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Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan. 7 th Grade Language Arts. Chapter 1: Las Uvas (Grapes). scythe (4): a harvesting tool with a curved blade vaqueros (4): cowboys (Sp.) campesinos (4): peasant field workers (Sp.)

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Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan

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  1. Esperanza Risingby Pam Muñoz Ryan 7th Grade Language Arts

  2. Chapter 1: Las Uvas(Grapes) • scythe (4): a harvesting tool with a curved blade • vaqueros (4): cowboys (Sp.) • campesinos (4): peasant field workers (Sp.) • quinceañeras (7): a girl’s 15th birthday celebration that marks the beginning of womanhood • forlorn (16): unhappy or miserable • beacon (21): a guiding or warning signal such as a light or fire

  3. Chapter 2: Las Papayas(Papayas) • anguish (23): great suffering or pain • rosaries (26): a series of prayers recited by Catholic believers • composure (29): self-controlled, calm state of mind • deliberate (32): done on purpose; intentional

  4. Chapter 3: Los Higos(Figs) • crochet (42): needlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for pulling yarn through intertwined loops • salvage (43): to save from a fire; shipwreck, etc. • cinders (44): mostly or partly burned pieces of wood or coal • poverty (47): having little or no money or means of support; condition of being poor • valise (55): a small, hand-held suitcase • charred (56): burned; scorched

  5. Chapter 4: Las Guayabas(Guavas) • second-hand (65): used; previously owned • tatters (66): torn, ragged clothing • monotonous (72): lacking variety; a continuous sound • peasant (77): a poor person of low social rank who, many times, farms the land • fairest (79): lightest in color; not dark

  6. Chapter 5: Los Melones(Cantaloupes) • anxious (84): greatly worried or uneasy • jalopy (88): an old, worn out vehicle • sparse (90): a small amount; not thick • careening (92): leaning, swaying, or tipping to one side while in motion • jamaica (98): a Mexican festival or party

  7. Chapter 6: Las Cebollas(Onions) • loomed (100): to appear large or threatening • accosting (114): attacking • gingerly (114): cautiously or carefully • ridicule (117): to make fun of; to hurt with words; to insult • somberly (119): depressing or sadly; seriously

  8. Chapter 7: Las Almendras(Almonds) • arroz (121): rice (Sp.) • grotto (123): a small cave either natural or man-made • Our Lady of Guadalupe (123): the Virgin Mary • strike (129): when a group stops working until an company grants certain demands, such as pay increases or other benefits • meek (132): gentle, patient, submissive

  9. Chapter 8: Las Ciruelas(Plums) • frantically (145): quickly, doing something because of fear, panic, or excitement • peculiar (146): strange; abnormal; odd • spasm (151): a sudden muscle twitch • valley fever (155): a sickness of the lungs caused by inhaling fungal spores from dusty climates • grim (155): frightful; dreadful; horrid

  10. Chapter 9: Las Papas(Potatoes) • listless (161): showing little or no interest in anything • tule fog (167): a dense ground fog that (“too-lee”) occurs in the low-lying areas of California’s Central Valley • bereft (168): deprived; taken away • repatriation (170): to send a person back to his/her own country • ritual (176): a regular custom or practice

  11. Chapter 10: Los Aguacates(Avocados) • taut (180): tightly pulled or stretched • pneumonia (182): a lung illness where fluid makes it difficult to breathe • susceptible (183): more easily infected or affected ** • indignation (188): anger against something offensive or evil • squalor (194): filth and misery • animated (198): full of life; energetic movement

  12. Chapter 11: Los Espárragos(Asparagus) • slogans (199): mottos or sayings used by a group • picket lines (202):lines of strikers or protesters • cringe (203):to shrink or draw back in fear • despondent (207):feeling or showing extreme hopelessness **

  13. Chapter 12: Los Duraznos (Peaches) • unrelenting (216): not giving up; not ending or slackening up • barracks (218): a group of buildings for housing large groups of soldiers/people • second-class citizen (222): a person who is denied certain rights that are guaranteed to all • contorted (224): twisted or misshapen • relapse (229): to fall back into an illness after a period of recovery

  14. Chapter 13: Las Uvas(Grapes) • skeptically (248):showing doubt or question** • anticipation (250):expecting something to happen • buoyed (250): floated; kept afloat • cacophony (250): a harsh mixture of sounds** • torrent (250): a violent flood; an overwhelming flow

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