A Study Guide for Gary Soto's "Novio Boy"

A Study Guide for Gary Soto's

Author: Gale, Cengage Learning

Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 27

ISBN-13: 1410354156

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A Study Guide for Gary Soto's "Novio Boy," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama For Students for all of your research needs.


Novio Boy

Novio Boy

Author: Gary Soto

Publisher: Perfection Learning

Published: 2006-06-01

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 9780756966843

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Rudy anxiously prepares for and then goes out on a first date with an attractive girl who is older than he is.


Nerdlandia

Nerdlandia

Author: Gary Soto

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1999-07-19

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1101174315

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A hip, funny, Latino rendition of Grease, this play features three cool muchachos who come to the aid of Martin, a chicano nerd who loves a beautiful, popular girl, Ceci, from afar.With the help of his friends, Martin changes his miage and impresses Ceci and her friends, without letting on who he is. This is a problem for Ceci, because, in the meantime, she's transformed herself into a Chicana nert to win the heard of her secret love--Martin. A totally modern, totally cool tale of teenage romance.


Chato's Kitchen

Chato's Kitchen

Author: Gary Soto

Publisher: Puffin Books

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0698116003

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Chato decides to throw a "pachanga" for his friend Novio Boy, who has never had a birthday party, but when it is time to party, Novio Boy cannot be found.


Afterlife

Afterlife

Author: Gary Soto

Publisher: Perfection Learning

Published: 2005-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780756950415

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A senior at East Fresno High School lives on as a ghost after his brutal murder in the restroom of a club where he had gone to dance.


Skippyjon Jones

Skippyjon Jones

Author: Judy Schachner

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2005-04-07

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1101651865

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Here is the book that launched a thousand chimichangoes – the first in the best-selling series about the rambunctious Skippyjon Jones, the Siamese kitty boy with the overactive imagination. He would rather be El Skippito, the great sword fighter, who can do anything. Like saving a roving band of Mexican Chihuahuas from a humongous bumblebeeto that is tormenting them. Join Skippyjon Jones on his first great adventure. He’s fearless, he’s fun, he gets the job done – yes, indeed-o.


Buried Onions

Buried Onions

Author: Gary Soto

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9780152062651

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When nineteen-year-old Eddie drops out of college, he struggles to find a place for himself as a Mexican American living in a violence-infested neighborhood of Fresno, California.


Teaching to Exceed the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards

Teaching to Exceed the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards

Author: Richard Beach

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-12-07

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1317529154

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Timely, thoughtful, and comprehensive, this text directly supports pre-service and in-service teachers in developing curriculum and instruction that both addresses and exceeds the requirements of the Common Core State Standards. Adopting a critical inquiry approach, it demonstrates how the Standards’ highest and best intentions for student success can be implemented from a critical, culturally relevant perspective firmly grounded in current literacy learning theory and research. It provides specific examples of teachers using the critical inquiry curriculum framework of identifying problems and issues, adopting alternative perspectives, and entertaining change in their classrooms to illustrate how the Standards can not only be addressed but also surpassed through engaging instruction. The Second Edition provides new material on adopting a critical inquiry approach to enhance student engagement and critical thinking planning instruction to effectively implement the CCSS in the classroom fostering critical response to literary and informational texts using YA literature and literature by authors of color integrating drama activities into literature and speaking/listening instruction teaching informational, explanatory, argumentative, and narrative writing working with ELL students to address the language Standards using digital tools and apps to respond to and create digital texts employing formative assessment to provide supportive feedback preparing students for the PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments using the book’s wiki site http://englishccss.pbworks.com for further resources


Petty Crimes

Petty Crimes

Author: Gary Soto

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780152016586

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A hard-hitting short story collection takes a hard look at teens and preteens on the edge.


Multicultural Children’s Literature

Multicultural Children’s Literature

Author: Ambika Gopalakrishnan

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2010-04-22

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1452212902

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This book is designed to prepare K-12 preservice and inservice teachers to address the social, cultural, and critical issues of our times through the use of multicultural children's books. It will be used as a core textbook in courses on multicultural children's literature and as a supplement in courses on children's literature and social studies teaching methods. It can also be used as a supplement in courses on literacy, reading, language arts, and multicultural education.