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Pepita Talks Twice By Ofelia Dumas
Lachtman Illustrated by William
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Purpose inform persuade entertain
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• Pepita Talks Twice
• Focus Skills
• To identify setting, characters and plot in a
  story
• To read and understand a fiction selection
• To write statements and questions correctly
• Word structure root word plus inflection s and
  es
• Use a dictionary
• Genre
• Realistic Fiction- tells about characters and
  events that are like people and events in real
  life
• Summary
• Pepita stops speaking Spanish because she is
  tired of being the neighborhood translator.
  However, when her dog does not respond to the
  English name she gives him and a disaster nearly
  occurs, Pepita realizes that speaking two
  languages is best.
• Reading Strategy
• Make and Confirm Predictions
• Guessing what will happen next in a story helps
  to make it more enjoyable. Paying attention to
  the narrative elements will help to make and
  confirm predictions.

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• Questions
• What special skill does Pepita have?
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• What do people often ask Pepita to do?
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• How does Pepita feel about this on most days?
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• How does she feel about it today?
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• Why?
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• What happens on Pepitas way home?
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• How does Pepita feel when she gets home? Why?
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• Who is the most important character in this
  story? What is her problem?
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• What does Pepita decide to do to solve her
  problem?
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• How does her family feel about this? How do you
  know?
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• What does Lobo mean in English
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• 11. Why doesnt Lobo obey when Pepita tells him
  to go home?
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• What does Pepita mean by talking twice?
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• Why does Pepita feel like she wants to run away
  and hide?
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• 14. Do you think Pepita would have helped Carmen
  if she hadnt made the decision to speak only
  English? What makes you think so?
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• What things didnt Pepita think about when she
  made her decision?
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• Do you think Pepitas decision is a good one?
  Why or why not?
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• What new problem does Pepita have when Papa
  learns about her decision?
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18. Why do you think Pepita is being so
stubborn? _______________________________________
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_____ 19. What terrible thing almost happens?
Why? ____________________________________________
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20. Why does Pepita say, Its great to speak
two languages at the end of the
story? __________________________________________
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__ 21. Do you think Pepita has solved her
problem? Explain. _______________________________
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Narrative Elements
Characters people in the story Pepita, Juan
(brother), Lobo (dog)
Setting where the story takes place the town
where Pepita lives
Problem Pepita is tired of being asked to speak
in both Spanish and English all the time

• Plot the events that happen in the story
• Pepita was upset because her brother taught Lobo
  a trick first while she was speaking in English
  to other people
• Pepita decides not to speak Spanish anymore
• Lobo follows Pepita out of the gate
• Pepita asks Mr. Jones to walk Lobo (wolf) back
  home
• Miss Garcia asks Pepita to help Carmen
• Pepita continues to call Lobo Wolf
• Pepitas neighbors ask Pepita to sing with them
• Abuelita is coming to tell Pepita a Spanish story
• Father tells Pepita she needs a new name
• Lobo (Wolf) runs in the street to get a ball
• Pepita calls the dog Lobo and he turned back from
  the street
• Pepita decides to talk two languages

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Theme- what was learned from the story Pepita
learns how important it can be to speak two
languages.
Spanish words from Pepita Talks
Twice Lobo wolf Ven a ca come here Abuelita grandm
other Que pasa whats going on?
Mexican foods Tacos Tortillas Enchilada
s Tamales Salsa
Sentences Pepita Repeats It is not wonderful
when you have to speak twice. Ill find a way.
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Dictionary Skills Guide Words
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Dictionary Skills Guide Words
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Dictionary Skills Guide Words