MY NAME IS JORGE: ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER.By Jane Medina, illustrated by Fabricio Vanden Broeck. Boyds Mills Press, 2001; 48 pages; $14.95 (Gr. 2-8) These poems explore the struggles of a Mexican boy in his first year of school in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . His experiences at school are touching and all too familiar to young English language English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations. learners: nervousness about reading in front of the class, having his inexperience Inexperience See also Innocence, Naïveté. Bowes, Major Edward (1874–1946) originator and master of ceremonies of the Amateur Hour on radio. [Am. with the English language mistaken for lack of intelligence, and being disciplined and not understanding why. Encourage a class discussion about the story. Divide the class into small groups and ask students to write their own poetry about personal experiences. Alice Quiocho is an associate professor in the College of Education at California State University San Marcos California State University San Marcos - (CSUSM) http://coyote.csusm.edu/. . |
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