"The Circuit" by Francisco Jimenez

the work becomes too hard.

they need to find more crops to pick.

their money runds out.

they get tired of living in one place.

the weather is too hot.

they believe that school is a waste of time.

they need his help in earning money.

they do not think he can learn.

He is more independent than many children his age.

He makes friends more easily than most children.

He can read very well for a sixth grader.

He gets homesick easily.

interesting

scary

exhausting

easy

It is Roberto's turn to go to school.

He has not been working hard enough in the fields.

The officials have found out that Roberto does not go to school.

He will have to stop going to school and move again.

Panchito goes to work in the fields with his father and brother

Panchito gets to go to school.

Panchito and his brother have to hide from a school bus.

Panchito starts to learn to an instrument.

He wants to be smarter than his brother.

He wants to do his best in school.

He wants the other students to like him.

He wants to get a job.

It is a story about the narrator's conflicts with his family members.

It is a story about the narrator's visit to the United States.

It is a story about the narrator's failed attempts to find work.

It is a story about the narrator's experience as a migrant farm worker.

Mr. Lema gives a test on a subject Panchito knows nothing about.

Mr. Lema asks Panchito to read from an English book.

Mr. Lema tells Panchito to introduce himslef to the class.

Mr. Lema suggests that Panchito is not in the right classroom.

They watch the bus wistfully.

They shout and make faces.

They run away and hide.

They climb on board the bus.