My First Free Summer

Let’s Review

ReviewBe able to determine author’s purposes (study page 51 in your workbook)

Be able to identify historical context (study page 52 in your workbook)

Study your vocabulary – textbook page 130

ReviewIdentify possessive pronouns in a sentence (see worksheets)

How do you know the dictator was powerful?

What is the author’s purpose in writing about the “funny witch hats”

ReviewHas the narrator ever had a free summer?

What is the meaning of “rocks-in-your mouth language”?

Why doesn’t Alvarez want to attend the American school?

Let’s ReviewHow did the people feel when they were ready to leave the island and then the dictator stopped them from leaving?

Was everyone in the interrogation hall (room) assured of getting into the U.S.?

What would happen if the immigration official said that Alvarez and her family could not enter?

ReviewWhy does Alvarez attend summer school?

Why did the teacher write a note to Julia Alvarez’s mother?

What is Julia’s father involved in?How did Julia and her sister react when they were told they were leaving?

Review Julia Alvarez talks about the dictator, the holiday, the school she attended, and the changes that took place during the summer of 1960.

1. What is Alvarez’s main purpose for writing this autobiographical story?

2. Back up your answer with references from the story.