Read Chapters 1-2.
Common Core Objectives
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Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.
Content Summary for Teachers
January
Each chapter of the novel starts with a recipe. For January, the recipe is Christmas rolls, and so begins the author's story of her great-aunt Tita. Tita is particularly sensitive to onions and it's said that her birth was induced by her mother, Mama Elena, cutting onions. Born right there in the kitchen, Tita has a lifelong love for cooking...
