Download or read book Teacher's Guide to Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza written by Kitty Felde and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use this high interest resource to combine ELA, math, and social studies lessons built around the Readers' Favorite Award winning novel Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza, about the daughter of a congressman who solves mysteries on Capitol Hill. This 32-page guide includes cross-curricular lessons, research projects, and interesting activities that allow students to practice close reading, strengthen listening skills, and improve text-based vocabulary in English and Spanish. Questions challenge students to analyze and comprehend story elements. The guide also introduces basic civics instruction with an emphasis on how Congress works with a writing exercise to send a letter or postcard to their representative.