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-The baby, Raymond, was really brave because I would think he would be really hurt and in pain.
-Esmeralda is learning how to speak English really fast.
-It was brave of Esmeralda to translate for her mother and she barely knows how to speak English.
-Esmeralda should give it some time before she starts trying to behave like the American girls in the story do.
-Esmeralda's mom was right when she "embarressed" her in front of her friends because Esmeralda disobeyed her by wearing makeup.
4 questions
-Who was Esmeralda's first friend from New York?
-Why did they have to move?
-What made Mami react the way she did when she found out that Esmeralda had a new friend?
-Why were all Spanish people called Hispanics?
3 vocab words
-mourned: to express grief; to feel greef or sadness
2literayr terms
-onamonopia: the bees were buzzing(pg31)
-imagry: Esmeralda described her blanket(pg26)
1 sentence
Esmeralda was able to move to Nwe York and leave her Papi in Puerto Rico. She is now trying to adapt to the American ways which is very new to her. So far she is making good progress.