Pepita Talks Twice by Ofelia Dumas Lachman

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Pepita Talks Twice by Ofelia Dumas Lachman

• Theme 6

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Awards

• Skipping Stones Honor Award
• Tomas Rivera Childrens Book Award Nominee

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Genre Realistic Fiction

• A realistic fiction story is about realistic
  (could happen in real life, but they arent real)
  people, things, and events.
• The plot-including events, problem, solution-is
  made up (fictional).

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Summary

• Pepita, who can speak both English and Spanish,
  decides that she doesnt want to speak twice
  anymore. When her decision creates problems she
  hadnt thought of, Pepita realizes that sometimes
  it can be a good thing to understand two
  languages.

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Background Information

• People who live in different countries, speak
  different languages. If you live in Spain,
  Mexico, South America, and several other
  countries in Latin America you could speak the
  language called Spanish. Here are some Spanish
  words to try
• uno-(u-no)-one
• si-(see)-yes
• espanol-(es-pan-yul)-Spanish

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Key Concept

• speaking two languages

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Key Vocabulary

• language
• Spanish
• enchilada
• salsa
• tortilla
• tamales
• taco

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language
spoken or written human speech
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Spanish
a language
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enchilada
tortilla rolled around a filling, then covered
with a spicy sauce
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salsa
a spicy sauce usually made of tomatoes, onions,
and peppers
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tortilla
a round, flat, Mexican bread
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tamales
fried chopped meat and crushed peppers rolled in
cornmeal dough and steamed
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taco
tortillas folded around a filling such as ground
meat or cheese
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Strategy Focus Evaluate

• You will use this strategy during and after
  reading to help you form an opinion about what
  youve read.
• When you evaluate, you tell how you feel about
  the story.
• Did you enjoy the story? Why?
• Were the characters interesting and believable?
• How did the story make you feel? Why?

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Strategy Focus Evaluate
Lets try it!

• Do you think Pepita made a good decision to only
  speak English?

or
Do you feel speaking 2 languages would be good or
bad?
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Comprehension Skill Focus Problem Solving

• When you problem solve, you
• define the problem
• list possible solutions
• determine pros (positive/good things) and cons
  (negative/bad things) for each possible solution
• choose the best solution
• There can be more than one good solution.
  Choose the one that works best for you!

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Graphic Organizer
Fill in the organizer with details from the story.
Problem-Pepita doesnt like having to talk
twice. Possible Solutions Pros () and
Cons (-)
1.________________________________________________
2._______________________________________________
_ 3.______________________________________________
__
_____________________________ -
_____________________________
____________________________ - ___________________
__________ ____________________________ -
_____________________________
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Meet the Author

• Ofelia Dumas Lachtman was born in California,
  but her parents were from Mexico. As a child, the
  author learned to speak English and Spanish at
  the same time.
• When she was only twelve, Ofelia Dumas
  Lachtman's first work was published. It was a
  poem included in a book of children's poetry.
  Later, she worked in the medical field. She also
  directed an association for young people. Today
  she writes for children, for young adults, and
  for adults.
• (from www.eduplace.com)

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Link to Houghton Mifflin

• If you enjoyed reading Pepita Talks Twice and
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  activities, click below to go to
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