Monday, November 14, 2011

Father from "Living up the street" by Gary Soto


Dear Class,
We keep reading more books and stories by Gary Soto and I see how you are becoming better readers and able to read independently. After finishing " Novio Boy" we move to "Living up the Street". I want to ask you: What do you think of the short story " Father"? Who is telling the story? How does this selection compare to "Novio"? What is the theme of this short story? Let me know.
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 14, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    The short story "Father" by Gary Soto is tragic and sad bacause it begins with a family working in a new backyard. The father is showing his son how to work on the lawn and two days later the father died.

    Rosyer Guerrero

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  2. AnonymousNovember 16, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    Dear Rosyer,
    What do you think the theme of this story is?

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  3. AnonymousNovember 16, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    Dear Rosier,
    You did an excellent work this morning.You are learning how to use evidence from a text to support your theme statements. This skill will give you more ideas for your writing.
    Keep the hard work and keep posting!

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  4. felix barretoNovember 16, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    I think from this story that will help us know more words that are difficult like conspicuous;water-stained and etc.Ho is telling the story is a kid that is helping his father on the garden.This selection is comparing to Novio Boy because is about family and Mexican-American Communities.The theme of this story his family;Dead;Mexican-American people. From:Felix Barreto 721

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  5. SNamnunNovember 17, 2011 at 7:21 AM

    Dear Felix,
    Gary Soto really creates magic with words. His descriptions are so real that we can see through his words. When we read good authors we certainly increase our vocabulary and become ourselves better writers.
    I want you to pay more attention to your spelling and careful revise your writing and thoughts before we post in our blog.
    Santiago

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  6. SNamnunNovember 17, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    Dear Felix,
    You are also confusing the big ideas of a story with the theme.
    We will work on that again.

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  7. rossyNovember 22, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    Dear teacher,

    Do you have a connection with the story "father"?

    Rosiel

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  8. AnonymousDecember 1, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    In a prose that is so beautiful it is poetry, we see the world of growing up and going somewhere through the dust and heat of Fresno's industrial side and beyond: It is a boy's coming of age in the barrio, parochial school, attending church, public summer school, and trying to fall out of love so he can join in a Little League baseball team. His is a clarity that rings constantly through the warmth and wry reality of these sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic, always human remembrances.

    wilton t......

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  9. SNamnunDecember 6, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    Dear Wisnton,
    Good ideas and good research but I want that you use your own voice.

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  10. anonymousOctober 27, 2020 at 10:41 AM

    what is the central idea in "Father?"

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