of thousands that had to struggle to find a new
life during this period in history.
Task: Use the diagram below to compare and contrast Marjane
and Pam.
Pam Marjane
Option 2:
The novel is
based on Ryan’s mother’s family, from Mexico….Ryan’s background is not only
Mexican, but is from Europe and Oklahoma…Ryan spent many summers while she was
growing up riding her bicycle to the library. During those … hot summers, she
discovered her love of books. Ryan …became a teacher, and then decided to write
a book …Now Ryan…writes both picture books for children and chapter books. .. She
explains that she had to pretend, daydream… and learn to be creative just to
find things to do.
Esperanza Rising takes place during the 1920s and
1930s in Mexico and the United States… the years of the… Great Depression…
Task:
Who and what is the novel based on?
How did Ryan discover her love of books?
What did Ryan start doing when she became an adult?
When does the story take place?
Option 1:
The novel is
based on Ryan’s mother’s family….Ryan’s background is not only Mexican, but is
from Europe and Oklahoma…
1.
Who is the novel
based on?
2.
What is her
background?
Ryan spent many summers while she was growing up
riding her bicycle to the library. During those … hot summers, she discovered
her love of books.
3.
What did she
discover during the summers?
Ryan …became a teacher, and then decided to write a
book …Now Ryan…writes … picture books for children and chapter books. ..
4.
What was her job?
What does she do now?
Esperanza Rising takes place during the 1920s and
1930s in Mexico and the United States… the years of the… Great Depression…
5.
When and where does
Esperanza Rising take place?
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