Chapter 1 - Conmigo
Please watch the video below while following along with the text in the video and the audio. The glossary for the book is available on the Google Classroom assignment if you'd like to pause and reference it. In this chapter, we will meet our main character, Miguel, and also be introduced to a problem that he will face.
Chapter 2 - Amigo
After watching the video for chapter 1, continue to the video for chapter 2. In this video, Miguel will go to his friend Fabio's house because he has an idea.
Comment with a short summary of the chapters (roughly 3-5 sentences total, give-or-take) and your own personal reaction to the conflict that Miguel faces in these 2 chapters.
ReplyDeleteMiguel lives in a small apartment in Havana, Cuba, but cannot enter because his mom and dad are having a serious conversation about escaping, and are not happy with one another. Miguel knows this is illegal to enter into Florida, and he likes Cuba! His mom wants to stay in Cuba, and wants Miguel to stay, but Miguel believes it is his decision because he wants to stay in Cuba. Miguel doesn't know what to do, and does not want to enter the apartment. At the end of chapter 1, he has an idea. He goes to his friend Fabio's apartment, making being quiet because Fabio is angry. Miguel has a little bit of a crush on Gloria, Fabio's sister, and knows he has no chance because he doesn't look very good, and the age difference. Miguel asks Fabio to play baseball with him, but wants to talk to him really. Right when Miguel is going to tell Fabio, Miguel's father pulls up, telling him it's time to go. Miguel plans to tell Fabio tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteMiguel lives in Cuba and he starts taking about where he lives and then tells the reader that he doesn't want to go inside his house because his parents are talking and they are not happy. His father is talking about how he wants to go to Cuba and he would take Miguel with him but Miguel's mother knows it is dangerous and doesn't want to go. Miguel overhears this and knows that his dad could get into trouble because it is illegal to leave Cuba; besides, he likes it there. He knows he has to talk to his friend Fabio. He goes to Fabio's house and when he is there, he sees Gloria who he likes but is disappointed because she is older than him so she wouldn't really notice him. I think that is kinda funny. While they play baseball, Miguel starts to tell Fabio why he came and then his dad shows up and tells him he has to come home right away. Miguel decides to tell Fabio the next day. I think it is kinda sad that he has to live with parents that don't get along the greatest and one of them is talking about taking hims and leaving the only home he knows and willingly leaving behind his mother who at this point, doesn't want to come. I also kind feel bad for the dad because if his situation in Cuba was not very good and he wanted to leave for his family's sake, that would also be hard for him to do.
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