Do Now: March 3-5, 2008

Do Now: What kind of revolution would you like to fight for and why? Explain in your journals.

Comprehension check:
1-According to the speaker, what struggle have his fathers won and what struggle have they lost?
They won social struggle and have lost teh economic batt;e.

2- What does the speaker wish for his children?
He wants his children to know what he stood for.

3-Think critically:
What kind of revolution do you think the speaker is calling for? Explain.
He wants to end state discrimination.

4- Analyze the poem as an effort to persuade. Who do you believe is the intended audience, and what do you think the poet wants the audience to do, think, and feel?

The author of the poem is trying to persuade the reader about how he feels about the discrimination anong Spanish people.