Understanding Themes in Esperanza Rising

Determining a theme or central idea is greatly emphasized in the Common Core standards. Target that skill though big metaphors and central symbols in Pam Muñoz Ryan's Esperanza Rising. Help your class reach the standard through discussion, close reading, text-based questions, a kinesthetic opinion survey, and a brief writing assignment. Every step is detailed, and every material is provided in this intelligently sequenced plan, which is part of a series.

Concepts

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main ideas, central ideas, literary themes, literary elements, esperanza rising, pam munoz ryan, close reading, symbolism, metaphors

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esperanza rising, pam munoz rising, theme, central idea, main idea, symbolism, text dependent questions, close reading

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Resource Details

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Grade

5th

Subjects

English Language Arts

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Resource Type

Lesson Plans

Audience

For Teacher Use

Duration

1 hr

Instructional Strategies

Collaborative Learning

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Year

2013

Usage Permissions

Creative Commons

BY-NC-SA: 3.0