Tree Girl Chapter 5-6

1. Why does Gabriela’s father allow her to attend school? 70

2. What indication does Gabriela have that something is wrong with Manuel? 71

3. What does Manuel tell the children he is going to teach them at the river? 72

4. What do the soldiers ask Manuel? 75

5. What happens to Manuel and the children by the river? 79

6. How does Gabriela escape? 81

7. What job does Gabriela do to help her family? 84

8. What does Alicia buy with the money she makes? 85

9. What does Gabriela find when she returns late from her job? 88

10. How does Gabriela feel she betrayed her family? 89

11. What does Gabriela do with the bodies of her relatives? 90

12. What hurts Gabriela most of all? 91

13. Where does Gabriela decide to go? 91

14. What does Gabriela find in the forest? 92

15. What do you think is going to happen to Gabriela?

Tree Girl Chapter 5 – Vocabulary

Vocabulary Word	Page #	Definition in English	Definition in your language	Sentence from the book with the word
1. communism
2. democracy
3. socialism
4. capitalism
5. shrug
6. net
7. spun
8. butt
9. coax
10. leak

Tree Girl Chapter 5-6 – Vocabulary

1. Blood began to ___________ from Manuel’s nose and mouth.

2. The United States government is a __________ .

3. Common ownership of land is a form of government called ___________.

4. Private ownership of companies for profit is called ____________.

5. The Mayas fish in the river using a _______.

6. He ______________ when he doesn’t know the answer to a question.

7. Manuel was hit with the __________ of a rifle.

8. Gabriela ____________ around to see her friends behind her falling.

9. The soldiers tried to ___________ the people of the Canton to speak to them.

10. A structure of government that favors a classless society is _________.

11. communism a. common ownership of land

12. socialism b. the thicker or blunt end of something

13. democracy c. private companies for profit

14. capitalism d. raising of shoulders

15. shrug e. classless society

16. net f. to turn around

17. spun g. government for people, by the people

18. butt h. gentle persuasion

19. coax i. liquid escapes, passes out through hole

20. leak j. a bag of thread

Name:________________________

Date:__________________

MELCON Essay Outline

Essay Question: How does the Guatemalan Civil War affect Gabriela?

M = Main Idea L = Links (your explanation of how the evidence links to or supports the main idea

E = Evidence / Example Con = Concluding Statement (recap / summary)

Main Idea: _____________________________________________________________

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Evidence # 1:

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Link 1 (At least two sentences):

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Evidence # 2:

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Link 2 (At least two sentences):

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Evidence # 3:

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Link 3 (At least two sentences):

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Conclusion (Restate main idea and recap your 3 examples):

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