Jalapeno Bagels

by Natasha Wing

Realistic Fiction
Read page 226

 Why does Pablo like helping at the

bakery?
Read page 227

 Where do Pablo and his parents live in

relationship to the bakery?
 Why do Pablo’s parents go to the
bakery so early in the morning?
Read page 228

 What sentence states the main idea of

paragraph 1?
 Is it a fact or opinion to say Some
customers come to our bakery just her
turnovers? Why?
Read the first paragraph on
pg.229
 Based on what you have read so far,
how do you think the story will develop.
Read pages 230-231.

 Are Pablo’s parents from the same

culture? How do you know?
 List the steps in preparing bagels for
the oven.
 Summarize how foods from different
cultures become popular in our culture.
Vocabulary Break

 If you wanted to buy some cookies,

would you go to a bakery or a deli?
 If you mix flour, water, salt, and yeast,
you will create soup or dough?
 To follow a recipe, do you need to
gather all the ingredients or all the
pieces?
Read page 232

 According to the context clues, what is

challah?
 Why do you think Pablo cannot decide
what food to take to school?
Read page 233

 What is Pablo’s father’s favorite bagel?

Which paragraph contains the proof for
your answer.
Read page 234

 How do Pablo’s parents combine their

cultures in creating jalapeno bagels?
Read page 235

 What food item do you think Pablo will

choose? Why?
Read pages 236 and 237.

 From whose point of view has this story

been told?
 Why do you think the author decided to
share the recipe at the end?
Vocabulary Break

 If you heat water at a high temperature,

would you say it spoils or boils?
 If you combine many ingredients, do
you have a batch or a mixture?
 If you work dough to make it soft, do
you whip it or knead it?
After the story

 What made this story realistic fiction?

 What is the main idea of this selection?
 What could be another title for this
story?
 Is the family bakery successful? What
details from the story support your
answer?