CTQs:  As a research based novel, how is this different from the other texts you read this semester? How is racialization, as demonstrated in Menchaca, evident in Bolivar? How is diversity, as demonstrated in Takaki and Zinn, in Bolivar? How did Bolivar’s class and color privilege him or not? What other characters (and what were their castas) were important in the revolution?
Goal:
To connect Bolivar to what we have read, viewed and learned in class.
Use scenes and quotes from the beginning, middle and end of the novel.
Quotes should connect as support for your statements.
You should use at least 3-4 quotes and or scenes minimum.
Use proper citations throughout.
Minimum 5 full pages, not including Works Cited
Please proofread several times with other classmates via Google docs. you can have Peer Reviews.
At the least, read it out loud to someone.
Thesis
Your thesis should include:
your opinion on the book; how the book made you feel or think, how you have seen truth in the book and or in your life, the lesson you liked most, and what the book offers to students.
Title:
Response Essay: Bolivar
Intro:
– identify the book, author, and some information about the book
– summarize its main point in one to three sentences
– mention some ideas and topics you will be focusing on
– thesis / opinion / response
P2
TS: Bolivar demonstrates ___________.
– describe or use a scene or a quote
– how have you seen this idea play out in your life or in someone (be specific) that you know OR read about thus far in class.
P3
TS: During my life’s journey I have seen how __________ like in Bolivar is true.
– Explain the value or lesson in your life that is also in Bolivar.
– use a scene or quote from Bolivar.
– discuss how this has made me a better person or changed your view/attitude
P4
TS: I really liked the lesson of ___________ in Bolivar
– describe scene of quote
– why did you like this?
– how does this serve your life?
P5
TS: As a student I see how Bolivar can teach _________ and _______ to other students.
– describe what “Bolivar can teach students about history or….
– use scenes or quotes
– explain how you have seen this in action in your life.
P6: Conclusion
– Restate your Thesis*
– give your recommendation on the novel: who should read it (elementary? jr high? high schoolers? adults?) when in their life should people read this book?
– answer: I will remember most about this book ____________. I like the quote ____________. I will loan my copy of the book to__________ because _______________.

points will be give for:
-proper MLA
-thesis
-following directions
-using proper quotes and scenes
-grammar and mechanics
– being on time

Must use- Simon Bolivar American Liberator by Marie Arana, A different Mirror: A history of multicultural america by ronald takaki, and recovering history by martha menchaca