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Gary SotoA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these essay questions as writing and critical thinking exercises for all levels of writers, and to build their literary analysis skills by requiring textual references throughout the essay.
Differentiation Suggestion: For English learners or struggling writers, strategies that work well include graphic organizers, sentence frames or starters, group work, or oral responses.
Scaffolded Essay Questions
Student Prompt: Write a short (1-3 paragraph) response using one of the bulleted outlines below. Cite details from the text over the course of your response that serve as examples and support.
1. Throughout the novel, Soto explores the concepts of Determinism and fate.
2. Conversely, Soto questions the concept that low-income communities are able to choose their futures.
By Gary Soto
A Summer Life
A Summer Life
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Jesse
Jesse
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Living Up The Street
Living Up The Street
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Oranges
Oranges
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Saturday at the Canal
Saturday at the Canal
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Taking Sides
Taking Sides
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The No-Guitar Blues
The No-Guitar Blues
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