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-Esmeralda was in her drama class and she made a comment that she didnt want to be old, then she turned around and saw her two grandmothers, one which she hasn't seen in years. Esmeralda didn't know whether to feel happy or bad.
-Esmeralda's sibilings love and support her that's why the tease her.
-Hector, Esmeralda's 11 year old brother had a job and supported his household.
-He was the man of the house.
-Mami is not worried about getting old because she has 8 children that she knows will take care of her.
4 questions
-How was Hector able to work and go to school at only 11 years old?
-Why didn't Esmeralda get extra help with math?
-Should Mami continue to let Esmeralda get on the train alone?
-Does Mami want Esmeralda to work or focus on school?
3 vocab words
-"casi un hombre": almost a man
-duplicious: two faced; deceitful
-obliterate: destroy; demolish
2 uses of literary terms
-setting: she uses the term "ghetto" to describe where she just moved to
-dialect: Mami is Spanish so she says, " she job school" which means that Esmeralda's job is to go to school.
1 senence
-While Esmeralda is doing well in school except for in one class, she is also thinking about working. Mami doesn't want Esmeralda to work and she says that Esmeralda needs to focus on school. I agree with Mami because Esmeralda should not have to have the responsibility of keeping a job now.