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The Color of My Words
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The Color of My Words
Review: Theme
The author's message!!
Is "words" a theme?
Exit Slip:
pages 67-77
(25 minutes)
During Reading:
Annotate text using post-its.
T.E.
"My nails are done, my legs are shaved,
my dress is hemmed," and on and on.
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Character Inference
Angela is getting pretty to look good for
Angel. She will try to dance with him at
the fiesta.
How would you describe Ana Rosa? Use a specific detail from the text to support your description.
Exit Slip
Add one piece of textual evidence/conclusion that supports our first theme.
Exit Slip:
Theme Pocket Folder
1. Do you have a special place that you like to go where no one can find you? Write a poem about it following the rhyme patterns and stanzas from the Gri Gri Tree.
2. Why is Ana Rosa so "different" just because she likes to hide out in her favorite tree?
3. Each member of Ana Rosa's family reacts differently to her sitting in the tree? What do their different reactions tell you about each character -- Mami, Papi, Roberto, Angela and Guario?
4. How would you describe Ana Rosa's connection to nature -- the trees, mountains, the sea, and the animals of the ocean? How does her feelings differ from her family's and naighbors' ideas about nature?
Theme
The Color of My Words
By Lynn Joseph
Name
Do Now:
Make an Inference:
What do words represent to Ana Rosa? Use details from the text to support your response. (5 mins)
Do Now:
Make an inference about Ana Rosa and Angel's interaction at the fiesta. Use evidence from your post-its to support your response.
Page 74
Xavier, Oli, Ashanny
What does Ana Rosa and Guario's conversation reveal about Guario as an older brother? Use textual evidence to support your response.
Josh, George, Katherine
What does the dialogue between Ana Rosa and Guario reveal about their relationship? Use textual evidence to support your response.
Before Reading,
Character Prediction:
Do Now:
Describe Ana Rosa. Use specefic details to support your description. (5 mins)
Before Reading:
Read the chapter titles and the first verse of each
poem.
What do you think you’ll learn about Ana Rosa?
Look at the cover and read the book jacket.
What do you think Ana Rosa is writing
about?
Do Now:
How would you describe Ana Rosa's relationship with her mother? Use details from the first chapter to support your response. (4 mins)
Make a List:
What do we use words for?