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= Esperanza Rising Book Club = = A novel study at Godsman Elementary = 12/7 || Week 1 || Introduction to Esperanza Rising and Pam Munoz Ryan set up book club and reader's response questions. Introduction to wiki site and explanation about how to participate on group sites. || Chapters 1-4 Grapes- Guava || 5-8 Los Melones- Las Ciruelas || 12/21 || week 3 || Watch a short video about author. Students given time to navigate the wiki and experiment with editing the site to add pictures and text. || Chapters 9-12 Las Papas- Los Duraznos || 12-14 || Students are given time to express their thoughts about the book using water color. Dress up like characters from the book and celebrate the end of the novel study. || Chapters afterward Celebration! ||
 * Date || Materials || Activity || Chapters ||
 * 12/3-
 * 12/10-12/14 || week 2 || Discussion about the causes immigration. Continue to post on wiki website. || Chapters
 * 12/17-
 * || week 4 || Lesson on appropriate sites from which to use pictures and images with an explanation of copyright infringement. Participants will also explore a sample page from the wiki site to demonstrate what they can do on the site. || Chapters
 * || week 5 || Short lesson about slide shows and how to create book trailers for Esperanza Rising. Explanation about creating hyper-links that could be accessed from the wiki site to the participant created slide shows.

// Esperanza Rising: He Who Falls Today May Rise Tomorrow // by Pam Munoz Ryan
 * unit based on interdisciplinary Persuasive Writing Unit