Tema / Topic: Subtema(s) / Subtopic(s):

A Rice Sandwich Literature

Meta(s) de comprensión / Understanding Goal(s):

1. Reading skills and literary focus: The student makes inferences and predictions. In addition, he/she
identifies character traits as well as the narrator when reading literary pieces.
2. Oral and written expression: The student responds to and analyzes literary pieces both orally and in
writing with increasing fluency and accuracy.
3. Vocabulary: The student knows the vocabulary contained in the different literary texts studied in class
and uses it in different contexts with fluency.

Desempeño(s) de comprensión / Understanding performance(s):N.A.

TIEMPO /
ETAPA / STAGE ACTIVIDADES DE APRENDIZAJE / LEARNING ACTIVITIES
TIMING
Lead In- Students are asked to predict the story from the title, A rice sandwich. 5 mins
Pre-teach Canteen, triangle, suffering, Spartan, anemic, raggedy, 15 mins
Vocabulary ashamed, dizzy

Students will look for the words above in the text and infer
meaning from context. Then, after checking meanings as a
whole they are to write a complete sentence with each word.
Teacher has some of the students read their sentences
aloud in order to check word use.

Gist Task Ss are asked to read lines 1 to 5 and explain what they understand 10 mins
about the kid’s lunches.

Feedback The teacher asks some Ss to say their answers which will lead to 5 mins
class discussion.
Comprehension Ss will go on reading the story and making a pause at the end of 20 mins
Activities: each page to interact with the suggested activities on the side
columns.
Once Ss are finished reading the story, they are to go to pages 77
and 78 to complete the comprehension activities.
Feedback Answers will be checked as a group as teacher clears out any 20 mins
doubts. The Ss will also be reading aloud and teacher will at the
same time be making corrections on intonation.
Follow up task Students will make a comparative chart comparing Esperanza and 30 mins
Ana’s character traits.

TAREA(S) /
HOMEWORK

REFLEXIÓN
PEDAGÓGICA /
TEACHER’S
REFLECTION
Summary: “A Rice Sandwich”

Esperanza envies the kids who get to eat lunch in the canteen at school instead of having to go home
for lunch. She pesters her mother to write her a note giving her permission to eat at the canteen and to
pack her a lunch. Her mother is reluctant at first, but after it becomes clear that none of the other kids
will need bag lunches, she writes a note for Esperanza and packs her a sandwich, one made of rice
since the family cannot afford lunch meats. At school, Sister Superior does not accept Esperanza's
mother's note, saying that Esperanza lives too close to school and must go home to eat. The Sister
points to some rundown tenements up the street, accusing Esperanza of living there. Esperanza is
embarrassed and nods her head, even though the buildings the nun points to are much more rundown
than her own house. She gets to eat at the canteen that day but is too upset to enjoy the experience.