Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Esperanza Rising: Learning Not to Be Afraid to Start Over

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson young scholars will explore some of the contrasts that Esperanza experiences when she suddenly is forced to leave the life of a wealthy landowner's daughter surrounded by servants to become a servant herself among an...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Esperanza Rising" by Pam Munoz Ryan

For Students 5th - 8th
Esperanza is a young girl forced to leave behind a life of luxury in Mexico for a farm workers camp in California. The new experience brings Esperanza timeless lessons on life and love. Selected (7) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair...
Activity
Kids' Wings

Texas Bluebonnet Books: "Esperanza Rising"

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site offers historical links, lesson plans, and student activities to enhance Pam Munoz Ryan's book "Esperanza Rising."
Website
Other

Pam Munoz Ryan's Web Site

For Students 9th - 10th
The official website of Pam Munoz Ryan, who won the Pura Belpre Award for "Esperanza Rising." Find the rest of her books noted as well as a biography.
Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Pam Munoz Ryan

For Students 6th - 8th
A brief biography of Pam Munoz Ryan and a transcript of an interview in which she tells the story of her connection to the San Joaquin Valley and what led her to write her novel Esperanza Rising.
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide to the Novels of Pam Munoz Ryan

For Teachers 5th - 8th
This lesson plan site shares discussion guides for three books written by Pam Munoz Ryan. The discussion guides may be used with Esperanza Rising, Riding Freedom, and Becoming Naomi Leon.
Unknown Type
EL Education

El Education: Faces of the Depression

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This book was created by 5th graders in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, as part of a learning expedition on the Great Depression. Students learned about the Depression though several different sources: in addition to standard historical...
Handout
Reading Is Fundamental

Reading Is Fundamental: Meet the Authors and Illustrators: Pam Munoz Ryan

For Students 3rd - 6th
This site includes an interview with Pam Munoz Ryan, a famous author of many children's picture books and historical fiction books. Read reviews of some of Pam Munoz Ryan's books by chidren.
Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Author Interview: Transcript From Interview With Pam Munoz Ryan

For Students 4th - 7th
This article shares the transcript of an interview with the author Pam Munoz Ryan. Conducted by one of the writers from Reading Rockets, autobiographical information is shared regarding the topics for some of the author's most famous works.

Other popular searches