Esperanza Rising
Use these worksheets to help teach the chapter book Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan. We break the book down into sections of a few chapters, with each section including a set of reading comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, and writing prompts.
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After reading chapters 1 through 3 of the novel, answer these questions about the text. Short response and multiple choice questions are included.
5th through 8th Grades
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The vocabulary terms for chapters 1 through 3 of Esperanza Rising are: resounding, serenaded, capricious, propriety, dwindled, anguish, ambushed, condolences, encroaching, indignation, pretentious, and pervaded. Use these cards to review the words and their definitions.
5th through 8th Grades
Answer questions about the vocabulary terms selected from this part of the book. Use context clues to define words, complete sentences, and pick examples of terms.
5th through 8th Grades
Match the vocabulary terms from this section of the book to the correct definitions.
5th through 8th Grades
Review the vocabulary words for this section of the book with this fun crossword puzzle activity.
5th through 8th Grades
With this writing prompt, students will write about how they view Esperanza in the first three chapters of the book and how they predict her character will change throughout the rest of the book.
5th through 8th Grades
Write about how roses are used as symbols in the first three chapters of Esperanza Rising. Use examples and evidence from the text.
5th through 8th Grades
Use this worksheet to review this section of the book and the events that occurred in it. Students will answer short answer and multiple choice questions, and even complete a chart.
5th through 8th Grades
Review the words enveloped, silhouetted, deliberate, correspondence, indebted, reluctantly, undulating, monotonous, confiding, disembarked, panorama, and stagnant with these vocabulary word and definition cards.
5th through 8th Grades
Make sure your students understand the vocabulary terms from this section of the book by having them answer the questions in this printable. They'll use context clues, as well as their language knowledge, to answer the questions.
5th through 8th Grades
Fill in the missing letters to spell vocabulary words from chapters 4 through 6 of Esperanza Rising. Hints to the words' meanings are given as well.
5th through 8th Grades
Review this section's vocabulary terms with an engaging crossword puzzle activity. Hints and an optional word bank are included.
5th through 8th Grades
Write about how Mama shows strength in chapters 4 through 6 of Esperanza Rising using examples and evidence from the text.
5th through 8th Grades
Write about the landscape of California that Esperanza sees while on the train and in the truck. How does it differ from El Rancho de las Rosas? Use evidence from the text in your response.
5th through 8th Grades
Answer these reading comprehension questions about chapters 7 through 9 of Esperanza Rising. Multiple choice questions confirm understanding of key content, while short answer questions encourage thoughtful response.
5th through 8th Grades
Help your students understand key vocabulary terms from this section of the book and their definitions. Words include solemnly, bestowed, deduct, accosting, vigorously, accustomed, shabby, extravagant, sympathetic, and more.
5th through 8th Grades
Use context clues from the text and your knowledge of the English language to answer questions about the vocabulary terms from this section of the novel.
5th through 8th Grades
Fill in the blanks with vocabulary words from this section of the novel to correctly complete the sentences.
5th through 8th Grades
Make sure your students understand the vocabulary words from this section of the novel by having them complete this crossword puzzle. Hints offer synonyms, antonyms, brief definitions, or fill-in-the-blank sentences.
5th through 8th Grades
With this writing prompt, students will choose two challenges Esperanza faces during this section of the text. They'll describe the challenges and write about how Esperanza responds to them using evidence from the text.
5th through 8th Grades
For this writing prompt, students will pretend they are Esperanza or another child at the camp. They will write a letter to a friend or family member who is not with them, telling about life in the camp and the challenges they are facing.
5th through 8th Grades
This reading comprehension packet for chapters 10 through 12 of Esperanza Rising includes a mix of short answer and multiple choice questions about the content of this section of the book.
5th through 8th Grades
Practice the vocabulary words and definitions for this section of Esperanza Rising with these cards. The following words are included: listless, cope, penetrating, cavernous, riveted, suppleness, susceptible, tormented, squalor, recuperation, accompanied, and remnants.
5th through 8th Grades
Match the vocabulary words from this section of the novel to their correct definitions by writing the corresponding letters on the lines.
5th through 8th Grades
Use the clues to complete this crossword puzzle with words from chapters 10 through 12 of the novel. Terms include tormented, riveted, recuperation, cavernous, and more.
5th through 8th Grades
With this writing prompt, students will think about how Esperanza helps Marta hide in chapter 12. They will explain how and why she helped Marta and how her actions show character growth.
5th through 8th Grades
With this writing prompt, students will reflect on the symbolism of mountains and valleys in the book Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan.
5th through 8th Grades
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