ABSTRACT
At Eastside Middle School in a major metropolitan area in southern California, sixth graders Teresita and Alina had just finished lunch and were walking to their fifth period English Language Arts classroom. Along the way, they passed the school’s lunchtime “detention area,” where their classmate Caroline was seated. As they walked by, Caroline joined them, and the following interaction ensued: Caroline
(to Alina and Teresita) Hello.
AlinaHi, Caroline!
Teresita(to Caroline) Ya nada más te falta one day, huh?
CarolineTwo.
AlinaOf what?
CarolineDetention.
