“My Name is Maria Isabel” Reading Assignments
The first 6 assignments are required for everyone to complete. You will choose 3 of the remaining 9 to complete for the week.
Definitions
Write the definitions for each vocabulary
word in this week’s reading. Be sure to
include the word, the part of speech, the
definition, and a sentence for each word.
Vocabulary Power
Read pgs 78-79 in the
anthology. Complete
the Vocabulary-Writing
Connection.
Spelling Worksheets
Complete the 4 spelling
worksheets, and study
for the spelling test on
Friday.
Activity Sheets
Complete the 4 activity
sheets.
Grammar
Complete the 3 grammar worksheets.
Personal Narrative
Think about something you recently
enjoyed doing or learning to do. Think
about what happened and how you felt
about it. Now write a personal narrative
describing your experience.
Design A Book Cover
Follow the directions on
the worksheet.
Vocabulary Antonyms
& Synonyms
Create a list of this
week’s vocabulary
words and identify
antonyms & synonyms
for these words.
Building Word
Pyramids
Follow the direction on
the worksheet.
Think & Respond
Read the story My Name Is Maria Isabel in
the anthology. Answer the Think &
Respond questions on pg 95.
Optional
Optional
Write an Essay
about your greatest
wish. Check to make
sure all sentences have
correct punctuation.
Make Compound Words
with five of the Spelling Words. Draw a
picture showing the meaning of each new
word.
Optional
Optional
Make a Crossword Puzzle
Arrange the vocabulary words down and
across, number them, write a clue for each.
List 3 Predictions
In the book Leialoha’s
Diary, make 3
predictions about what
you think will happen in
the story. After reading,
put a checkmark next to
the predictions you were
able to confirm.
Optional
Compare & Contrast
The experiences of the
main character in the
selection with your own
life. In a paragraph
point out similarities and
differences.
Optional
Optional
Optional
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