Quick Write
What is a lesson we can learn from the pages we read today or the novel as a whole?
The Future
Lets take a few minutes and imagine what the future has in store for us.
Masterpiece Comics
Re-imagine this book as a comic book. What comic book would it be? What superheroes would Mayor and Maribel be? Who would be the villain? What comic villain would they be? What comic book themes would we need to address? What are their super powers?
In groups of two or three, take a few minutes and come up with a list of comic superheroes and villains that would work for the novel.
- Mayor Toro
- Maribel Rivera
- Alma Rivera
- Arturo Rivera
- Celia Toro
- Rafael Toro
- Garrett
In-Text Citations
Purdue OWL does a great job explaining how to cite sources in MLA.
You will be citing from the book in your essay. It is important that we learn how to do it correctly.
After Quisqueya tells the Riveras about Mayor and Maribel, she says, “I’m Sorry” (Henriquez 202). Even though she says she is sorry, she really is not. She came to tell them because it was gossip not because she felt the need to do the right thing. She told them because it gives her a dark satisfaction to know something and to be the one to break the bad news.
If you were citing something a book or article with one author, you just cite the last name of the author and the page number. If you do not have a page number, say an online article or web page, you just cite the last name of the author and no page number.
“I’m Sorry” (Henriquez 202).
Once you have established what or who you are citing, you only need to cite the page number.
After Quisqueya tells the Riveras about Mayor and Maribel, she says, “I’m Sorry” (202). Even though she says she is sorry, she really is not. She came to tell them because it was gossip not because she felt the need to do the right thing. She told them because it gives her a dark satisfaction to know something and to be the one to break the bad news.
To cite something with two authors, you cite both the last names.
The authors claim that surface reading looks at what is “evident, perceptible, apprehensible in texts” (Best and Marcus 9).
Best and Marcus argue that one should read a text for what it says on its surface, rather than looking for some hidden meaning (9).
If you have a text you are citing with three or more authors, you only cite the first author’s last name with et al. and the page number.
According to Franck et al., “Current agricultural policies in the U.S. are contributing to the poor health of Americans” (327). The authors claim that one cause of obesity in the United States is government-funded farm subsidies (Franck et al. 327).
The in-text citations reference the first thing written for the source in the works cited page.
If you do not know the author, either isn’t listed or can’t find it, you cite a shortened version of the title in quotation marks.
If I was citing the article “Friends or Strangers: The Impact of Immigrants on the US Economy” and it did not have an author listed, you cite a shortened version of the title.
According to the article “Friends or Strangers: The Impact of Immigrants on the US Economy,”Legislation informed by racist and sexist discourse has in the past and present severely challenged the survival and well-being of immigrant families” (32).
Immigrants struggle in the novel because “Legislation informed by racist and sexist discourse has in the past and present severely challenged the survival and well-being of immigrant families” (“Friends and Strangers” 32).
Borjas, George J. “Friends or Strangers: The Impact of Immigrants on the US Economy.” (1990).
Homework
- Finish the novel.
A lesson we can learn from the reading of 03/29/18 is that a person’s history does not determine their outcome of what will happen in the future. Do what you always wanted to do and go after the Dream!
I currently have a B in the class. I feel that this class has brought its challenging moments where writing an essay isn’t just about “Shity Paper” , but it is constantly improving as I fix my mistakes and and improve. I want to hopefully reach an A if possible, but I am going to have too consistently without failure do my journals and get an B or better in my last 2 essays.
I re imagine the super hero movie “Toy Story 3” because they are fighting against evil and support each other as friends and family. Mayor would be Sheriff Woody and Jesse would be Maribel. Garrett the evil villain would be the Teddy Bear. The theme would be about that teddy bear seemed nice and sweet but in reality, he is a jerk, bully and mean to the cast of the movie. This involves also the love story of Woody and Jessie as they are start to attract to each other.
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Quick write: A lesson we can learn from as a whole novel is that people can be quick to judge but to not let people get to you. Always believe in yourself and never give up and something good will come from that.
At the end of the course I plan on passing with at least a B+. To make that happen I plan on catching up on my journals, also getting really good grades in my essays.
Maribel- Mary Jane
Mayor- Spiderman
Alma-Aunt May
Arturo- Uncle Ben
Garett- Green Goblin
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I think the novel as a whole just proves how unknown people can be to us. The lesson learned throughout the story is to view each other as equals as we are all people.
Finishing this class I’m really aiming for that A but most of all I want to learn and advance on my writing skills. I need to work on extra journals and maybe getting extra stamps on my free time, as a bonus I feel like the DLA’s are really helping me a lot.
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Major … Goku
Maribel … Sailor Moon
Alma … The Miller’s Daughter (from the fairytale Rumplestiltskin, because she’s protective of her baby)
Arturo … Shrek
Garrett … Swiper
Rafael … Hulk
Celia … Buttercup
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Mayor toro-Goku
Maribel Rivera-Sailor moon
Alma Rivera-The millers daughter from Rumpelstiltskin
Arturo Ramirez-Shrek
Celia Toro-Buttercup/Powerpuff girls
Rafael toro-The Hulk
Garret-Swiper from dora
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The Avengers:
Mayor Toro- Captain American
Maribel Rivera- Black Widow
Alma Rivera- Super Woman
Arturo Rivera- Ironman
Celia Toro- Cat Women
Rafael Toro- Thor
Garrett- Loki
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Maribel–Raven
Mayor—Beast Boy
Alma—-Wonder Women
Arturo–Hulk
Celia—-Black Canary
Rafael–Green Arrow
Garrett-JOKER
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A lesson that we could learn from the novel is about living your own life. For instance Alma’s family came to create a better life for their family.
To get the grade that I want in the end of the semester for this class I need to do some extra work in order to achieve at least a B-. I want to striver for a B+ or A-.
Mayor Toro- Beast Boy (Teen Titans Hero)
Maribel Rivera- Raven (Teen Titans Hero)
Alma Rivera- Wonder Woman (Hero)
Arturo Rivera- Hulk (Hero)
Celia Toro- Black Canary (Hero)
Rafael Toro- Green Arrow (Hero)
Garrett- Joker (Villain)
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Mayor: Goku
Maribel: Sailor Moon
Alma: the Miller’s Daughter (Rumplestiltskin)
Arturo: Shrek
Celia: Buttercup
Rafael: Hulk
Garrett: Swiper from Dora
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Mayor: Spiderman/Peter Parker, Spiderman powers.
Maribel: Raven, super strength, enhanced endurance and combat skills. She can fly.
Alma: Wonder Woman, super strength, indestrucable, super speed, bold, combat skills.
Arturo: Captain America, super strength, humility, super speed, invulnerability, super reflexes.
Celia: Mrs. Incredible, super flexible, stretch, super strength.
Rafael: Hulk, driven by rage, infinite strength.
Garrett: Reverse Flash, super speed, super strength, destructive, super smart and strategic, crafty, technical.
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I feel like a lesson that I learned from The Book of Unknown Americans is that family should stick together and agree with each on decisions together. and people should accept whoever is around them. Treat your neighbor like you would treat yourself.
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The novel has many lessons one may learn or relate to, such as, racism, faith, bullying, and immigrants both legal and illegal.
Mayor- Spider-man
Maribel- Rogue
Alma- Wonder Woman
Arturo- Captain America
Celia- Felicity Smoak
Rafael- Batman
Garrett- Magneto
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A lesson that we can learn from the book is that treat people with respect no matter their background. In order to get the grade i want to get I have to start reading the book, because I have not started the book. And that’s bad.
Mayor- wolverine
Maribel- Rouge
Alma- Jean
Arturo- Professor x
Celia- Harley Quinn
Rafael- Rafael from the turtle movie
Garrett- riddler
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I want a B because English is my weakest subject so i’d feel satisfied with a B. I’ve been slacking off but I’ve been working hard on my essay and power point. In order to get up to the B I want I have to do the journals and keep up with the readings.
• Mayor Toro: Spider- man/
• Maribel Rivera: Rogue/
• Alma Rivera: Wonder woman
• Arturo Rivera: Capitan America
• Celia Toro: felicity Smoak
• Rafael Toro: batman
• Garrett: Magneto
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Mayor: Wolverine
Maribel: Rogue/ Professor X
Alma: Jean Gray
Arturo: Prof. X
Celia: Harley Quinn
Rafael: Rafael
Garrett: Riddler
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Mayor: Superman
Maribel: Raven
Alma: Wonder Woman
Arturo: Captain America
Celia: Mrs. Incredible
Rafael: Hulk
Garrett: Reverse Flash
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