Summer of the Mariposas LESSON 9

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Lesson 9: How Does the Sisters’ Relationship Change?

“Cinco hermanitas, together forever” is what the girls say many times throughout the novel, but do they really live up to their motto? The sisters have been on this journey for quite some time. They returned the dead body, encountered their first monster, Cecilia, and are now on a mission to get back to Hacienda Dorada. Pay attention to the impact the journey has on the sisters as a group by comparing and contrasting the way they act at the beginning of the book with how they are acting now.

Prepare: Read Summer of the Mariposas, chapters 12 & 13

Find the video “Author’s Reading, Chapter 2.”

Find the video “Author’s Reading, Chapter 13.”

1. Investigate how united the sisters are at the start of the book. Watch the video “Author’s Reading, Chapter 2” and review chapter 2, paragraphs

1–22, page 23–26.

Highlight three or four words or phrases that give you an understanding of how the sisters feel and act toward each other. Look at what the girls do and say, or how they are described.

How united are the sisters at the beginning of the book? Choose one:

a. Very unitedb. Somewhat unitedc. Not really unitedd. Not at all united

Write one quote that supports how united you think the sisters are.

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2. Investigate how united the sisters are as they battle the lechuzas. Watch the video “Author’s Reading, Chapter 13” and review chapter 13.

Highlight three or four words or phrases that give you an understanding of how the sisters feel and act toward each other. Look at what the girls do and say, or how they are described.

How united are the sisters during the battle with the lechuzas? Choose one:

a. Very unitedb. Somewhat unitedc. Not really unitedd. Not at all united

Write one quote that supports how united you think the sisters are.

3. In comparing the two scenes, what have you noticed? What is one similarity in their relationship? What is one difference?

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Writing Prompt Write for 10 minutes

Focus on one idea

Use and describe evidence to support your idea

The Garza sisters’ motto is: “cinco hermanitas, together forever, no matter what!”

Do the sisters become more united during their journey or not? Use details from earlier and later in the story to support your claim.

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