In the short story, maria gets upset when her family returns and says to herself, “something’s wrong with me.” why do you think maria experiences such intense emotions? have you ever felt like this? how does maria recover from her bad mood? what can you do if you feel like this?

story growing up by gary soto

story growing up

Match these items. 1. academic language letter or letters added to the end of a word that changes the part of speech and meaning of the root word 2. social language language spoken with peers in social settings 3. suffix language spoken in academic settings 4. root word letter or letters added to the beginning or end of a word, root, or stem, or the middle of a word, to modify its meaning 5. prefix initial word before adding a suffix and/or prefix 6. affix letter or letters added to the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of the word