5 comments
-Esmeralda's first time on a plane
-Esmeralda asked what if the plane falls while she was on the plane
-They went to brooklyn
-The cab driver spoke to them even though they didnt understand
-They pertended they understoof
4 questions
-Why would Esmeralda say ' what if the plane falls' ?
-why havent they met their family members before?
-Why didnt her mom allow them to go outside?
-Why didnt jews like Purto Ricans ?
3 vocabulary
swarthy-(of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.
rebellious-defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
unruly-not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless
2 literary terms
'... chiken,mushy rice, and boiled string beans. it all tasted like salt' metaphor
'... Our new apartment was a railroad-style place' metaphor
1 overview sentence
This chapter is about how she moved to US and doesnt speak any english

post # 9

5 comments
-When Esmeraldas mom returns from New York she finds that her husband moved all her children.
-Her mom looks different ( has makeup on )
-When they walk down the street Guys wistle at her
-Shes proud to walk next to her mother
-Esmeralda snuck into her dads secret room when he was in the bathroom
4 questions
-Why did they move this time?
-Was Esmeralda the only one who got her own room ?
-Why did her father decided to go into the food bissness?
-Did Esmeralda believe what was heard on the radio?
3 vocabulary
palpable-capable of being touched or felt; tangible.
turbaned-a man's headdress worn chiefly by Muslims in southern Asia, consisting of a long cloth of silk, linen, cotton, etc., wound either about a cap or directly around the head.
morose-gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
2 literary terms
'... to find the limb on vines that looked suspiciously like ropes decorated with sweet-potato vines' simile
'... flapping of wings above sounded like secret applause' simile
1 overvie sentence
In this chapter Esmeralda found different wasy 2 show and feel the power of love

post # 8

page 171
5 comments
-Esmeralda was cought stealing nikkles
-Monin sent them to church school to have a free afternoon
-Esmeralda wanted to play the piano
-She gets almost melested
-Her dad was all for her playing the piano, her mother was against it
4 questions
-Why did she like the piano?
-Why didnt Esmeralda's dad go to work ?
-Why did her mom have to go to New York?
-Why did the kids have to be split up?
3 vocabulary
bespectacled-wearing eyeglasses.
reverence-a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.
euphemism-the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.
2 literary terms
'... the slight mounds, like egg yolks' simile
' wrapped myself in the blanket of responsibility..' metaphor
1 overview sentence
In this chapter Esmeralda gets harrassaed by her piano teacher.

post # 7 on dis book

pagee 153
5 comments
-They moved to another house which the building was shared with a bar
-There mom doesnt want them to go in the bar
-For christmas the roasted a pig and Esmeralda wanted the tail
-Esmeralda was shocked to find out her mom would be going to New York with out her
-Why does her uncle treat her oldest daughter so poorly
4 questions
-Why dod the continue to move so much?
-Why does Esmeralda peel potatos?
-Why was her uncle being cruel to her?
-Why does Esmeralda think hes being cruel?
3 vocabulary
panelled-a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., esp. of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
retched-To try to vomit.
gaunt-extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
2 literary terms
'Her eyebrows formed a question mark over her round eyes' metaphor
'In a voice that reminded me of the sound from a comb harmanica' metaphor
1 sentence
the move alot.

6th postinq of when i was puerto rican

5 comments
-They moved again ni this chapter
-Esmeralda doesnt like to use the bathroom
-She didnt use the water at her new house because she was scared
-She didnt understand fractions
-Her new teacher wasnt very nice to her
4 questions
-Why is Negi scared to use the bathroom?
-Why doesnt her new teacher like her?
-Who is Doña Andrea?
-Why did they want Esmeralda to clsoe the dead babys eyes?
3 vocabulary
protruding-to thrust forward; cause to project.
bastardization-to declare or prove (someone) to be a bastard.
hibicus-any of numerous other plants, shrubs, or trees of the genus Hibiscus, characterized by lobate or dentate leaves and usually profusely blooming flowers.
2 literary terms
'Her hair was stringy' metaphor
'I could still taste shit when I ate' figartive language
1 overview sentence
this chapter is about there new life in El mangle.

pOst # 5 on book

5 comments
-Her mom gets a job to support them
-This chpater is basically about indepedance
-This chapter starts off with the family prepareing themselfs for a hurricane
-In this chapter Esmeralda does soemthing her mom wouldnt approve of
-Her brother got into an accident with a bike
4 questions
-Why did everyone in the neighborhood not aprove of Esmeraldas mom getting a job?
-Why did Esmeralda and her friend Tato show there preivate parts to each other? (they are to young)
-How old is she in this chapter?
-Did she really know how babies are made?
3 vocabulary
socles-A plain square block higher than a plinth, serving as a pedestal for sculpture, a vase, or a column.
variscose- pertaining to or affected with varices, which often affect the superficial portions of the lower limbs.
striated-marked with striae; furrowed; striped; streaked.
2 literary terms
-'our neighbors houses looming like ghosts in light fog' over exageration ( i forgot the literary term that means that)
'Fine if you want to ride on that stupid bike then go ahead, but when mami gets home...' forshadowing
1 overview sentence
This chapter is about how her mother gets a job and how Esmeralda finds out shes going to be señorita.

4th entry on When i was Puerto rican

5 comments
-Esmeralda had to help her grandmother for a week
-She went to church while she stayed with her grandmother.
- Her grandmother and grandfather didnt sleep in the same bed
-Esmeralda found out that her dad only took her to her grandmothers house because he needs to see someone else (a women)
- He forgot to pick her up a week later
4 questions
-Why did the gray women talk to Esmeralda as if she knew her?
- Esmeralda turned out like her dad because they both were good at memorizeing poetry
-Did she enjoy learnin how to crochet?
-Why wasnt she religions?
3 vocabulary
syncopated- to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented.
plumage-the entire feathery covering of a bird.
opulent-wealthy, rich, or affluent
2 literary terms
'her pamls the color and texture of an avocado pit' metaphor
'he shouted at her and waved the greasy rag the way Don Berto used to wave his sharp machete' metaphor
1 overview sentence
This chapter was about when Esmeralda went to visit her grandmother.

pOst # 3 On 'When i was puerto rican'

5 cOmments
-Esmeralda liked her teacher Miss Jimenez
-Esmeralda always does what her mother ask of her
-The time is during the voteing month
-Americans came to P.R to teach the mothers on health and nutrition
-Esmeralda doesnt want to be an americano
4 questions
-Why doesnt Esmeralda want to become american?
-Why is gringo inpolite?
-Does she liked the food?
-Why did she throw up the food ?
3 vocabulary
nicked-To cut a nick or notch in.
phonetically-pertaining to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols
exasperated- to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely
2 literary terms
'her legs were shaped like chiken drumsticks' simile
' i liked thinking of our island as a women whose body was a garden of flowers' personafication
1 overview sentence
This chapter is about how the Americans come to P.R to teach them about good health and nutrition

Second 5/4/3/2/1

5 comments
-After dah 4th child was born er parents fought alot
-After the arguements her farther would leave the for days at the time
-Esmeralda started school in the middle of hurricane season
-She finds out that her farther has another daughter from another women
-Her mom thinks her father is with another women
4 questions
-Why did her parents all of a sudden start argueing?
-How many children does her father have from another women?
-Why did she compare her family with others?
-Did she think her family was better or worse than other families?
3 vocabulary words
callous-Emotionally hardened; unfeeling
litany-a prolonged or tedious account
cumbersome-burdensome; troublesome.
2 literary terms
-'I stood still like a statue' page 27 simile
-' .. Working on this hovel you call a house' page 24 methapor
1 overview sentence
In this section of the book Esmeraldas parents argue alot

first 5/4/3/2/1 on 'When i was Puerto Rican' by Esmeralda Santiago

5 comments
-Esmeralda is puerto rican
-She had 1 brother and 5 sisters
-She learned how to eat a guava properly
-Esmeralda was called negrita by her family because she was dark skinned
-She had a hen who gave her family eggs
4 questions
-How old is Esmeralda in the begining of the book?
-Does she live in Puerto Rico or US. in the begining of the book?
-Was she scared when she was covered in termites?
-Why is she so curious?
3 vocabulary
grimace- a facial expression often ugly or contorted
flailed- a manual thershing device consisting of a long wooden handle or staff and a shorter, free- swinging stick attached to its end
a toilet or something used as a toilet as a trench in earth in a camp or bivouac area
2 literary terms
' lips stretched across her face so tight that all I could see was a dark line under her nose' page 15 methapor
'i called up the few verses I'd memorized and repeated them like a prayer' page 18 simile
1 sentence of the overall chapter
In this chapter Esmeralda introduced her family and culture very well.

book summary

bad news bloggers, i wasnt able to geht the book i desired. So if you was hOpeing 2 geht sOme kewl fats abOut Hole in my life den sorry =\; buht the book i am going to read is When i was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago . let meeh give yall a lidO taste about the arthour ;

Esmeralda Santiago is the eldest of eleven children. She spent her childhood in Puerto Rico, moving back and forth between a tiny village and Santurce, a suburb of San Juan. With her mother and siblings she moved to New York in 1961, at the age of thirteen. She attended junior high school in Brooklyn, and Performing Arts High School in Manhattan. After the extraordinary years described in her two memoirs, When I Was Puerto Rican and Almost a Woman, she graduated from Harvard University and received a master's degree from Sarah Lawrence College. Santiago is also the author of América's Dream and is coeditor, with Joie Davidow, of Las Christmas: Favorite Latino Authors Share Their Holiday Memories. Santiago lives in Westchester County, New York, with her husband and two children. ( this section about the arthour is not mines i am giveing the credit to the person who actually wrote iht; sadly i dont knoo whoo buht nicee job =]

sO dea u have iht; ill beeh baqk sOon wiht mOre abOut dis book and fun polls and quizzess ( hopefully ] thanks =]

Just updateing my blOg here....
hOpefully the bOok that my blOg will be abOut is Hole in my life by Jack Gantos.
If not i will deff. infOrm you guys on the bOok i would use instead.

thanks =]
-Alee baibee x3