Pre-reading and Reading Comprehension. I separated the story in 3 parts. This slideshow is for 4 days.

1. Pre-reading
Reading Comprehension
10th grade

3. Pre reading: More Room by. Judith Ortiz Cofer
1) Write a descriptive paragraph, describing your
grandparent’s house.
2) When families meet they love telling stories
about recent experiences and past relatives. Write
a narrative paragraph of one of the stories your
family loves to talk about.
3) Think of your favorite Puerto Rican food and
write a persuasive paragraph convincing someone
else to try it.
4) Write and expository paragraph explaining why
families have less children now than in the past.
Day 1

5. Judith Ortiz Cofer
Judith Ortiz Cofer was born in
1952 in Hormigueros, Puerto
Rico and is a writer. She moved
to Paterson, New Jersey with
her family in 1956. They often
made back-and-forth trips
between Paterson and
Hormigueros. Her work spans a
range of literary genres
including poetry, short stories,
autobiography, essays, and
Young-adult fiction.

6. Reading Comprehension:
More Room by. Judith Ortiz Cofer
1) What type of nonfiction is the story, why?
2) The author in the story is describing “La casa de
Mamá”, what characteristics does she mention in
the story?
3) What does the author think is inside the
chifforobe?
4) How many children does Mamá have?
5) What does Mamá place on her dresser?
Day 2 6) Do you think Mamá is rich or poor, why?

8. Reading Comprehension:
More Room by. Judith Ortiz Cofer
1) What objects did Mamá have on her walls?
2) Does Mamá sleep alone on the bed?
3) The author describes Papá as a benevolent
dictator, what does the author mean?
4) What things did Papá?
like to do
5) How would Papá celebrate births?
6) How does your family celebrate births?
Day 3

10. Reading Comprehension:
More Room by. Judith Ortiz Cofer
1) How did Mamá always tell Papá she was
pregnant?
2) Where did Mamá tell Papá to build the new
room?
3) Why was Papá so excited?
4) What surprise did Papá have after finishing the
room?
5)Do you think Mamá did the right thing?
Day 4