1. What is the article’s main purpose? Give a brief summary of the article.
2. List the main points discussed in the reading.
3. Choose 3 quotes from the article that show stereotypes about Mexican/ Mexican
Americans/Latinos. Copy the quotes and then reflect on them. Do you think these stereotypes are still existing today in the U.S.?
4. How has this history of war and conflict affected the Mexican Americans/ Chicanos/Latinos’ experiences in the U.S. today?
Write a brief reaction to the piece. Was anything surprising to you?
You should cover the entire list of prompts in numerical order question 1, question 2, etc.
Be sure to include direct quotations and page numbers to support your commentary and analysis.
The journal should be a written conversation between you and the reading.
