Thursday, October 23, 2008

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.

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