Luis

Although in Like Water for Chocolate the novel may focus on love or passion lust and food sometimes is not the center of attention, still food has a huge significance from communication, transferring family history and the kitchen which is a site of birth, tradition, and nourishment. The title of the book has a food on its named “Like Water for Chocolate” and each of the chapter begins with a new recipe. || Reason 1: Tita like the food but she dint want to cook for her mother as a slave of her tradition. || Tita communicates her feeling through the food, and she really seems to transform the food with her own emotions. || Reason 2: There’s more meaning in the story that just food maybe love or passion and lust. || There, children are born, raised, and fed, plus the family recipes are passed down to future generation. || Reason 3: Some of the character weren’t at exciting in the story with food for example Rosaura. || Without the use of food the story itself would not be as interesting for the most part. || Reason 4: || Hardly in the story a scene goes by without someone eating or preparing a meal. || Reason 5: ||
 * //Like Water for Chocolate//** **Pre-Writing**
 * Choose one question. Which question did you choose? _1__**
 * What is your thesis statement? **
 * Example: Tita is a weak character.**
 * Write your thesis statement here: **
 * Analyze your topic. Look at both sides to understand the issue. Type your reasons below.**
 * ** Your opinion ** ||  ** Opposite opinion **  ||
 * Reason 1:
 * Reason 2:
 * Reason 3:
 * Reason 4:
 * Reason 5:


 * Essay #2 Pre-Writing Response**
 * Option #1:**

1. What story and theme have you chosen to write about?

2. Why did you choose this theme?

3. Are you going to be concentrating on the 1930s and 1940s in your research or on the present time?

4. Write your "working thesis" here:

5. List some of the sources you will be using in your research. (Remember that your sources must be reliable—they must be from a magazine, newspaper, journal, university or government website, etc. If you can’t identify the source—it’s not acceptable!) Next to each, write why you are using this source. What information does it contain that you think you can use?


 * Option #2:**

1. What marginalized or disenfranchised group of people did you choose for your paper?

I choose homeless people in the United States for my paper.

2. Why did you choose this group?

It’s interesting to me and I never look information why there’s homeless in the streets with so much government programs.

3. What do you know about this group before you do any research?

I never do research how homeless people became homeless.

4. After doing a little research, answer the following questions:

a. What are some of the causes of the disenfranchisement?

Marginalization, prejudice and discrimination are the causes of disenfranchisement.

b. What are some of the effects of the disenfranchisement?

Extreme levels of social, economic, political and educational disadvantage which leads to extreme poverty are the effects of disenfranchisement.

List your sources below: Remember that your sources must be reliable—they must be from a magazine, newspaper, journal, university or government website, etc. If you can’t identify the source—it’s not acceptable!

Essay #1 Final Draft Response
List any feedback you received from April and other people who read your essay.

April told me to fix the introduction because it dint have hook on it and the body paragraph to support logically commentary with the topic sentence. My relatives told me to watch the verb tense on past that use a lot.

List what you changed for your final draft (Ex. Verbs, thesis statement) and **why**.

I changed my thesis statement and focus on one theme. Based on the outline that April gave I changed my body paragraphs and my verb tense changed them to present.

If you had more time, what else would you change about your essay?

If I had more time I will do the entire outline and copy it. Really makes the essay easy because is in order.

What makes you proud about your essay?

That I finished and I write my opinion on it.

Did you like writing about the theme you chose? **Why or why not?** Yes I like the theme I write about because it’s on this character how I never read before so it was interesting.

What did you learn in this unit?

Wow I got a lot of knowledge about how to make and essay and critical analyzing on what I read to write it on a paper.

‍‍‍‍Essay #1 Rough Draft Self-Response ‍‍‍‍
How many paragraphs does your **essay** have?

It has 1 from introduction, 2 for body paragraph and 1 for my conclusion.

Your **introduction** should have 3-5 sentences. How many sentences are in your introduction? Do you need to fix anything? If yes, what?

My Introduction has 12 sentences. No I don’t think I need to fix anything it has plenty of sentences, unless it need to be shorter.

How many **body paragraphs** do you have?

I have 2 body paragraphs in my essay.

How many sentences are in:


 * 1) Body ¶ #1: 12
 * 2) Body ¶ #2: 11
 * 3) Body ¶ #3:
 * 4) Body ¶ #4:
 * 5) Body ¶ #5:

Each **body paragraph** should have 11 sentences. Do you need to fix anything? If yes, what?

Each of my body paragraphs has 11 and 12 sentences. So I don’t have fixed anything.

Your **conclusion** should have 3-5 sentences. How many sentences are in your **conclusion**? __Do you need to fix anything in your **conclusion**? If yes, what?__

My conclusion has 8 sentences. No I don’t have to fix anything in my conclusion.

What is your **word count**?

In my essay are 798 words.

You should have 750-1,000 words. Do you need to add more words?

No because I have 798 words.

Copy your **thesis** here:

The short story “The White Quail” from John Steinbeck, focus on Mary Teller, mental instability and unfulfilling marriage with Henry Teller.

Did you prove your **thesis** in the essay? How? If not, can you revise your essay to prove it more clearly?

Yes I prove my thesis in my essay. In my first body paragraph I explain Marry mental problems, the second paragraph I explained Harry marriage with Marry.

Which __pre-writing__ method do you like best and why (bubble clusters, line clusters, columns etc)? Great! +5

I don’t have a preferred one. I like switch pre-writing methods. But the one I have most use is the bubble, it seems kind of like beginner pre writing, this what I like about it.

Based on the feedback and class discussion, write your revised thesis statement here: In his short story “The Chrysanthemums” John Steinbeck focuses on Elisa Allen, a person who is not taken seriously because she is a woman.

Please write the date here: 2/9/2012

Please write your name: Luis A Gonzalez

Please write your thesis statement: In his short story " The chrysanthemums" The author use symbolism on the feminine qualities of Elisa Allen, a person how is not taken seriously because she is a women. Hi Luis, this is a great start. I have some suggestions for you. I think it's better to put "John Steinbeck" instead of "the author." I also think you should leave out the part on symbolism and focus on talking about how Elisa Allen is not taken seriously because she is a woman. :) April

Then, comment on at least one other person's page.

1. What is the "source" in the thesis statement?

The Chrysanthemums

2. Does it give the writer's opinion? Why or why not?

Yes. Luis is telling us what he thinks of the charecter of the story.

3. Does it imply a structure for the essay? How many body paragraphs?

Yes. He can write several paragrahs about the main character and why he thinks Elisa is not taken seriously.

(Students with "odd-numbered" tickets, ESL100Student1, ESL100Student3, etc., please comment on the next number going up, so ESL100Student1 comments on ESL100Student2, and students with "even-numbered tickets," please comment on the next number going DOWN, so ESL100Student2 comments on ESL100Student1, and so on.)