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How Are Corn Tortillas Made?

Read Ana's interview with a tortilla maker and her family's recipe card, gather facts from both, and answer the question: How are corn tortillas made?

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Aligned toW.2.8

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students gather facts from an interview and a recipe to answer a question.
Students put steps from two sources in order to explain how something is made.
Students recall a food made at home and write an answer in sentences.

How to use

Read the interview and the recipe card aloud, then let students answer on their own. Before the last part, invite students to tell a partner about a food their family makes at home.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

W.2.8

Recall information from experience or gather it from provided sources to answer a question.

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How Are Corn Tortillas Made?

Gather facts from an interview and a recipe card to answer a question.

Read the two sources

Ana wants to answer a question: How are corn tortillas made? Read her interview with a tortilla maker. Then read the recipe card her family used at home after the visit.

Ana's Interview with the Tortilla Maker

1On Saturday, Ana's family visited a small tortilla shop. The air smelled like warm corn. Ana asked the owner, Mrs. Ruiz, some questions and wrote down her answers.

2Ana: What are corn tortillas made of?
Mrs. Ruiz: They are made from a soft corn dough called masa. To make it, we cook dried corn in water. Then we grind the corn into dough.

3Ana: How do you make the dough flat?
Mrs. Ruiz: First, we roll the masa into small balls. Then we press each ball into a thin circle. At home, you can use a tortilla press.

4Ana: How do you cook them?
Mrs. Ruiz: We cook each tortilla on a hot, flat pan called a griddle. We flip it once or twice. Sometimes a tortilla puffs up like a little pillow!

5Ana: How do you keep them warm?
Mrs. Ruiz: We wrap them in a clean cloth. That keeps them warm and soft until it is time to eat.

Recipe Card: Corn Tortillas at Home

1Put two cups of corn masa flour in a big bowl. Add warm water a little at a time. Squeeze and mix the dough with your hands until it feels soft, like clay.

2Roll the dough into small balls. Each ball should be about the size of a golf ball.

3Put one ball between two sheets of plastic. Press it flat with a tortilla press or the bottom of a heavy pan.

4Ask a grown-up to cook the tortilla on a hot griddle. Flip it when the edges start to look dry. Cook the other side for a short time, too.

5Wrap the warm tortillas in a clean towel so they stay soft. Eat them with beans, eggs, or cheese!

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