1. Harcourt Journeys: Story Selection
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2. How Tia Lola Came to Stay
Unit 1: Lesson 3
How Tia Lola Came to Stay
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3. How Tia Lola Came to Stay:
Part 1: Interactive PowerPoint with Guided Reading Questions
Part 2: Projectable 3.3 a
Part 3: Projectable 3.4
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4. Turn your Text Book to page 72.
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6. SET A PURPOSE

7. Good readers set a purpose for reading based on their preview of the story, and what they know about genre.
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8. What genre do you think this story is? (Hint: See Pg. 72)
Answer
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9. This story is realistic fiction
This story is realistic fiction. Realistic fiction is made up but could take place in real-life.
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10. Good readers also set a purpose based on what they want to learn by reading a particular selection.
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11. What purpose might we have for reading this story?
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12. One purpose for reading might be to find out who Tia Lola is and why she is in this home.
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14. What is the main conflict in the story?
Answer
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15. Miguel is not happy about having Tia Lola live with his family.
Answer:
Miguel is not happy about having Tia Lola live with his family.
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16. How do you think Miguel’s mother would be affected if Tia Lola were not there?
Answer
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17. Answer:
Miguel’s mother would have to find someone else to watch her children when she worked.
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STOP & THINK

19. Miguel wishes Tia Lola could be more like Mrs
Miguel wishes Tia Lola could be more like Mrs. Prouty, Becky, and Stargazer. How can you use description of these characters to infer what Tia Lola is like?
Answer
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20. Possible Answer:
If he wants her to be like these people, then she must not be proper, shy, or soft spoken, so she must be outspoken and lively with a loud voice.
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21. STOP & THINK:
What do you think farmer Becky looked like in her white pullover next to the sheep?
Answer
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22. Answer: Farmer Becky “wears a white pullover” to “blend in with the sheep.” It would be hard to see her among the white, fluffy sheep.
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24. Why does Miguel understand how Tia Lola is feeling?
Answer
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25. Possible Answer:
When he moved to a new school, Miguel felt unwelcomed by some of the students in his school, so he’s had some of the same feelings that Tia Lola has now.
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26. How does the author tell us that Juanita is pleased to be included in her brother’s plans?
Answer
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27. She agrees to help him before knowing what he wants.
Possible Answer:
She agrees to help him before knowing what he wants.
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STOP & THINK

29. Where have you seen something that was unspoiled?
Answer
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30. Water on a pond; a brand new building
Possible Answers:
Water on a pond; a brand new building
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31. STOP & THINK: A metaphor compares two things by implying that one this is like another.
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32. STOP & THINK: An author might use a metaphor to create a picture in the reader’s mind.
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33. STOP & THINK: A metaphor says that a person or object is something else.
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34. STOP & THINK: A metaphor does not use “like" or “as".
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35. STOP & THINK: A metaphor will use words like is, was, were, or are.
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36. EXAMPLES
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37. Miss Mott is “Super Woman”.
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38. He is a rock.
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39. My fingers are icicles.
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40. The clouds are cotton balls in the sky.
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41. STOP & THINK: Find a metaphor on page 77. Answer
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42. Answer: All around him the field is fresh and unspoiled by footprints and sparkling diamonds of light.
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STOP & THINK

44. Why does the author describe snowy field as a canvas?
Answer
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45. Possible Answers:
It connects Miguel’s father, a painter who works on canvas, with Miguel when he draws a message in the snow.
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46. How does Miguel’s change of heart about Tia Lola affect the plot (events in the story)?
Answer
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47. Possible Answers:
When he realizes he has hurt her feelings, he has a new challenge: how to make her feel better.
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48. Why does Tia Lola use beans and Dominican sausage to make pizza?
Answer
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49. Possible Answer: She wants to combine Dominican foods with one of Miguel and Juanita’s favorite American meals.
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50. STOP & THINK: What causes Miguel to feel closer to his father? Answer
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51. Answer: Miguel’s father is an artist
Answer: Miguel’s father is an artist. Making a picture for Tia Lola in the snow makes him think of his father.
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53. ESSENTIAL QUESTION

54. ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What happens when Miguel decides to help Tia Lola feel welcome?
Answer
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55. Answer: Tia starts to feel like she belongs
Answer: Tia starts to feel like she belongs. Tia feels happy to be accepted and welcomed.
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57. Projectable 3.3a
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60. Projectable 3.4
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65. How did you do?
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