Responding to Literature Pepita Talks Twice Houghton Mifflin Grade 3 D. Crisler 2012/2013 HM Strategy Focus/Obj.: Evaluate Comprehension Focus/Obj: Author’s Viewpoint

Guiding Questions Choose a topic to write about. Use the graph on the following slide and cite the text to justify your answer. Use the secret recipe to respond to one of the questions. Do you think you would feel the same way as Pepita does about talking twice? What do you think of Pepita’s decision? What are the effects of Pepita’s decision to stop speaking Spanish? Which of Pepita’s decisions do you think was a smart solution? Give reasons for your answer.

Who was talking to Whom? Where When What did they say? “Quote” Explain Quote Here… Analysis This shows….. Because Clearly, should This Proves…. would Obviosly, could It seems... might This suggests… Evidently It appears… Clearly If…then… Obviously Do you think Pepita’s decision to stop speaking Spanish was a good one?

Putting it all together Topic Content (who/where/when) “Quote” Explain the Quote Analysis

Title Topic Content (who/when/where) “Quote” Explain Quote (Here…) Analysis

Pepita Talks Twice I think Pepita’s decision to stop speaking Spanish was a bad one because she wasn’t able to help others which caused many problems. When the teacher was talking to the class at school she introduced a new student.“ We have a new student starting today. Her name is Carmen and she speaks no English.” Here we see the new girl will need Pepita’s help because she only speaks Spanish. Because Carmen has refused to speak Spanish, she refused to help the new student. This caused problems for the teacher and especially for the student.

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Additional Extensions You may want to choose one of the extension activities on the following slides to focus on additional skills or to help students make connections.

Dear Diary Imagine Pepita keeps a diary. At the end of the story, she sits down to write she tells all about her problem and what has happened during the last two days. Write the diary entry for Pepita think about her problem, her solutions, and what she learned.

Lobo the Cat How would the story in Pepita Talks Twice be different if Lobo were a cat? (Hint: cats don’t usually fetch balls.) Reread the story. Take notes of where it is important to the story that Lobo is a dog. Now get together with a classmate and write what you think would happen in the story if Lobo were a cat.

Time to Talk Twice Pepita decides it’s great to speak two languages. Now it’s your turn! Work with a partner to make a list of five words in both English and Spanish. Write each word on an index card. Write it in English on one side and in Spanish on the other. Now get together with another pair to talk twice. First, look carefully at each other’s cards, on both sides. Then, mix our cards together. Now, take turns picking up a card, reading the word on one side, and trying to remember the word on the other side. Keep playing until everyone knows how to say at least three words in both English and Spanish.

Problem Solving Pepita is not the only person with a problem to solve in Pepita Talks Twice. For example: Pepita’s mother has a problem. How can she help Pepita, who refuses to speak Spanish? Carmen has a problem. She can’t speak English, and Pepita won’t help. Lobo has a problem. He doesn’t understand Pepita when she speaks English. Choose one of these problems or another from the story. Use a problem/solution chart. Write down some solutions and think about the pros and cons of each. Then choose the best solution for that problem.

Problem: Pepita does not like having to talk twice. Possible SolutionsProsCons 1.Stop speaking Spanish 2.Stop speaking English 3.Get mad and point out that you don’t have time to speak twice. 4.Politely say that you can’t speak twice when you don’t have time. 5.Other Solutions….

In Character What kind of girl is Pepita? Draw an outline of Pepita’s head on a piece of paper. Then write words inside the head that tell what kind of person she is. Use the skill of making inferences to learn more about Pepita. Think about… What she wants What she says How she treats others How others treat her

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