The Book of Unknown Americans

Which Notice & Note signpost could be used to analyze the following passage:

• Again and Again

• Memory Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Tough Questions

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which statement best describes the narrator’s internal conflict in the story?

• The narrator is pressured by his family about feeling Panamanian and by his peers about not being American, yet he feels more American than Panamanian.

• The narrator implies feeling confused when his family appears proud to become American citizens at the courthouse.

• The narrator discusses feeling more American than Panamanian, yet his father gets angry when accused of being an American.

• The narrator states that he cannot remember anything about living in Panama like his brother who reminisces about his memories.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

“They think we’re Americans now. And maybe we are! Maybe we don’t belong there anymore after all.” What causes the father to make this statement?

• The father regrets leaving Panama because he now knows that his classmates are angry that he left.

• The father misunderstands what the class president is trying to say and assumes that he is jealous that the father left Panama and became an American citizen.

• The class president suggests that an American citizenship has no value.

• The class president accuses the father of being better than everyone who stayed in Panama because the father left and became an American citizen.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the EFFECT of this happening?

• The narrator’s father realizes he doesn’t belong in Panamá anymore.

• The family makes a life in their new home and does not want to move again

• The last trip that is planned to visit Panamá is canceled.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Which is a possible theme from The Book of Unknown Americans?

• If you love something, let it go.

• Cheaters never win.

• Don't worry about what others think about you.

• Always try your best.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which happens AFTER the narrator explains the story of when his family left Panama?

• The family members become American citizens.

• The narrator’s father finds out how his high school classmates feel about him leaving Panama.

• The narrator’s father takes them to the beach to remember Panama.

Which sentence best foreshadows that the family will NOT return to Panama?

• They needed to believe they’d done the right thing and that it made sense.

• Enrique was in school, and I started too.

• But while they waited for that day, they started making friends.

• And before they knew it, we had a life here.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

This is what the author is trying to convey to the reader.

• counterargument

• persuade

• author's purpose

• theme

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the word square mean as it is used in the quote?

• a shape with four equal sides

• directly; straight

• to multiply a number by itself

• an open area surrounded by buildings in a city

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"The other men on the site started running over, asking what had happened, offering to help. Without a word, Arturo cut through them all, cradling Maribel, trying to keep her still..." (page 101).

What does the word cut mean as it is used in the quote?

• to divide into pieces with a knife

• a long, narrow incision in the skin made by something sharp

• to make an opening in something

• to use scissors to create more than one piece

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4