Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

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Esperanza Risingby Pam Munoz Ryan
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Main Idea

• Esperanzas dad died when she was 12 years old
  and her uncles where mean. One of them asked her
  mom to merry him. She said no, he got mad and
  burned down there house they moved to America to
  hope and make a living there.
• They moved to America
• There house got burnt down from there uncles
• Esperanzas mom got very sick from the dust storm
• Esperanzas dad died a day before her birthday
• Esperanza didnt know how to clean herself
• The place where Esperanza lived went on strike
  for more money

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Theme of Story

• Esperanza was mad because of where they lived
  after the fire. They had to move to America.
  They had to live in a broken down house. Soon,
  Esperanza learned and understood why they where
  there and why they where living in those
  conditions.

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Plot of Story

• Esperanzas mom got sick from the dust storm.
• Esperanzas dad died because of bandits.
• Esperanzas uncles burned there house down with
  them in it.
• Esperanzas camp went on strike.
• Abuelita broke her ankle in the fire so, she
  couldnt go to America with Esperanza.
  
  
  

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Description of Setting

• In Mexico Esperanzas house was big and
  surrounded by the woods. Vine yards around their
  house. Vines draped down on trees with grapes
  very ripe. When the sunset it was very relaxing.
• In America In Cabins not so nice just a little
  dirty. Cabins were right next to each other.
  Bad dust storms would roll in and cover every
  thing, not exactly what you call home. Hot and
  dry not most.

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The 3 Characters

• Esperanza she is brave, miss understood,
  loyal, kind, and outgoing. Esperanzas dad
  died a day before her birthday and she also had
  to move to America.
• Mama Mama is a woman that does everything in
  her power to let her daughter have
  a great life she is also loyal and brave. Mama
  got sick from a sand storm and got pneumonia.
• Miguel Miguel is a servant for Esperanzas
  family. That doesnt stop him though. They
  treat him very well . He is also very kind,
  misunderstood, hard working. When they where in
  America the people that owned the repair shop for
  cars and wouldnt let him work there because he
  was a Mexican.

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Words I Didnt Know

• Extravagant Esperanza continued, reliving the
  extravagant moments, but was relieved when she
  knew that Isabel was asleep. I think extravagant
  means amazing and heart filing. Extravagant
  means strange and curios.
• Strewn Her uncles papers were strewn across
  the desk. I think strewn means scattered or laid
  out. Strewn means to spread by scattering.
• Pretentious But he could build another house,
  bigger and pretentious anywhere on the
  property, Said Mama. I think pretentious
  means paying for something. Pretentious means
  making unusually unjustified or executive
  claims.
• Menacing When Esperanza saw their menacing
  faces, she wanted to run back to the safety of
  the camp, do laundry, clean diapers, anything but
  this. I think it means to be mean or horrifying.
  Menacing means to make a show intention to harm.
• Phony She gave her a phony smile and said,
  !Entiendes! understand. I think it means ugly
  or weird. Phony means to intend to mislead or
  receive.

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5 FACTS about the dust bowl

• It was a time of the great depression.
• It happened around in the 1930s.
• The regions Kansas, the Oklahoma Panhandle, Texas
  and Eastern parts of Colorado, and New Mexico was
  known as the Dust Bowl.
• It was a bad time for the farmers.
• The worst place where it happened was in Kansas.
  

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Simile and Metaphors

• Esperanza is like a cow.
• Esperanza is a cow.

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Comparing