Name: ______________________________________
Date: ______________
Period: ____________
from Barrio Boy
by: Ernesto Galarza
Directions: Read the excerpt from Barrio Boy (pg. 536-540) and read the question below. Then
find supportive evidence from the text that supports the question – be sure to either quote or
paraphrase what you read as well as include the page number. Record your answers in the
spaces below.
Question: How does Galarza discover that he can become “a proud American” without
abandoning his Mexican heritage?
Evidence 1:
Evidence 3:
Evidence 2:
Evidence 4:
Analyze: Now that you have read the autobiography and identified several main ideas, what are
the most important details you’ll look for in the three essays you’re about to evaluate?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Three essays on Barrio Boy
Objective: you are to read the essays that respond to the excerpt from Barrio Boy to determine which essay
does the best job of analyzing the selection.
Directions: After you had read the essays, complete the questions below either by circling the correct
answer or answering the questions in a complete sentence.
Quick Check
1. Which essay uses specific details from the text to support its analysis of the selection?
Essay 1
Essay 2
Essay 3
Essay 2
Essay 3
2. Which essay summarizes the plot?
Essay 1
3. Which essay directly answers the question?
Essay 1
Essay 2
Essay 3
Read with a Purpose
4. Which essay does the best job of analyzing the selection? Give 3 supports for your answer.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Analyze
5. Essay 1 is the only one that uses direction quotations from the text to illustrate and support its points.
Why is quoting from the text important? How do the quotations help the reader better understand the
writer’s points?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Evaluate
6. Why is Essay 3 an inadequate response/answer to the question? Support your answer giving 2 reasons.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Evaluate
7. On a scale of 0 to 5 with 0 being the lowest rating and 5 the highest, how would you rate each essay?
Base your evaluation on the writer’s use of evidence.
•
Essay 1:
0
1
2
3
4
5
•
Essay 2:
0
1
2
3
4
5
•
Essay 3:
0
1
2
3
4
5