The West Side

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The West Side from How Juan Got Home by Bob Dorsey
powerpoint presentation by Carol Harms, JSD 171,
Orofino, ID
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The West Side is from the final chapters of the
book How Juan Got Home. Juan Morales wants to go
home to Puerto Rico. Although he likes his
uncles comfortable New York City apartment, he
fears hell never find friends. None of the boys
in the East Side neighborhood where his uncle
lives speaks Spanish.
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Then, on a search for Puerto Rican food, he goes
to the West Side. Here he finds some reminders
of Puerto Rico, and here, for the first time
since being in New York, he finds a friend.
Have you ever moved to a new place and
wondered if you would have friends?
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Genre Realistic Fiction
Characters behave as people or animals do in real
life. The setting is a real place or could be a
real place. The events of the story are based on
a conflict or problem that could occur in real
life.
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Juan /whon/ Morales /more-all-ace/
New York City
Puerto Rico
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Puerto /Pwhere- toe/ Rico /Ree-co/
Make sure you can pronounce Juans name and the
name Puerto Rico correctly. It is okay to guess
on the rest of the Spanish words in this story.
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scowled frowned
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jabbering talking a lot and very fast
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manager a person who takes care of or organizes
something like an office or sports team
She manages a business
He manages a sports team
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embarrassed feeling bad or silly about something
youve done
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impressed describes someone who thinks another
person is good at something
Everyone was impressed by the job the workers
had done building the roof.
I was impressed by the quarterbacks skill.
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blue blew ate eight son sun would
wood
Homophones have the same sound as another word,
but have a different meaning and spelling.
homo means same phon means sound- by word
analysis, a homophone is a word with the same
sound.
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broken closet stranger scream These words
start with consonant blends. What letters form
the blends at the beginning of these words? Can
you think of at least one other word that begins
with each blend?
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Drawing Conclusions
Readers can draw conclusions about what a
character is like based on information in the
story. In order to draw these conclusions,
readers consider what a character says, what a
character does, and what other characters say
about him or her.
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Mrs. Jones scowled at the children. They always
made so much noise as they passed her window.
Didnt they know how important it was that she
have quiet? She was not impressed with their
manners. The children looked up and saw
Mrs. Jones looking at them with her scrunched up
face and burning eyes. They wondered if Mrs.
Jones would feel embarrassed if she could see how
frightful her expression was.
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What does Mrs. Jones do, say or think that tells
you about her character? What do the children
say or think that tells you about Mrs. Jones
character?