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This story is about Esperanza Ortega. It begins with six-year-old Esperanza Ortega walking with her father, whom she calls "Papa." The Ortegas are wealthy landowners in Aguascalientes, Mexico. They grow several different kinds of fruits on their large farm, El Rancho de las Rosas. As Esperanza and Papa walk through their vineyards, in which the grapes are not quite ripe, Papa explains to his daughter that the land is alive. Esperanza and Papa lie down with their ears to the ground in order to listen to the earth. Esperanza imagines that she hears three hearts beating – hers, Papa’s, and the heart of the valley.

Six years later, Esperanza is three weeks shy of turning thirteen. She is excited to celebrate the day, which she anticipates will be as full of presents and merriment as her previous birthdays. It is harvest time at the ranch, and Esperanza's father allows her to cut the first grapes before the swarm of field-workers and servants start picking. The three weeks pass by quickly and Esperanza continues daydreaming about her birthday and all the fun things she will do with her best friend, Marisol Rodríguez. She looks forward two years to her 15th birthday celebration (known as a Quinceañera) which is when Esperanza will be old enough to marry

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Brian Martinez
Esperanza's father has been killed by some bandits.

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The story was about Esperanza planning a  quinceanera because Esperanza was so close to being 15  years old. Her parents will make a qinceanera for her.
Christopher Lopez

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its about esperanza birthday shes was turning 13 years old.

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Brandon roman
she bent over to pick a red bloom fully opened and pricked her finger on a vicious thorn. big pearls of blood pulsed from the tip of her thumb and she automatically thought bad luck! i feel this can possibly be true and be bad luck because of what happened to her dad.

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Brandon roman
It was almost her birthday. Then she said her dad would give her a porcelain doll. She was poked with a thorn. She thought that was bad luck.

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The were getting ready for "la cosecha", the harvest. Then everyone was wearing white. 50 people, like the servants, were there.

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Take your time guys.  KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!

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Take your time guys.  KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!

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Brandon Roman
She was dreaming that people was singing for her and she was happy. Then she got sad because her dad died. Then a knock on the door the man was her dad's friend. Then she told the man that her dad died.

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Brian Martinez
Doily

any small' ornamental mat' as of embroidery or lace.

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camisoles (p.10)
a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.

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congregate (p.9
to come together; assemble, especially in large numbers:

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What is a serenade?

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BRIAN ABARCA

The father grabbed a handful of earth. He studied it. It was interesting to me. It's boring to do that without anybody.

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Christopher Elvir
When I was little I grabbed a rose and the thorn stabbed me. I was in my uncle's backyard.

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Porcelain Doll

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Porcelain
a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.

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What would Esperanza's father give her every year for her birthday? Be very specific.

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Joseph m
they emerged from the fig orchard and use through a pear grove when they came into a clearing
they saw senor Rodriguez.

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mesquite
p.9
any of several usually spiny trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Prosopis, of the legume family, as P. juliflora or P. glandulosa, of western North America, having bipinnate leaves and beanlike pods and often forming dense thickets.

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I remember when my parents used to sing me "Las Mananitas" on the morning of my birthday when I was a little girl.

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vicious
savage; ferocious:

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How did Esperanza feel immediately after she pricked her finger with a vicious thorn?  Be very specific.

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patronas
the spanish word for the female heads of households.

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What was the name of the school that Esperanza attended on the ranch?

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Who was Esperanza's best friend?

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fiesta
the spanish word for party

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Why is the harvest time Esperanza's favorite time of the year?  Be very specific.

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Cosecha
the spanish word for harvest

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Was Esperanza an only child?  YES or NO  How do you know?

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vaquero
the spanish word for a cowboy or herdsman.

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Why was everyone gathered at the edge of the field in the beginning of the chapter?

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Scythe
an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.

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How old was Esperanza at the beginning of this chapter?

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I can relate to Esperanza getting excited about her birthday because I had cake, ice cream, presents and pizza for my 13th birthday. I had a great time, but it was sad that her father had to die.

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This chapter talked about her birthday and the plans that her family had for her. She got hurt on her hand, by touching a flower's thorns.  She would be turning 13.  She was preparing for her "quinceaneras", which is like a sweet 16. She was waiting for her dad to come home. She and her mom worried because the bandits were around.  Her dad didn't come home.

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Joseph Molina
Why did Esperanza's father give her a knife in the beginning of the chapter?

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Take your time guys. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!

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Joseph Molina
What was Esperanza planning for with her friend?

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Christopher Elvir
Esperanza, abuelita and mama are having birthday party for her even though her father has died. So, it was funeral and birthday.
This was very sad. Things change for her after that

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Joseph Molina
How did Esperanza get blood on her finger?

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Juan Mendoza
I get  real  sad  just  at the  idea  of my   parents  dying. I can't  even imagine  my life  without   them in my life.   Without them my life would be worse. This is why I can understand what Esperanza is feeling when her father dies.

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Christopher Lopez
The story was about Esperanza hearing the heart of  the earth.

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Joseph Molina

This part of the story reminded me of how people can be poor in Mexico. No one has money there because they are poor.

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Brian Martinez
Undulating
to give a wavy form to.

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Brian Martinez
Alms
charitable donations of money or goods to the poor or needy.

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Christopher Lopez

The story was about Esperanza heard the heart of the earth, when she was with her father. Then  Esperanza didn't like  Martha because she made her mad. Mama squeezed Esperanza's hand while in California because she was mad. Many people were mad. The way people treat immigrants will not change if they do not stand up for their rights.

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Juan Mendoza

Esperanza was sad because her dad  was not home yet. She was in love with her friend Miguel. Then her uncles were distant.

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Brin Martinez
Nopales
cactus dahlia'  a double-flowered variety of dahlia.

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Brian Martinez
Valise
A small over night travelling case.

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Joseph Molina

Who are Mexicans?

They are the people of the United Mexican States, a multiethnic country in North America. Mexicans can also be those who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity.