At the end of class on Tuesday we read through some biographies about Gary Soto. Tell me on thing that you thought was important and one thing that you thought was interesting from what you read.
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Something that was important that i learned was that most of Gary Soto's books are based on his life experience. And that he's Mexican-American. He mostly writes books that talk about teenagers and how it feels to be one and how it is.
The thing that I though that was important was Soto was the youngest American poet. He has written poems , novels , short stories ,and there are many collections of his work.
one thin that i thought was important is that even famous writers writes things that doesn't get to be published. So not every single thing that the person writes gets to be published. Gary Soto said that he wrote a play that wasn't no good and even his wife said it was no good. He even wrote a middle school novel that was to violent to be published, he said he wrote even poems that was no good ad that he had to burn up or kept. Something that i thought was interesting was that he doesn't remember any of his childhood friends, and that he goes down to his home town monthly.
He has been a professor at the University of California at Berkeley. Gary Soto reminds me of Mark Twain who also used his own boyhood experiences on which to base his many books and characters. The streets and neighborhoods of Fresno, California, are an integral part of his writing. He has said, "For me streets have always mattered. I conjure up inside my head an image of our old street in south Fresno."
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He was born in Fresno, California, of Mexican-American parents. His education includes a degree in English from California State University at Fresno and a Master of Arts degree in Fine Arts and Creative Writing. The Central Valley of California is central to the action in many of Soto's books.
I learned that even though he was never encourage to read. HE went on to get his Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. And became a well known author for his creative writing. Well done Gary Soto well done.!
1 thing i found important in the gary soto bio is how he got started writing and who he discovered while in high school and 1 think i found interesting is how low his garde was when he passed high school but still became 1 of the most known authors
What was intersting to me was that he graduated with 1.6 GPA. Then he still went to Fresno state College. It was intersting that he makes good stories. Also that you can really get into them.
The thing that I learn about Gary Soto was that he was born Fresno California in 1952.The other thing is that Gary Soto was the youngest American poet to have himself and work include in the Norton Anthology of poetry.The other thing is that I think that he like writing about teens.
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Something that was important that i learned was that most of Gary Soto's books are based on his life experience. And that he's Mexican-American. He mostly writes books that talk about teenagers and how it feels to be one and how it is.
The thing that I though that was important was Soto was the youngest American poet.
He has written poems , novels , short stories ,and there are many collections of his work.
Something important i learned was that when he was growing up he had to work when and help his family.Also that he is Mexican-American.
his wife is Japenesse. He Mexican - American. He was born in district of Chicano California in 1952. Thats what we find interesting and important.
one thin that i thought was important is that even famous writers writes things that doesn't get to be published. So not every single thing that the person writes gets to be published. Gary Soto said that he wrote a play that wasn't no good and even his wife said it was no good. He even wrote a middle school novel that was to violent to be published, he said he wrote even poems that was no good ad that he had to burn up or kept. Something that i thought was interesting was that he doesn't remember any of his childhood friends, and that he goes down to his home town monthly.
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He has been a professor at the University of California at Berkeley.
Gary Soto reminds me of Mark Twain who also used his own boyhood experiences on which to base his many books and characters. The streets and neighborhoods of Fresno, California, are an integral part of his writing. He has said, "For me streets have always mattered. I conjure up inside my head an image of our old street in south Fresno."
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Important
He was born in Fresno, California, of Mexican-American parents. His education includes a degree in English from California State University at Fresno and a Master of Arts degree in Fine Arts and Creative Writing. The Central Valley of California is central to the action in many of Soto's books.
I learned that even though he was never encourage to read. HE went on to get his Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. And became a well known author for his creative writing. Well done Gary Soto well done.!
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1 thing i found important in the gary soto bio is how he got started writing and who he discovered while in high school and 1 think i found interesting is how low his garde was when he passed high school but still became 1 of the most known authors
I learned more about Gary Soto's child hood and what he had to do to get to where he's today.
What was intersting to me was that he graduated with 1.6 GPA. Then he still went to Fresno state College. It was intersting that he makes good stories. Also that you can really get into them.
The thing that I learn about Gary Soto was that he was born Fresno California in 1952.The other thing is that Gary Soto was the youngest American poet to have himself and work include in the Norton Anthology of poetry.The other thing is that I think that he like writing about teens.
What i thought was interesting that his father died at the age of 5.that Gary Soto was born in 1952. Soto showed dignity amidst poverty.
What i thought was interesting that his father died at the age of 5.that Gary Soto was born in 1952. Soto showed dignity amidst poverty.
One thing I thought that was Imporant when I was reading Gary Soto's biographies is when e w as younger he and his family was a migrant worker
One thing is that he's mexican american i would have never new that. Gary Soto's books are usaley based on his life. I would have ner thaught that
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