Medina vividly describes his father s great love of the land. Students will begin using the writing process to create poems about Cuban life. Students will act out coffee house poetry reading using own material. Drafting refer to the list of images to develop ideas. Share read aloud and discuss ideas in class in smaller groups.
Revise use criticism and own opinions to make revisions.
Proofread check punctuation, spelling and capitalization. Publish and Present coffee house poetry reading. Students will review and answer questions about El Doctor by Julia Alvarez. Students will begin using material to develop biographical sketches of a fictional character. Materials Copy of essay.