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Today you will read the story Abuela Invents the Zero and answer the questions that follow. As you read, gather information to prepare for writing an original story when you are done. It all began with Abuela coming up from the Island for a visit — her first time in the United States. My mother and father paid her way here so that she wouldn’t die without seeing snow, though . © , Teaching Matters, Inc. Page 22 Writing Matters - Text Binder: Texts: “Abuela Invents the Zero”. © , Teaching Matters, Inc. Page 22 Writing Matters - Text Binder: Texts: “Abuela Invents the Zero”. Abuela_Invents_the_Zero - Free download as Word Doc .doc /.docx), PDF File .pdf), Text File .txt) or read online for free. 1) The narrator's abuela (grandmother) visits from Puerto Rico for the first time and attends Sunday mass with the narrator. Abuela Invents The Zero: An Island Like You Judith Ortiz Cofer, Judith Ortiz Cofer s Pura Belpr award winning collection of short stories about life in the barrio Rita is exiled to Puerto Rico for a summer with her grandparents after her parents catch her. © , Teaching Matters, Inc. Page 22 Writing Matters - Text Binder: Texts: “Abuela Invents the Zero”. her abuela. What lesson will Connie learn when her grandmother comes to visit? As you read, use what you’ve learned to uncover the theme of this story. Short story by Judith Ortiz Cofer buela Invents the “You made me feel like a zero, like a nothing,” she says in Spanish, un cero, nada. “Abuela Invents the Zero” JUDITH ORTIZ COFER PRE-READING Respond to the questions and activities below in complete sentences before you start reading the story. 1. Look at the drawing on the whiteboard. Describe what you see in the space below. 2. Now, watch how Mrs. Sanders changes the drawing. Describe what you see in the space below. 3.
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