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Paired Passages A Puerto Rican Stew/ I Lost My Talk
By Reavine Parker
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Instructions
After reading and answer the questions.
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Question 4
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Question 1
1.
Which statement best expresses the central idea of the story "A Puerto Rican Stew"?
Children should not question the choices made by their parents.
A person's experiences contribute to developing and defining who they are.
It takes a considerable amount of time to adjust when moving to somewhere new.
Cooking is one way a person can incorporate cultural traditions into their daily lives.
Question 2
2.
Which quote from the text best supports the idea that the narrator from the poem " I Lost My Talk" is proud of their culture
"Your way is more powerful.
So gently I offer my hand and ask,"
"The scrambled ballad, about my word.
Two ways I talk"
"Let me find my talk
So I can teach you about me."
Question 3
3.
Determine if the literary elements are similar or different from the story HERS: A Puerto Rican Stew and the poem I Lost My Talk?
In the poem " I Lost My Talk", what does the word talk "symbolize?__________
Question 5
5.
Dignity: self-respect or appreciation of self in an occasion or situation
Drag the words the to their appropriate category that best matches the word
"Dignity"
Decorum
Evil
Value
Integrity
Synonyms
Antonyms
Question 6
6.
She reminded me that I was to show my sisters and brothers the path to success without becoming “Americanized,”
"Both ways I say,
Your way is more powerful.
So gently I offer my hand and ask,
Let me find my talk"
The two statements from from the story and poem are similar in —__________
"I speak like you
I think like you"
Similar
Different
Tone/Mood
Theme
Plot
Connotation
Point of View