As of September 2021, we are doing read-aloud in the story Lupita Manana, by Patricia Beatty. We answer study questions for each chapter, and in partner groups, students read alternating paragraphs. Students will be required to write a 3 paragraph summary of the first 5 chapters after we've done the first 3rd of the book.
[SYNOPSIS from Barnes and Noble website]:
After her father dies in a fishing boat accident in the seas near their small Mexican village, Lupita's family is left in poverty. Lupita and her big brother, Salvador, must smuggle themselves into the United States to earn money to support their mother and young siblings.
America is not the land of opportunity they had hoped. A new language, hard labor, and the constant threat of la migra — the immigration police—make every day a difficult challenge. But for feisty Lupita, there is always hope for a better manana — tomorrow.
[SYNOPSIS from Barnes and Noble website]:
After her father dies in a fishing boat accident in the seas near their small Mexican village, Lupita's family is left in poverty. Lupita and her big brother, Salvador, must smuggle themselves into the United States to earn money to support their mother and young siblings.
America is not the land of opportunity they had hoped. A new language, hard labor, and the constant threat of la migra — the immigration police—make every day a difficult challenge. But for feisty Lupita, there is always hope for a better manana — tomorrow.