This is a PowerPoint presentation with before, during, and after activities for ELL's to read during the short story "Amigo Brothers" by Piri Thomas. There are group discussion questions, context clue/idiomatic language/multiple meaning word activities, writing activities, and graphic organizers to help students compare and contrast the two main characters. These activities give ELL's opportunities to speak, listen, and see English in a poignant story that is relevant and cuts to the heart of an