Each week after your book club meets, you will record what pages you read and notes/connections to the themes we are covering in class. Each week, you will rotate to cover a different theme (Ex: if you covered Home/Place/Geographic location one week, you will do People the following week). This document will help you with your final assignment. Connections should be thoughtful and range from 200-300 words. This must be completed each week by the day after class.
Name of book club members: Linda
Name of book: Esperanza Rising
Reading timeline
| Page numbers: | Read by: |
| 1-57 | July 2 |
| 58-99 | July 9 |
| 100-157 | July 16 |
| 158-213 | July 23 |
| 214-253 | July 30 |
| Meeting date: July 2Chapter(s) read:1-57 | Thematic connections and reflectionsYou will provide examples in the text that tie to these themes along with any reflective thoughts that come with it. As we progress through the quarter, also make connections to course content. |
| Book club member:Linda | Free space – no theme this week 🙂 |
Summary of the book so far: Esperanza’s family lives in Aguascalientes, Mexico and is very influential. They have a large plot of land. Her Papa gives a place to live to all of the servants that work for the family. Esperanza just turned 13. Papa is (apparently) murdered the night before her 13th birthday (party). Esperanza’s Tio offers to marry Mama and take over the land, but if he does, he will be in charge of everything and will send Esperanza to a boarding school, taking her away from her school and friends. Their house burnt down and now they have no choice but to either marry Luis or leave. He wants Romana’s heavy influence because she is respected in her community. To save her workers, mama ‘agrees’ to marry him verbally, though they decide to join Hortensia, Alfonso, and Miguel (their servants) to escape to California. The family is close with the servant family and relies on them alot. For instance, they decide to trust them through the escaping process to leave for California and work.
| Meeting date: July 9Chapter(s) read:58-99 | Thematic connections and reflectionsYou will provide examples in the text that tie to these themes along with any reflective thoughts that come with it. |
| Book club member:Linda | Theme: Home/Place/Geographic location |
Summary of the book so far:
| Meeting date: July 16Chapter(s) read:100-157 | Thematic connections and reflectionsYou will provide examples in the text that tie to these themes along with any reflective thoughts that come with it. |
| Book club member:Linda | Theme: People |
Summary of the book so far:
| Meeting date: July 23Chapter(s) read:158-213 | Thematic connections and reflectionsYou will provide examples in the text that tie to these themes along with any reflective thoughts that come with it. |
| Book club member:Linda | Theme: Community as contentious |
Summary of the book so far:
| Meeting date: July 30Chapter(s) read:214-253 | Thematic connections and reflectionsYou will provide examples in the text that tie to these themes along with any reflective thoughts that come with it. |
| Book club member:Linda | Theme: Community as transformative |
Summary of the book so far:
