In Nueva York
Publication Information
Author:  Mohr, Nicholasa	Illustrator:
Title:  In Nueva York	Date:  1993
Publisher:  Arte Publico Press	City:  Houston
ISBN, paperback:	ISBN, hardback:  0-934770-78-6
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    short stories, linked story
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading
Summary:
This collection of short, interlocking stories depicts life in one of New York City's Puerto Rican communities.
Teaching Ideas:
Teachers will want to read stories before using them or recommending that students read them. Some deal with controversial issues. Instructional opportunities with the stories abound: "Old Mary"-- DR-TA or Agree/Disagree and Why?; "I Never Even Seen "-- personal response; "English Lesson"-- Think-Pair-Share; "Perfect Little Flower Girl"-- response activities; "Robbery"-- Discussion Web. The characters are complex and the settings are real in this fascinating set of stories. Sometimes the plots are realistically unresolved. Teachers and students will find much to discuss and write about here.
Teaching Strategies:
Agree? Disagree? Why?    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/agree_disagree_why.pdf
DR-TA: Directed Reading Thinking Activity    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/dr_ta.pdf
Think-Pair-Share    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf
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