When a source is picked too used. Make sure to go through all the steps in making sure it is the right source for the assignment.

Peer review is when someone with knowledge of sourcing, prefer review is needed when publishing anything.

Using creditable sources is key in research. It is preferred to use well credited sources.

Choosing the right sources is crucial. False information could set you back hurt you assignment.

using multiple sources for writing is a advantage because you can obtain more information on what ever you are searching for.

It's important to cite sources you used in your research for several reasons: To show your reader you've done proper research by listing sources you used to get your information. To be a responsible scholar by giving credit to other researchers and acknowledging their ideas.

I culture circles are a good way to connect students from different backgrounds. They all share the same struggles and can come up with solutions because they all are connected.

When writing a piece similar to someone else's, it is much easier to connect with the other piece.

I key and important part of writing is citing and giving credit to resources used.

A pattern is usually common when making anything, you repeat what you create and continue to make something flow with patterns.

Balance is key when making anything, you don't want to much of one thing. You need to balance out the sides.

I think a focus point is very important when creating a idea.

It is true that other causes can make you late to where you go

You choose when to wake up and get up so it is up to you whether you are on time.

I do think everyone has their own opinions on what they consider a good reader. We were all taught differently and have different expectations.

Slang is big part in English language, different regions of the world use different versions of English.

You need to decide when the nest times to use certain language. There are so many different types of ways to communicate.

You need to be able to connect with all types of language in order to connect with everyone.

It is essential to have two sources in creating something, especially when you are trying to make something flow like English and writing.

I do understand everyone was taught English differently, but everyone should held to the same standard no matter what race you are.

This is something we all need to incorporate in who we are. We all need rules not in just our writing but in ourselves.

These are all things that we all need to succeed in our English, We need to move on and grow.

This is a very strong text. The author is trying to share some type of personal experience.

Really good author go above and beyond when revising a piece writing. They really have to take away, add, and fix the writing to make it perfection.

Revision is the process of rereading a text and making changes to improve it. During the revision stage of the writing process, writers may add, remove, move and substitute text. This is a process we all need to have when writing.

I love it how they connected music and writing, that is a hard skill in writing, to be able to connect to different things and make them connect.

In order to get feedback on your work, you need others to help revise your essay. Peer feedback is key in creating a good essay.

This defiantly be helpful when working on revising a essay or a piece of writing. I am very interested in this method.

This is a good sentence because when reading you take other people's work and you compare it to yours when writing.

Page. 6”Recapturing distant childhood as far back as I can trust my memory, trying to understand my act of reading the particular world in which I moved was absolutely significant for me” Annotation: Her memory is something that she can’t trust, her memory is so blurry it affects her writing.

Page. 7”Part of the context of my immediate world was also the language universe of my elders, expressing their beliefs, tastes, fears, values, and which linked my world to wider contexts whose existence I could not even suspect. ” Annotation: Elders play a big role in our knowledge and education. They are basically living libraries.

Page. 5”In my wanderings throughout the world there were not a few times when young students spoke to me about their struggles with extensive bibliographies, more to be devoured than truly read or studied- reading lessons in the old-fashioned sense, submitted to the students in the name of scientific training, and of which they had to give an account by means of reading summaries” Annotation: the problem with children not excelling in their English is due to the lack of reading. Without reading children will fall behind because of it.

Page.5”Criticism of the magical view of the word does not at all imply an irresponsible position” Annotation:Criticism is not always a bad thing. It is not putting your work down but only to help improve it.

Page. 5”To make the texts our own to create the intellectual discipline without which our practice as teachers and students is not viable ” Annotation: Everyone needs to be disciplined in what they do. It is a life trait that not only teachers need it but students

Page. 10”I can, however, not only feel the pen, perceive the pen, and say pen. ” Annotation:She is so connected into reading. She feels like it’s natural and she can relate and understand everything she writes down.

Language was an important part of his identity because even if he did not look like he belonged, he spoke as if he did which helped him fit in.

Schools were racially segregated and the classes with kids of color were seen as disadvantageous compared to the other class with white students.

He found a group of people who were the same race as him where he felt as if he fit in and belonged with.

Apartheid coming to an end gave all children of different races scholarships for a good education and showed the diversity and equality the school had.

He was bilingual which meant he could communicate with a wide range of people which people he would meet on the street found him suspicious.

Page. 8 “For days I walked around in stunned amazement that a Chicano could write and could be published.” I believe that John Rechy for the longest time couldn’t express his art of writing because his race.

Page. 8 “When I read I Am Joaquin I was surprised to see a bilingual book by a Chicano in print.” In these times it was rare to see books or any hand written things to be in two different languages.

Page. 8 “When I saw poetry written in Tex-Mex for the first time, a feeling of pure joy flashed through me. I felt like we really existed as a people.” It bring us joy to people to see our people succeed because they are from the same culture.

Page. 9 “In the 50’s and 60’s, for slightly educated and agringado Chicanos, there existed a sense of shame at being caught listening to our music” There was a lot of discrimination with even the type of music listened to. If you didn’t listen to the type of music everyone else was listening to, you would be looked at as a outcast.

Page. 9 “For me food and certain smells are tied to my identity, to my homeland” He is connected to his culture through food and smell.

Page. 10”Being Mexican is a state of soul- not one of mind, not one of citizenship. Neither eagle nor serpent, but both” To be this culture you have to understand the trait of being that culture. They have no barriers, this is who they are.

I love how Amy Tan's mother stood up for herself. It is hard to stand up for yourself with a language barrier.

My mom knew that her language of her culture was dying because she slowly stopped speaking it. She didn't realize until she couldn't speak anymore.

I am reversed with Amy. My mother didn't speak Filipino that well and this caused me to look at her and my culture differently.

TO have the same language and talk in the same accent is challenging for people that didn't start with someone's else language.

Amy is so used to her native language so when she speaks with her mother it sounds natural for her.

I can relate to this because in the Filipino culture it is the same tradition. In most cultures today if you don't stay for dinner it is disrespectful. But for Amy's and mine it is the same.

I don't agree with this because in my family we don't make someone do a chore around the house. We won't bride each other to do a task for eachother.

I support this because I have the same problem. When I have a mess now I organize what I do so that the cleaning process runs more smoothly.

This would help create a focused point of a writer to help the readers understand the prompt.

When reading a article, it is good to hide what the prompt is and let the reader try to understand and find out on their own.

When a article connects with the reader, this helps the read understand what the writer and trying to say.

I feel this is a problem that most readers have, they read too fast. Reading fast is bad because you may not read the article and understand if you are reading too fast.

It is true, this will help us become stronger readers and help our writing.

We all as students and teachers need to know how to properly decode language.

I thought was interesting because I believe every reader needs to use their textbook.

In this quote I found it sad how society worked back then.

This very opinionated topic.

This is what the three essays are about and their topics.

This what the cultivation of creative minds ideas is.