Positive                                                                                                                             

1. People take turns.       
2. Everyone has a job.

                                                      Negative

1. If you break a rule you should  be killed.    
2. Planes fly over the community.
3. You have to listen to the voice .
4. They say sorry when they are late.
5. The community chooses a job for them when they are 12.
6. They have a evening telling feelings.
7. They have no animals.
8. Children under 1 who do not well are killed.
9. Old people have a party then they are put to death.
10.  People who work at night are not allowed to have wives.
11. 1 girl + 1 boy in a family unit.

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1) Describe when and how you used this strategy to help you understand the novel better?

My strategy is that I ask questions if I don’t understand the book. I am a better at doing this in a smaller group for example, the meaning of a word, a concept like poverty, understanding why a character did the things they did.

Give examples of activities we did in class and how they were connected to the strategy you chose?

We asked questions and we went on the blog and wrote things about Esperanza.

How did this strategy change over time? Did you make any adjustments? What might you do differently next time?

I would like to ask more detailed questions when I read.

Discuss a strategy you did not use, but would like to try out next time?

My next strategy is to work in a small group because I like working with other people and sometimes we can help each other.

2) There were many themes and ideas In the book Esperanza Rising.

What was the one I have chosen?

I would like to write about the theme of poverty.

How did you understand it?

Esperanza starts life rich and ends up poor.

How did it change throughout the book?

She becomes rich through having wonderful relationships with others.

1. Esperanza Rising has a very interesting history especially about Mexico and California.This is what I have learnt by reading the book.

The Spanish in 1521 went to Mexico and had a colony and that is why they talk Spanish.
In the 1860s Mexico was occupied by France.

I found an interesting quotation in the book Esperanza Rising. Pg.15: ‘Esperanza remembered a time when Hortensia had not taken care of them. She was a Zapotec Indian from Oaxaca, with a short, solid figure and blue-black hair in a braid down her back.’ In the book this shows some Mexicans are servants, and the lighter people are higher in class than darker people.
I learnt there was a revolution in Mexico in the 19^th century. There was a crisis in 1929 and throughout the 30s.  There were many people who lacked a job. There were too many people and not enough jobs.
Some people travelled to other countries to get jobs for instance the U.S..Connection- Esperanza also did this.

Culture:
When a girl reaches the age of 15 years old, the girl has a party and she can start courting boys. It is called ‘quinceaneras’.
Their food is: nachos with guacamole

3) “She remembered standing on a chair with her arms outstretched like a bird ready for flight.” Pg 61

This is a simile. This shows us how rich Esperanza is. Hortensia is dressing Esperanza. It shows she is a high flyer and that when she loses her money she will fall from a great height.

Metaphor. “Esperanza is the sun.”

This is a metaphor. I like this because Esperanza is a bright person and at the end of the book she shines out of her difficulties and makes her hard life into something much better.

Personification. “The house moaned and whistled.” Pg 39  I like this because it tells us that the house is upset because Esperanza’s dad is dead.

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1.  Get a basic understanding of persons life?.

James 1 became king he was good at langue. He will condemn tobacco he created Britain he became king in 1567 he became king when he was 13 months weaknesses: colic, rheumatism, chronic illness, he has tried to have been killed, he was married to Queen Anne they had 9 children.

2.  Why were they important to history?.

because he total United Kingdom.

3.  How were they portrayed as powerful?.

because he made the first colonies in U.S.A

In school we had to pretend we were Esperanza and try out some of the chores she had to do living on the camp.

We answered these questions.

How did you feel about this kind of work before you started? How have your feelings changed?

Before I started I thought it was hard and I had never washed clothes with my hands.

What did you learn about yourself while doing this kind of work? Was it easy? Was it difficult?

It was funny but it was difficult. Cooking was easy and I have learnt it is hard to do that if  you are a child doing these chores every day.

How did you feel while doing this work? Did you enjoy it? Were you proud? Were you embarrassed? Why? I enjoyed it but it was hard I was proud after I had finished the work.

Hallo my name is Mads I’m from Denmark I’m 13 years old.

I’m lived in Qatar. I have 1 brother and 1 sister 

My brother is 15 years old and my sister is 11 years old they live in Denmark and they go in school in Denmark they live wet my mom.

I am in compass international school Doha. I live in Doha 3 months.

The special thing for me is how I am to people and to my friends.

On my portrait, I would draw cookies because I love food.

And the flag because that is my country flag and the water is

Because is because I like to swim.

I feel it is not much fun to be poor. They have no food to eat. I’m happy to be me.

In Denmark there are homeless people. Some of them drink alcohol from the money we give them. Sometimes they sleep in tents. Most of the people are old. I am not sure why they are there. I feel sorry for these people. I would like to help them but I do think they might use the money for drink.

Sometimes the beggars speak to me. They ask for money. I tell I have no money which is true because I am worried that someone might steal my money. It is hard to tell a good beggar from a bad beggar.

She looked at the two girls and what they were wearing.

She was not so happy to sit with them in the train.

She was nasty to the little peasant girl. She did not want her to touch the porcelain doll her father had given to her because she thought the girl was dirty.

If i had to leave in an instant i would take my mobile phone .

It was given to me by my dad because i needed it to call him with it .

I have had it for 2 months .

It is special because i like listening to music .

It is irreplaceble because is was a gift