Read this poem by Gary Soto

Question

Title: Mexicans Begin Jogging

At the factory I worked
In the fleck of rubber, under the press
Of an oven yellow with flame,
Until the border patrol opened
Their vans and my boss waved for us to run.
“Over the fence, Soto,” he shouted,
And I shouted that I was American.
“No time for lies,” he said, and pressed
A dollar in my palm, hurrying me
Through the back door.
Since I was on his time, I ran
And became the wag to a short tail of Mexicans—
Ran past the amazed crowds that lined
The street and blurred like photographs, in rain.
I ran from that industrial road to the soft
Houses where people paled at the turn of an autumn sky.
What could I do but yell vivas
to baseballs, milkshakes, and those sociologists
who would clock me
as I jog into the next century
On the power of a great, silly grin.

Now include and use the ACECES strategy which is the graphic organizer and below to develop a strong paragraph as well as write an explanation of how one of the individuals in this selection is affected by a border crossing. Rubric: Ideas/Purpose (8 points) - What is the "border" and how does it affect the character? Textual Evidence (4 points) - "Directly quote" from the story/poem you chose to support your answer. Conventions (4 points) - Proofread for errors in spelling, capitalization, sentences, etc.

A
Answer the question
Example: In the reading selection, “Mexicans Begin Jogging” the border the character must cross is ___ (this can be a physical border, social border, curtual border, etc. and then say what that border is) and it affects the character by ___.

C
Cite the evidence
Example: The border a character must cross is revealed the following lines from the story, “___.”

E
Explain the connection between the A&C
Example: The author illustrates (insert the idea about a border crossing). From this the reader learns (insert a deeper understanding of the quote's significance. What is the author wanting the reader to lean?)

C
Cite the evidence
Example: The character is clearly affected because (when), "___" (show evidence of how it affects the character)

E
Explain the connection between the A & C
Example: The author further shows (insert the idea about a border crossing). From this the reader realizes (insert a deeper understanding of the quote's significance. What is the author wanting the reader to learn?)

S
So, what does it all mean?
BIG IDEA-Sum it up! What universal idea about people can we gain from this? Or, what does this tell us about humans in general?