Unit 1 Lesson 3 Story Selection How Tia Lola Came To Stay

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Story Selection

Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Unit 1: Lesson 3

How Tia Lola Came to

Stay


How Tia Lola Came to Stay:

Part 1: Interactive PowerPoint with

Guided Reading Questions

Part 2: Projectable 3.3 a

Part 3: Projectable 3.4


Turn your Text Book to page 72 .


SET A

PURPOSE

Good readers set a purpose for reading based on their preview of the story, and what they know about genre .


What genre do you think this story is?

(Hint: See Pg. 72)

Answer


This story is realistic

fiction. Realistic fiction is made up but could take place in real-life.


Good readers also set a purpose based on what they want to learn by

reading a particular selection.


What purpose might we have for reading this story?

Answer


One purpose for reading might be to find out who

Tia Lola is and why she is in this home.


1

2

What is the main conflict in the story?

Answer


Answer:

Miguel is not happy about having Tia Lola live with his family.


How do you think Miguel’s mother would be affected if Tia Lola were not there?

Answer


Answer:

Miguel’s mother would have to find someone else to watch her children when she worked.


3

STOP &

THINK

Miguel wishes Tia Lola could be more like Mrs. Prouty, Becky, and

Stargazer. How can you use description of these characters to

infer what Tia Lola is like?

Answer


Possible Answer:

If he wants her to be like these people, then she must not be proper, shy, or soft spoken, so she must be outspoken and

lively with a loud voice.


STOP & THINK:

What do you think farmer

Becky looked like in her white pullover next to the sheep?

Answer


Answer:

Farmer Becky “wears a white pullover” to “blend in with the sheep.” It would be hard to see her among the white, fluffy sheep.


4

5

Why does Miguel understand how Tia Lola is feeling?

Answer



When he moved to a new school,

Miguel felt unwelcomed by some of the students in his school, so he’s had some of the same feelings that Tia Lola has now.


How does the author tell us that Juanita is pleased to be included in her brother’s plans?

Answer



She agrees to help him before knowing what he wants.


6

STOP &

THINK

Where have you seen something that was

unspoiled?

Answer


Possible Answers:

Water on a pond; a brand new building


STOP & THINK:

A metaphor compares two things by implying that one this is like another.


STOP & THINK:

An author might use a

metaphor to create a picture in the reader’s mind.


STOP & THINK:

A metaphor says that a person or object is something else.


STOP & THINK:

A metaphor does not use

“like" or “as".


STOP & THINK:

A metaphor will use words like is , was , were , or are .


EXAMPLES


Miss Mott

is

“Super

Woman”.


He

is

a rock.


My fingers

are

icicles.


The clouds

are

cotton balls in the sky.


STOP & THINK:

Find a metaphor on page

77 .

Answer


Answer:

All around him the field is fresh and unspoiled by footprints and sparkling diamonds of light .


7

8

9

STOP &

THINK

Why does the author describe snowy field as a canvas?

Answer



It connects Miguel’s father, a painter who works on canvas, with Miguel when he draws a message in the snow.


How does Miguel’s change of heart about Tia Lola affect the

plot (events in the story)?

Answer



When he realizes he has hurt her feelings, he has a new

challenge: how to make her feel better.


Why does Tia Lola use beans and Dominican sausage to make pizza?

Answer



She wants to combine

Dominican foods with one of

Miguel and Juanita’s favorite

American meals.


STOP & THINK:

What causes Miguel to feel closer to his father?

Answer


Answer:

Miguel’s father is an artist.

Making a picture for Tia

Lola in the snow makes him think of his father.


ESSENTIAL

QUESTION

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

What happens when

Miguel decides to help Tia

Lola feel welcome?

Answer


Answer:

Tia starts to feel like she belongs. Tia feels happy to be accepted and welcomed.


Projectable 3.3a


Projectable 3.4



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Unit 1 Lesson 3 Story Selection How Tia Lola Came To Stay

Harcourt Journeys:

Story Selection

Unit 1: Lesson 3

How Tia Lola Came to

Stay

EXAMPLES

Miss Mott

“Super

Woman”.

He

a rock.

My fingers

icicles.

The clouds

cotton balls in the sky.

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How Tia Lola Came to

Stay

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Miss Mott

“Super

Woman”.

He

a rock.

My fingers

icicles.

The clouds

cotton balls in the sky.

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