Reading Journal #6 Points 10 Submitting an external tool Reading Journal #6 Questions To complete this Reading Journal, read John Washington's "Life as a Farmworker in Yuma's Lettuce Fields" (located in the Module titled "Reading PDFs") and answer the following questions. Answer all questions in your own words (though you may use minimal direct quotes when necessary for the question) and be sure to submit your work. 1. Where do the lechugueros Washington observes come from? How do they get there? 2. Identify one specific example Washington provides to support his point that the work the lettuce harvesters do each day is challenging. Paraphrase this example in 1-2 sentences. 3. In 3-4 sentences, summarize the facts the author provides about the lives of the migrant farmworkers. In other words, if someone asked you what the life of a migrant farmworker is like, according to this article, how would you answer? 4. To better illustrate his points, Washington often provides the reader with relevant data. Point out two examples of data used in the text and explain their effects. (Here's how I might talk about one example: Washington tells us that the Yuma Valley "grows...as much as 90 percent of America's leafy greens in the winter months" (2). The use of this percentage is effective because it demonstrates to the reader that almost all of the greens Americans eat come from the particular region he's profiling, making it crucial to this sector of agriculture.) 5. What do you think Washington's purpose is in writing this article? Why does the subject matter (if not to you, at least to him and his publisher)? Scoring Like previous Journals, this Reading Journal will be scored from 1-10, with each question worth 2 points. Provide a very short, surface-level answer to each question and get 5 points (1 point for each question). Answer each question thoroughly, showing you engaged with the reading and thought about it, and get all 10 points.
