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=Esperanza Rising Book Club= A novel study at the Dual Immersion Academy 11/11 || Week 1 || Introduction to Esperanza Rising and Pam Munoz Ryan set up book club and reader's response questions. Introduction to wiki site and explanation about how to participate on group sites. || Chapters 1-4 Grapes- Guava || 11/17 || week 2 ||. Link to book by talkingto post on wiki website. || Chapters 5-8 Los Melones- Las Ciruelas || 12/1 || week 3 || Watch a short video about author. Students will be given time to navigate the wiki and experiment with editing the site to add pictures and text. hi || Chapters 9-12 Las Papas- Los Duraznos || 12/8 || week 4 || Lesson on appropriate sites from which to use pictures and images with an explanation of copyright infringement. Participants will also explore a sample page from the wiki site to demonstrate what they can do on the site. || Chapters 12-14 || 12/15 || week 5 || Short lesson about slide shows and how to create book trailers for Esperanza Rising. Explanation about creating hyper-links that could be accessed from the wiki site to the participant created slide shows. Students are given time to express their thoughts about the book using water color. Dress up like characters from the book and celebrate the end of the novel study. || Chapters afterward Celebration! ||
 * Date || Materials || Activity || Chapters ||
 * 11/7
 * 11/14
 * 11/28
 * 12/5
 * 12/12

// Esperanza Rising: He Who Falls Today May Rise Tomorrow // by Pam Munoz Ryan
 * unit based on interdisciplinary Persuasive Writing Unit