Esperanza Rising Activity Box

Lit League’s Esperanza Rising Chapter Book Activity Box is based on Pam Muñoz Ryan’s award-winning historical fiction book.

Esperanza thought she’d always live a privileged life on her family’s ranch in Mexico. She’d always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home filled with servants, and Mama, Papa, and Abuelita to care for her. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California and settle in a Mexican farm labor camp. Esperanza isn’t ready for the hard work, financial struggles brought on by the Great Depression, or lack of acceptance she now faces. When Mama gets sick and a strike for better working conditions threatens to uproot their new life, Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances-because Mama’s life, and her own, depend on it.

Lexile® Measure: 750L

Guided Reading Level: V

Lit League’s Activity Box Includes: a book, a vocabulary bookmark, discussion questions and answers, a Dorothea Lange photography lesson, a photography activity with composition tips, historical background information, a paper rose folding activity, a crocheting headband pattern from MJs Off the Hook, yarn, a crochet hook, a family story prompt, a place poetry prompt,