Question

In this task, you will apply reading strategies to a passage from Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall.

Answer 1

In the preview of the text I noticed that señorita in the passage is different meanings to different people. In señorita they put the squiggly line on top to show change of pronunciation. The other thing I noticed was each verse is the saying of señorita of different people.

Answer 2

Answer:

Quotes from the Text: What text did you mark? Annotations: What notes did you write about the meaning, voice, or mood?

the lawns looked well behaved

and boring. The grass grew obediently The narrator thinks her new home is dull. Using the word boring and expressing a negative attitude about obedience makes her seem young, maybe a teenager.

each green blade standing upright

like a tiny soldier. The narrator feels that there is too much order, maybe showing that she is restricted too.

At first what I missed most

were los girasoles,

my tall, unruly friends

with their bright yellow petals

and dark brown faces The word missed makes me think that the narrator wants to go back to her old home. The bright colors of her friends and her memories of them are different from the dull situation she is experiencing now.

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