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CRAZY WEEKEND Soundtrack

A big part of a person's story is the music that is popular during his/her lifetime. Do some research on music that was popular in the Latino community in the 1990s in California. If possible, create a CD of songs to play in class as you discuss the story.

Gary Soto's Laptop

Imagine that you could have a conversation with Gary Soto's laptop. What do you think it would say? What questions would you ask?

Dinner with Julio, Hector and Mando

Imagine that you invited Julio, Hector and Mando to your house and they have accepted! Who else would you invite? What would you eat? What would you talk about? Who would you call to come over to meet your guests?

Dr. Femur, meet Mr. Butcher.

Have some fun in class and create names that define a person's job, talent, vocation, etc. such as...

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