Parents need to know that yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass is a realistic contemporary novel about a teenager who faces persistent bullying that leads to physical abuse. In addition, it documents an indigenous language for future generations of yaqui speakers. The book has been challenged in some schools due to its title and language, and deals. From the joyous to the poignant, poems by a group of diverse and awardwinning poets are paired with images by celebrated illustrators from similar backgrounds to pay homage to what is both unique and universal about growing up in the united states. Piddy doesnt even know who yaqui is, never mind what. Yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass is a 20 awardwinning young adult book by cubanamerican author meg medina.
This novel unit contains 9 quizzes based on multiple chapters, 9 writing prompts base. Yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass is a title that grabs your attention. This book is a must read in todays secondary classroom. Sonora yaqui language structures is a valuable source not only for research on this language family but also for anthropological studies of the arizonasonora cultural region. Sep, 2015 issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online.
Texas journal of literacy education texas association for literacy. Analyzing meg medinas young adult novel yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass 20 through the lens of. Piddy is angry that her mom will not tell her about him. Juliet concocts a plan to help her figure out how to cope. Yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass by meg medina. The laiis literature guides are lesson plans and activities that accompany young adult novels that engage in some way with latin america, the caribbean or latinos in the united states.
Pura belpre award the more you read, the more you know. This site gives many different lesson plans for teachers to introduce a graphic novel into their classroom. Its fabulous, and thats because its written by a supercharged educator and reading coach. Yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass should be taught in schools, read by counselors and parents, and used as a tool to discuss the importance of finding your voice, telling the truth and asking for help. A yaqui way of knowledge lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles. I dont like the whole theatrics of it when a kid says meet me at 3 oclock, or else. Sixteenyearold piedad piddy sanchez isnt sure what shes done to attract the hatred of tough girl yaqui delgado at her new high school. New mexico and las gorras blancas for students 4th 12th. All readers want to see themselves reflected in the pages of books. In the book yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass, why does darlene agree to mark piddy excused from school.
Inside youll find 30 daily lessons, 20 fun activities, 180 multiple choice questions, 60 short essay questions, 20 essay questions, quizzeshomework assignments. Yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass candlewick press discussion guide. Each guide includes background on the author and book, thematic lessons and activities, and resources to support or extend the use of the book in the classroom. One morning before school, some girl tells piddy sanchez that yaqui delgado hates her and wants to kick. A latina teen is targeted by a bully at her new school and must discover resources she never knew she had. To say that i loved yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass wouldnt be entirely true, as its difficult to love a story that spends so much time wallowing in the grim realities of bullying and the stark contours of a bullying victims world. In yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass meg medina confronts the reality of. Students will read a text lesson that explains the states history, culture, and facts, discuss and interact. You never forget the poems you memorized, the first book you read until the cover fell off, the book you read hidden from your mother. A monster that has the description of yaqui delgado. In 35 sentences, write about your relationship with your own parents. The book was first published in the united states on 26 march 20 through candlewick press and is the winner of the 20 cybils award and the 2014 pura belpre award.
Yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass by meg medina, author. In the book yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass, what is the name of piddys father. Word is that yaqui thinks piddy is stuckup, shakes her stuff when she walks, and isnt latin enough with her white skin, good grades, and no accent. Ive logged more than 20 years teaching middle school and high school language arts. This is news for piddy, she doesnt even know who yaqui is. Or do you struggle sometimes to understand each other. Meg medina has done just this with yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass. Meg medina quotes author of yaqui delgado wants to kick your. Yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass reading group choices. Ive been writing like a crazy woman against an upcoming deadline for a new middle grade novel. In meg medinas compelling new novel, a latina teen is targeted by a bully at her new schooland must discover resources she never knew she had. You will be given one passage from meg medinas yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass to read and annotate. The mounting tension and anxiety over what will actually happen between piddy and yaqui propels the reader forward.
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Introduce your students to the richness of hispanic heritage with these lesson plans, book lists, and teaching ideas. New mexico and las gorras blancas for students 4th. Yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass helen ruffin reading bowl questions 20142015. In this blog you will find young adult novels with brief summaries, partnered titles and lesson plans that meet the state of virginias sols. Like in fact, all i have left of my father is his last name and i think thats only because ma couldnt stand the shame of leaving fathers name blank on my birth certificate. Yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass union county public. Piddy is having a hard time getting along with her mom because she wants to know more about her father. Jul 09, 2015 in this blog you will find young adult novels with brief summaries, partnered titles and lesson plans that meet the state of virginias sols. Analyzing meg medinas young adult novel yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass 20 through the lens of multidisciplinary research on school bullying. Unleashing readers, an author of various teaching guides, a member of the. Yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass reading group. As you read the passage, look for figurative language, imagery, diction, details, and syntax.
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Yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass this is a pura belpre award winning novel. Diddy is yaqui delgados new target at her new school. Though yaqui certainly ends up wreaking enough havoc to justify piddys fearsand then some. Educators guide to yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass. The video explains the plight of hispanic americans when new mexico became a state. Highlight significant passages and add your reactionsconnections to the text, questions you have, predictions, inferences, and judgments. Yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass by meg medina 60s. Ya books to read if you love this is where it ends by marieke nijkamp kelly jensen mar 27, 2018 this is where it ends by marieke nijkamp has been a staple on the new york times bestseller list since its publication in early 2016.
Sample lesson plans every connections learning course is designed by our team of curriculum experts to engage students in a multidimensional learning experience. Meg medina quotes author of yaqui delgado wants to kick. Lesson plans individual, test prep, literacy center ideas. Winner of the 2014 pura belpre author awardin meg medinas compelling new novel, a latina teen is targeted by a bully at her new school and must discover resources she never knew she had. In meg medinas compelling new novel, a latina teen is targeted by a bully at her new school, and must discover resources she never knew she had. In meg medinas compelling new novel, a latina teen is targeted by a bully at her new school and must discover resources she never knew she had. Because piddy agreed to let her copy her physics work. See more ideas about alliteration, figurative language and teaching. Sixteenyearold piedad piddy sanchez isnt sure what shes done to attract the. Yaqui delgado parents piddy is having a hard time getting along with her mom because she wants to know more about her father. Oct 16, 20 whatever the reason, yaqui lurks in every corner of yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass even though the girls really only meet facetoface twice, in some ways larger in piddys imagination than she is in real life. Inside youll find 30 daily lessons, 20 fun activities, 180 multiple choice questions, 60 short essay questions, 20 essay questions, quizzeshomework assignments, tests, and more. The standards are not included here, but are included with the lesson plans in the pdf.
Vamos a leer educators guide yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass. Its an unflinching look at the various ways, from pushing and namecalling to violence, that bullies and their cliques operate. At piddys new high school, kids tend to eat lunch with their own kind blacks with blacks, latinas. Set in queens, new york, it is the story of piddy sanchez and her quest to find out about herself without getting beat up in the process. Read woke westerly high school library rilink schools at. Episode 61 latino literature for teens works of latino literature for teens focus on the experiences of young people from spanishspeaking countries and cultures. Works of latino literature for teens focus on the experiences of young people from spanishspeaking countries and cultures. After time expires anywhere from 24 minutes depending on the type of do now and number of questions, we collectively go over the.
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See more ideas about reading activities, teaching and activities. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass by meg medina scholastic. Students come in silently and complete the attached do now. One morning before school, some girl tells piddy sanchez that yaqui delgado hates her and wants to kick her ass. Turns out, yaqui thinks that piddys stuck up, because of her good grades, lack of latina attitude, and she shakes her butt when she walks. Take care not to listen to anyone who tells you what you can and cant be in life. Her confusion and her fear felt utterly real, as did her attempts to connect in some way with the. Teachingbooks yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass. Find new mexico state history lesson plans and worksheets.