Station One
Compare/Make Inferences/Analyze
• 1. Read line 75-85-What statement shows how Soto feels about the
work he’s doing?
• 2. What change occurred in his attitude since he first arrived at the
farm?
• 3. Reread lines 141-172-What does Soto mean when he says, “I worked
like a magician.”
• 4. On a piece of white paper create a chart like the one below:
•
sight
hearing
taste
touch
• The above chart will help you to identify sensory details. Read the paragraph
beginning on page 182. List on the chart the sensory details you find in that
paragraph.
• Reread lines 299-310 . List on your chart the sensory details that help you
imagine how Tejano looks and sounds.
•Station Two
Draw Conclusions
• What type of agricultural work does Soto prefer? On white paper
draw your conclusion (job he prefers).
• Write the following on the note card provided: Based on ________
and _____________ I believe Gary Soto thinks of agricultural work
as _________________________.
Station Three
Station Three – Critical Vocabulary
• Copy on notebook paper and complete the Critical Vocabulary and
Vocabulary Strategy on page 417 in your text book.
• Upon completion turn in to Mrs. Plexico for a daily grade.
• Make sure you complete 1-8 at the top of the page.
• Make sure you draw a chart and complete all the required sections
of the chart as given to you at the bottom of page .
•Station Four
•1. Determine as a group what the central
idea of the story. What is the main
message? What does Soto want to
communicate?
•2. In the center of your poster write the
central idea. (keep it short). Then around
your writing create a collage of words and
images that illustrate the Central Idea.
You may use words, images, or photos to
create the collage.
•Station Five
Language Conventions-Semi Colon
• 1. Read silently page 418.
• 2. As a group read the “use a semicolon Chart”.
• 3. As a croup create a rap for the SemiColon uses!