1.Write the story title and author name. .25 point
An Ordinary Place
D.J. Waldie
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
The author takes you back to a time in his childhood where people where happy living the same ordinary life day after day in Lakewood, CA. He describes how it feels to be part of suburban life where each neighbor is close by, money does not seem to matter and the simplest everyday things are the greatest part of living in suburbia.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
“More men than just my father have said to me that living in the suburbs gave them a life made whole and habits that did not make them feel ashamed. They knew what they found and lost” (148)
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
It made me think of the small community that I grew up in, where each house was so close and was of similar models.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I never realized that suburban life style has been around for longer than I thought. I thought it was something that started in my generation.
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1.Write the story title and author name. .25 point
Almost Home
Gerald Haslam
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
The author writes about his frequent visits with his wife to their hometown in Oildale. His great-great grandfather migrated north from Mexico. The author was born in 1937 and married his wife in 1961. Although there family no longer lives in this small town, he and his wife like to walk down the streets and reminiscence about the good old days.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
“We know that air pollution crates those colors, but in Oildale everything is bittersweet. It is also almost as I remember it, almost home” (157)
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
The town of Oildale made me think of the town of Bakersfield because of the agriculture and steam infused petroleum.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I did not know that most of these writers are much older than I expected them to be. This specific author is 71 years old.
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1. Write the story title and author name. .25 point
My Little Saigon
Anh Do
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
Anh Do writes about her experience living in Little Saigon. This small Vietnamese community started in 1970’s. Her father owned the first Vietnamese newspaper. A lot of her story is about remembering what it was back then and how it has become now. Although, there are changes when she enters the market she feel like she never left Vietnam.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
“You see, her soul lives here. Same with mine.”(162)
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
It reminded me of China town in San Francisco. I know there are two different nationalities, but the way the author describes this small community of many immigrants trying to survive the best way they could.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I never thought of the all the situations that immigrants who came from other countries went through. The author describes her living situation and having to share a tiny rented house with not only her family, but also another family that they took in.
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1.Write the story title and author name. .25 point
The Nicest Person in San Francisco
Derek M. Powazek
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
The author writes about a very entertaining experience he had as a teenager in San Francisco. He goes on a work trip with his father and his father warns him not to go back to San Francisco, but to check out Berkeley. After a long day of running, hiding, finding, and paying, he finally returns to the hotel in one piece.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
“Be good, Derek. And whatever you do, don’t go to San Francisco.” (167)
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
It reminded me of that famous city one hour north of Santa Rosa, San Francisco. It is always an experience to visit. When the author got lost in the Tenderloin, I remembered a time that I also got lost. It was not fun.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I did not realize that drugs where offered so freely, and I wonder if they still are.
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