Welcome to our Esperanza Rising unit! In this lesson, you’ll follow Esperanza’s journey, see how she faces challenges, and discover how characters grow and change. You’ll also get to use technology to show what you learn in fun ways.

Here’s what you will do:

• Learn about Esperanza and other characters.
  
  

• Find themes like hope, courage, and perseverance.
  
  

• Use evidence from the story to explain what happens.
  
  

• Compare events in the book to real life today.
  
  

• Make digital projects like posters or slides to show your ideas.
  
  

• Share your work and see what classmates create using tools like Canva or Padlet.