Genre
What is a Genre?
A category or style defined by set rules, themes, structures, or audience expectations.
Where did Esparansa grow up?
Rancho de las Rosas
Who is the story based on?
Ryan’s grandmother, Esperanza Ortega Muñoz, immigrated from Mexico to a farm camp in Arvin, California.
What is a thesis?
The main idea of a piece of writing
central claim
spiderman
What is the genre of the book we are going to read?
Historical Fiction!
Where in California is the labor camp?
San Joaquin Valley (Southern California)
When does it take place?
The 1930s
The thesis is the ____ that helps you navigate through the paper.
GPS
Road map
What was the genre of All Summer in a Day
Science Fiction!
What event occurred in which 450,000 Mexicans and Mexican Americans—including U.S. citizens—were forcibly or coercively deported from the United States?
The Mexican Repatriation
How long should the thesis be?
1 or 2 sentences
What can have a genre?
Mvies
Shows
Books
What is the event of migrant farmworkers unionizing and striking for better wages and living conditions, facing severe backlash and deportations, called?
Agricultural Strikes
What should readers be able to do with a strong thesis?
You have to be able to make an argument!
What serious lung infection is caused by fungal spores inhaled during San Joaquin Valley dust storms?
Valley Fever
What two words should never be used in a thesis statement?
Good or cool