Saturday, April 30, 2011
Multicultural Books and videos for Children by Gary Soto
*Chato Goes Cruisin'
Language Note:
Audio and Texts in Spanish
Glossary for Spanish words
Craft move- details
The author uses a lot of details in his narrative to create very vivid imagry of the settings in the book. Here is an example when Linc was on the bus going back to the Mission in chapter 5:
The bus rumbled from the slick comercial streetsof the suburbs to the litter-blown barrio of Lincoln's childhood. When he first boarded the bus, the few passengers, almost all of them retired people with carts for Saturday shopping, spoke English. But after twenty stops, after trim houses gave way to apartment buildings and poorly kept muffler and tire shops, the bus filled with brown faced raza. English gave way to singsong Spanish. Almost every woman had a child.
The bus rumbled from the slick comercial streetsof the suburbs to the litter-blown barrio of Lincoln's childhood. When he first boarded the bus, the few passengers, almost all of them retired people with carts for Saturday shopping, spoke English. But after twenty stops, after trim houses gave way to apartment buildings and poorly kept muffler and tire shops, the bus filled with brown faced raza. English gave way to singsong Spanish. Almost every woman had a child.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Gary Soto's Biography
http://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Sh-Z/Soto-Gary.html
I posted this because it provides much more information than the biography on Gary Soto’s Official Website. It describes his life in Fresno as the son of farm laborers, his role as an ambassador for the United Farm Workers of America, his education, the reason he writes, and the various genres he writes in.
Trace
I posted this because it provides much more information than the biography on Gary Soto’s Official Website. It describes his life in Fresno as the son of farm laborers, his role as an ambassador for the United Farm Workers of America, his education, the reason he writes, and the various genres he writes in.
Trace
Works by Gary Soto
Picture Books
Chato Goes Cruisin’
Chato’s Kitchen
Chato and the Party Animals
If the Shoe Fits
My Little Car
Old Man and His Door
Snapshots from the Wedding
Too Many Tamales
Chapter Novels, Ages 7-11
The Cat’s Meow
Marisol
The Skirt
Short Stories, Ages 10-14
Baseball in April
Facts of Life
Help Wanted
Local News
Petty Crimes
Poetry for Younger Readers, Ages 8-14
Canto Familiar
Fearless Fernie
A Fire in My Hands
Neighborhood Odes
Partly Cloudy: Poems of Love and Longing
Worlds Apart: Traveling with Fernie and Me
Novels, Ages 10-14
Accidental Love
Crazy Weekend
Mercy on these Teenage Chimps
Pacific Crossing
Taking Sides
Books for Adults and High School Students
Essays
The Effects of Knut Hamsun on a Fresno Boy
Poetry
Human Nature
Natural Man
New and Selected Poems
Poetry Lover
A Simple Plan
Novels
The Afterlife
Amnesia in a Republican County
Buried Onions
Jesse
Living Up the Street
Nickel and Dime
A Summer Life
Plays
Nerlandia, A Play
Novio Boy, A Play
Biography
Cesar Chavez: A Hero for Everyone
Jessie De La Cruz: A Profile of a United Farm Worker
I posted this to show what a prolific writer Soto is and the plethora of genres he is published in.
Trace
Chato Goes Cruisin’
Chato’s Kitchen
Chato and the Party Animals
If the Shoe Fits
My Little Car
Old Man and His Door
Snapshots from the Wedding
Too Many Tamales
Chapter Novels, Ages 7-11
The Cat’s Meow
Marisol
The Skirt
Short Stories, Ages 10-14
Baseball in April
Facts of Life
Help Wanted
Local News
Petty Crimes
Poetry for Younger Readers, Ages 8-14
Canto Familiar
Fearless Fernie
A Fire in My Hands
Neighborhood Odes
Partly Cloudy: Poems of Love and Longing
Worlds Apart: Traveling with Fernie and Me
Novels, Ages 10-14
Accidental Love
Crazy Weekend
Mercy on these Teenage Chimps
Pacific Crossing
Taking Sides
Books for Adults and High School Students
Essays
The Effects of Knut Hamsun on a Fresno Boy
Poetry
Human Nature
Natural Man
New and Selected Poems
Poetry Lover
A Simple Plan
Novels
The Afterlife
Amnesia in a Republican County
Buried Onions
Jesse
Living Up the Street
Nickel and Dime
A Summer Life
Plays
Nerlandia, A Play
Novio Boy, A Play
Biography
Cesar Chavez: A Hero for Everyone
Jessie De La Cruz: A Profile of a United Farm Worker
I posted this to show what a prolific writer Soto is and the plethora of genres he is published in.
Trace
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
I Heard ItThrough the Grapvine by Marvin Gaye
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hajBdDM2qdg
When Lincoln was listening to the song "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye on the radio in his bedroom, I had forgotten how popular that song has been since Marvin Gaye recorded it in 1968. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" was released in October 30, 1968. It was recorded earlier the year before in April 1967, Hitsville USA (Studio A) (Detroit, Michigan), Genre: Psychedelic soul. Gaye's version has since become a landmark in pop music. In 2004, it ranked #80 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. On the commemorative 50th Anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100 issue of Billboard magazine in June 2008, Gaye's version was ranked as the 65th biggest song on the chart. It was also inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame for "historical, artistic and significant" value.
Enjoy the music! CAROLINE
El Chicano Music
When reading the book, I remembered that Lincoln said his mom wanted an ablum "El Chicano" for her birthday present, p. 46. Here is the website and some information on "El Chicano". In addition, when I was on the website I clicked on "Media" and then clicked on "Music", and shows all their ablums from the 60's and 70"s-Pretty cool stuff! ENJOY!
El Chicano is an American Latin R&B/brown-eyed soul group from Los Angeles, California, whose influences can be found in rock, funk, soul, blues, jazz, and salsa. Their name is a sometimes controversial word which stands for Mexican-American people.
El Chicano is an American Latin R&B/brown-eyed soul group from Los Angeles, California, whose influences can be found in rock, funk, soul, blues, jazz, and salsa. Their name is a sometimes controversial word which stands for Mexican-American people.
Caroline
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