When Isabel and her family move to the United
States from Mexico, Isabel misses all the things she
leaves behind, especially her Aunt Lupita. To help
her cope with her new country and changes in her
life, Isabel constructs her own quiet place, where she
keeps her books and toys, and writes letters to Aunt
Lupita to practice her English.
THE QUIET PLACE
BY SARAH STEWART
ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID SMALL
ILLUSTRATIONS
• Take a picture walk through the book
• What information can you gain from the
illustrations?
Setting
Characters
Story plot
Mexico, United States
Girl and family
Girl is moving far away.
She writes letters.
She likes to create and paint.
She is happier at the end than at the beginning.
Story format - letters can give us timeframe, events, and emotions.
RL.2.5 RL.1.7, 2.7, 3.7
SETTING
Mexico
traveling
City in
USA
Use the map and context clues to trace possible routes and a
destination for Isabel’s family.
RL.1.1, 2.1, 3.1
CHARACTERS
List the characters from the most important to the least.
Use evidence from the story for your list.
father
Isabel
Aunt Lupita
Mother
brother
children
RL.1.3, 2.3, 3.3
STORY ORDER
RL.!.2
TIMELINE &
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT OF ISABEL
date
activity
illustration
notes
Isabel’s
mood
April 9, 1957
Practicing
English,
Crossing the
border
Holding bear optimistic
out of car
window,
Mexico/USA
salutation
Write back
soon,
TIMELINE &
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT OF ISABEL
date
activity
illustration
notes
Isabel’s
mood
salutation
RL.1.1, 2.1, 3.1
COMPARE & CONTRAST
The Quiet Place
One Green Apple
RL.1.9
WRITING
• Write a letter to a family member telling them about
an event in your life.
• Rewrite the story using a first person narrative.
W.1.3, 2.1, 3.3
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