1. Warm-Up Correct these sentences-12 errors:
(apostrophe, colon, periods, comma, words often confused, homophone)
derricks father carried the dog home at 930 AM and then he began to bathe it
naomi please get off of that table and set hear by the window
*Don’t forget your homework is due Friday!

2. Literary Narrative Using your cross finish your introduction
Make sure your foldable has your name on it, put the prompt inside and
TURN IT IN!

3. My Mother Pieced Quilts
The speaker uses images of quilts and quilting to show connections both to her mother and to her heritage as a Mexican American
We’re going to read the poem aloud
Put a * to signal striking or interesting images
A ? To signal a line that is puzzling or to note a question in the margin
A ! To indicate a personal connection to the poem

4. My Mother Pieced Quilts
Read the poem again to yourself
draw an illustration for one stanza which you will then share with a partner
partner discussion: Why is this memory significant to the speaker? How does the poet use imagery to convey the significance of the memory?

5. My Mother Pieced Quilts
Identify:
Topic of the poem
Purpose of the poem
Occasion

6. My Mother Pieced Quilts
You need yellow, green & orange highlighters
Reread the poem
Identify the following in the stanza you are assigned:
Nouns—yellow
Verbs—green
Adjectives—orange

7. My Mother Pieced Quilts
Choose three of the words you highlighted
Using these words give 3 synonyms for each (you may use a thesaurus)
With a partner explain why you think Acosta chose the particular word she did rather than one of the synonyms
Explain how the poem would be affected if Acosta had used one of the synonyms

8. My Mother Pieced Quilts
Pick the most significant word in the poem regardless of its part of speech, and discuss why you think this one word is so important
Answer questions 3-4 on page 9 with your partner

9. Vocabulary section of your notebook
Academic Vocabulary
Vocabulary section of your notebook
Divide it in half
Left side=word
Right side=definition

10. Your own quilt piece
Brainstorm a list of significant experiences from your childhood that SYMBOLIZE who you are as a person
Choose one to develop
Be sure the one you choose captures the essence of your character
It needs to be neat and colorful
These will be hung on the wall to create a Class Quilt!