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2) What other courses have you taken that required a substantial amount of writing?

Please respond to the case study and essay on the following page:

1. In a 1-2 page typed response, analyze what you see as this writer's strengths and weaknesses based on this essay. Please consider all aspects of the writing (thesis, development, structure, sentence-level features, language use, as well as any other factors you see as important), and please use specific examples from Luis' essay to illustrate your analysis.

2. In a separate 1-2 page typed response, describe how you would structure your next hour conference with Luis. What would be your goal(s) for this session? What questions would you ask of him? What activities would you engage him in and what topics would you cover?

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Case Study Essay for Response and Analysis

Please read carefully the following case study and write a detailed response. Rely on common sense. Keep in mind that there are no right answers, only more or less helpful and insightful ones. Luis has received poor grades on the first three essays he wrote for his College Writing 1A course. Luis struggles with issues such as development, structure and organization. He is also concerned with the grammatical correctness of his essays. Luis worries about whether he'll be able to perform well enough to pass this class. Luis' assignment: Write an essay defining a term that is often misunderstood.

The Meaning of Chicano

Chicano is a term which regained popularity from the Chicano movement in the 1960's, but what exactly does it mean. Chicano is defined as "Of of pertaining to Mexican-Americans." Millions of people identify themselves as Chicanos in the United States. Chicano means much more to them than what the American Heritage Dictionary defines it as. The term has political and cultural implications far beyond the definition of Mexican-American or Hispanic. The University of California uses Chicano as a title of a special program within the Ethnic Studies Department. This title has a special meaning for all Chicanos. It is considered an insult by many Chicanos to be refured to as Hispanic. Hispanic is a general term used by government and large institutions to refer to people of Spanish decent. People from South America, Central America, Cuba and Spain are all generally refered to as Hispanic. People with different political views, different cultural values, and which speak different dialects of Spanish can not be summed up to mean Chicano. Mexican-American has a similar difiniton to Chicano. Chicano and Mexican-American both refer to people of Mexican decent, people with indian forefathers which live in the United States. The term Mexican-American was forced upon the Mexcan people after the MexicanAmerican war in 1846. Mexican-American refers to all Mexican who decided to stay in the concored land, the new territories of the United States. Chicano differs both politically and culturally form Mexican-Americans.

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To be Chicano is to be progressive. A Chicano is always fighting for the betterment of Chicanos and other third world people. A Chicano always seems to notice injustices and acts of discrimination against their people. They are envolved in groups and clubs such as Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan . The league of Revolutionary Struggle. These groups work to end all discrimination that still exists today. They have been part of historical events as the third world strike at the U.C. Berkeley campus and the Chicano Moritorium in East Los Angeles. Chicanos tend to keep close cultural ties with the culture form Mexico. These cultral values and experiences range from traditional dance to Catholicism. Obviously Chicanos speak english eithr as a second laguage of as a mother tongue. Chicanos tend to have traditional families consisting of a father, mother, children and at times extended family members all living together in one house. Great respect for clergymen and elders is an essential aspect of Chicano culture as well as the expression of affection towards one another. A Chicano, at one part of his life or of the existance of his family, has had to fight economic barriers. One barrior is the neighborhood were the Chicano is raised. Cities and towns such as East Los Angeles, San Jose, and the Central Valley of California are similar, in respect to size, livng conditions, and appearance, topueblitos small towns in Mexico. Chicano is a very complex word which has alot of implied meanings. Is meanning is much more than a Mexican-American, as many dictionaries define it as. A social statement is made when one considers himself a Chicano. Political awarness, cultrual values are all aspects of a person who identifies himself as a Chicano.

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