The West Side

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The West Side

• By Peggy Mann

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Word Knowledge
Blue Blew to two red read break brake
Sprint splendid stranger scream
Watch catch scratch
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Comprehension Strategies

• Clarifying
• 2. Summarizing
• 3. Predicting

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Writing

• Evaluating the Authors Writing
• Does something about the writing in this story
  stand out?

• What made this story seem real?

• Was there a particular part of the story that
  you especially enjoyed? If so, does that part
  contain a clue about what makes writing good?

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Grammar, Usage, Mechanics
What is the subject and verb of this
sentence? Pepe plays soccer.
The subject is the word(s) that refers to the
person(s) or thing(s) that performs or receives
he action of the verb.
The verb is the word that refers to the action
and must agree with the subject. Singular Subject
Singular Verb Plural Subject Plural Verb
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Comprehension Skills
Drawing Conclusions Good readers often draw
conclusions about a story based on information in
the text. The conclusion is not directly stated
in the text

• Examples
• Juan concludes that when the airline offers him
  a ticket home, he can use the ticket at any time

• Juan Concludes that the West Side of New York is
  just like Puerto Rico.

Is Juan correct in his conclusions?
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Comprehension Skills
Drawing Conclusions (Cont.) Readers can draw
conclusions about the characters in a story.
Reread the exchanges between Senor Rivera and
Carlos on Pages 288-289.
Draw conclusions about these two characters. How
did you come to these conclusions? What clues did
you use?
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Comprehension Skills

• Discussing the Selection
• How do you think the West Side neighborhood was
  similar to Juans hometown? What was different?

• Why do you think Juan wants to become friends
  with Carlos?

• How has this selection connected with your
  knowledge of the theme of Heritage?

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Literary Elements
Analyze Character Traits Writers reveal traits
about a character in different ways by
describing the characters actions, by telling
what the character is thinking, by including
dialogue between the character in the story, or
by revealing what others think about the
character.
Practice Create a two column chart. One side will
list Juans Character Traits and the other side
will list What We Learn About Juan.
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Listening/Speaking/Viewing
Connect Experiences Have you ever been in a
situation similar to Juans? How did you feel?
What did you do to feel better if you were
homesick?
Answer these questions in small groups 1. What
could Juans Family in Puerto Rico have done to
prepare him better for this trip?
2. What could Juans uncle have done to make Juan
feel more comfortable in new York City?
3. How do you think Juan will react the next time
he meets a Puerto Rican boy or girl?
4. What might happen between Juan and Carlos
after their first meeting?
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Study and Research
Using Graphs A bar graph is a graph in which
quantities are shown by bars.
Practice Create a bar graph showing the number of
boys and girls in the classroom