Lesson 38: Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
Assignment 1
Super Sentences
Use the definition and graphic organizer to plan and write Super Sentences for appointed and politician. You can choose to capture key details from today’s reading, or you can choose to write your sentences using a different topic. Make sure each sentence has a subject and verb and at least two additional details.
ap · point · ed closed, vowel team, suffix
Appointed is a verb that means assigned a job or role to someone.
| Verb | When | ||||
| Subject | appointed | Where | |||
| How | Why | ||||
pol · it · i · cian closed, closed, irregular, suffix
Politician is a noun that refers to a person holding or seeking an office in government.
| Verb | When | ||||
| Subject | politician | Where | |||
| How | Why | ||||
Assignment 2
Written Response
Describe the steps Sonia took and the process leading up to her becoming a federal judge. Be sure to include temporal words like first, next, then, after that, and finally to signal a sequence of events.