“Chanclas” and “Hips”Essential Question: What are the

benefits and drawbacks to maturity?

Objective: Student will read “Chanclas” and “Hips” and respond to

multiple choice and open-ended questions.

Quickwrite

• Describe a time when you felt out of place.

“Chanclas” #1

• Where does Esperanza’s conflict stem from?

A. Not wanting to dance

B. Embarrassment about her shoes

C. Not liking her Uncle Nacho

D. Not liking to be the center of attention

“Chanclas” #2

• Why doesn’t Esperanza want to dance at her cousin’s baptismal party?

A. She doesn’t have hips

B. She thinks her dress is ugly

C. Nobody asks her to dance

D. She is wearing her old school shoes

“Chanclas” #3

• How would describe Uncle Nacho’s personality?

“Chanclas” #4

• If feet are a symbol for growing up, what do the brown-and-white shoes mean in the story?

“Chanclas” #5

• What is the significance of Esperanza’s first adult dance at a baptism?

“Chanclas” #6

• Provide text evidence that Esperanza is beginning to notice the boys and that they are beginning to notice her?

Quickwrite

• What are some games you used to play when you were younger but no longer play? Write a paragraph about one of them. Make sure to include why you don’t play it any more.

“Hips” #1

• When Esperanza talks about hips with her friends, how does she describe them?

A. Metaphorically

B. With respect to her everyday life

C. Scientifically

D. With the names of people on her block

“Hips” #2

Which of the following is NOT a reason that hips are useful, according to Esperanza, Rachel, and Lucy?

A. They are good for dancingB. They are useful for propping up a baby

while cookingC. They attract boysD. They differentiate the male skeleton from

the female one

“Hips” #3

• Why does Esperanza think Nenny belongs to a world she, Rachel, and Lucy don’t belong to anymore?

“Hips” #4

• How old do you think Esperanza is at this point in the story? What evidence is there that she wants to look more like a woman?

Short Answer

• Use Engrade to answer the question.

• How does the author convey that Esperanza is growing up?" Use evidence from both selections to support your answer.