More Room by. Judith Ortiz Cofer

Pre-reading and Reading Comprehension. I separated the story in 3 parts. This slideshow is for 4 days.

1. More Room Author: Judith Ortiz Cofer Pre-reading Reading Comprehension 10 th grade

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3. Pre reading: More Room by. Judith Ortiz Cofer 1) Write a descriptive paragraph, describing your grandparent’s house. 2) When families meet they love telling stories about recent experiences and past relatives. Write a narrative paragraph of one of the stories your family loves to talk about. 3) Think of your favorite Puerto Rican food and write a persuasive paragraph convincing someone else to try it . 4) Write and expository paragraph explaining why families have less children now than in the past. Day 1

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5. Judith Ortiz Cofer Judith Ortiz Cofer was born in 1952 in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico and is a writer. She moved to Paterson, New Jersey with her family in 1956. They often made back-and-forth trips between Paterson and Hormigueros. Her work spans a range of literary genres including poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays, and Young-adult fiction.

6. Reading Comprehension: More Room by. Judith Ortiz Cofer 1) What type of nonfiction is the story, why? 2) The author in the story is describing “La casa de Mam á” , what characteristics does she mention in the story? 3) What does the author think is inside the chifforobe ? 4) How many children does Mamá have? 5) What does Mamá place on her dresser ? 6) Do you think Mamá is rich or poor, why? Day 2

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8. Reading Comprehension: More Room by. Judith Ortiz Cofer 1) What objects did Mamá have on her w alls ? 2) Does Mam á sleep alone on the bed? 3) The author describes Pa pá as a benevolent dictator, what does the author mean? 4) What things did Pap á ? like to do 5) How would Pap á celebrate births? 6) How does your family celebrate births? Day 3

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10. Reading Comprehension: More Room by. Judith Ortiz Cofer 1 ) How did Mam á always tell Papá she was pregnant ? 2) Where did Mam á tell Papá to build the new room ? 3) Why was Papá so excited? 4 ) What surprise did Pap á have after finishing the room ? 5)Do you think Mamá did the right thing ? Day 4