Letter Writing Answer Key

This worksheet invites students to imagine Esperanza writing a heartfelt letter to Abuelita after beginning her new life in California. Students write in a friendly letter format, using Esperanza’s voice to describe challenges, responsibilities, and personal growth. This activity encourages perspective-taking and character understanding, as students must consider Esperanza’s emotions and experiences. It also allows practice with structured letter writing while reinforcing key themes such as family, separation, resilience, and hope. The open-ended space encourages detailed, expressive writing.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Narrative and Creative Writing

Point-of-View and Voice

Text-Based Character Interpretation

Letter Writing Format

This worksheet is part of our Esperanza Rising Worksheets collection.