Esperanza Rising, by Pam Munoz Ryan: A PDF & Easel Digital Novel Study

This is a ready-to-use, custom-made, PDF and Digital novel study designed to guide students in grades 4-7 as they read Esperanza Rising. It is a PDF product and it also includes an EASEL Activity. This should ease some of the uncertainty of distance learning.

Included in this Esperanza Rising packet is a bookmark for students to keep track of vocabulary words while reading the book and using the student booklet (or worksheets if you prefer). In addition, there are 22-pages for the student that divide the text into nine reading assignments with questions and tasks to go with each one. Included also is an answer key.

The student booklet is designed for independent work so that students can work on this in class while the teacher is meeting with another group. If your students are participating in distance learning, the student workbook can now be assigned and completed digitally using the Easel Activity that is included with your purchase. That activity comes complete with editable textboxes making it ready-to-go!

The questions and tasks in this booklet cover and reinforce the skills that good readers need to understand and maintain. These include comprehension, visualization, point-of-view, summarizing, connecting to the text, identifying character traits, and identifying the setting. The packet gives students extra practice in writing to explain their thinking and to demonstrate their understanding.

Esperanza Rising in a nutshell:

This book is a great choice for creating relevant bookclub discussions. Esperanza is a 13-year-old girl who lives with her well-to-do family on a large ranch in Mexico. The murder of her father is the beginning of a drastic life change for Esperanza and her mother. They are forced to flee to California where they experience life as migrant workers. Esperanza learns how difficult life can be and how important family and friends are. Readers gain an understanding of the life of an immigrant in Southern California in the 1930's and of labor strikes.

Awards for this book:

ALA Pura Belpré Award

ALA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults

Américas Award Honor Book

IRA Notable Book for a Global Society

Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year

Appropriate for students in grades 4-9. Reading level approximately 5th grade.

You might also be interested in my other novel studies for books by Pam Munoz Ryan: The Dreamer, Echo Novel Study (PDF & Digital), Echo (book test), Echo Novel Study (google slides), Mananaland (google slides), Mananaland (pdf), Becoming Naomi Leon, and Paint the Wind.