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Judith Ortiz CoferA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these questions or activities to help gauge students’ familiarity with and spark their interest in the context of the work, giving them an entry point into the text itself.
Short Answer
1. What do you know about Puerto Rico or Puerto Rican immigration to the mainland United States? If you’re unfamiliar with Puerto Rican immigration, what experiences do you have with immigration and migrants?
Teaching Suggestion: This prompt may help students access background knowledge to prepare them for reading about immigrants in Paterson, New Jersey. This prompt may also prepare them to consider themes of Migration and Displacement, Changing Demographics in Northern Communities, and Racism and Ethnic Discrimination as they read.
2. How did the migration of minority groups to northern cities affect the demographics of these cities? How do you imagine the citizens of these cities reacted to the Changing Demographics of Northern Communities?
Teaching Suggestion: Accessing students’ prior knowledge of migration patterns in the United States, particularly after the Civil War and World War II, can prepare them for the social dynamics presented in “American History.
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