The Valentine's Day Dance, El Baile

For this chapter, write your own questions on separate paper. They must be information questions, starting with who, why, where, how, or what, or statements beginning with words like explain, describe, list, or tell what, why, how, etc.

Focus your questions on situations or events that advance the story line (plot) or reveal character strengths or weaknesses, cultural information, struggles of daily life, and the changing reality of Salvador and Lupita's relationship. Write your questions on separate paper.

Quotations:
Write three significant quotations from the chapter. Identify the speaker and explain the significance of the line and why it moved you or how it made you feel.

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Focus on Vocabulary:
List five sentences or phrases from the chapter that are examples of vivid metaphors, images, or expressions that help the reader "see" or "feel" a certain emotion, attitude, or event. Be ready to explain the meaning of the words you select.

Examples:
    ♦"The sudden motion ... sent her sprawling across the slippery plastic upholstery." (176)
    ♦"They...danced under a ceiling festooned with red and white crepe paper." (178)

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Oral Summary:
Prepare a two-minute oral summary of the chapter.

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