Burro Genius

First Year Experience Novel for Fall 2010

California State University, Bakersfield

Burro Genius: A Memoir

By Victor Villasenor

~Teacher’s Edition~

Module Written by Abby Flachmann

| |Reading Rhetorically |
| |Prereading |
|English(Language Arts |Getting Ready to Read |
|(ELA) Content Standard: | |
|Writing Applications |This first activity will help students focus on the subject at hand as they prepare for the reading ahead. |
|(Genres and Their | |
|Characteristics) |Activity 1: Getting Ready to Read |
|2.3 Write reflective |The following quote is from Burro Genius. Read the quote; then complete the quickwrite in your journals or on a |
|compositions: |separate sheet of paper. |
|a. Explore the | |
|significance of personal |“And I thanked mi papa who 'd always said to me that we . . . were like the weeds. That roses you had to water and |
|experiences, events, |give fertilizer or they 'd die. But weeds, indigenous plants, you gave them nada-nothing; hell you even poisoned them|
|conditions, or concerns |and put concrete

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