The Tortilla Curtain - Day 1

We started our next novel - T. C. Boyle's The Tortilla Curtain - in class today.  You can find the calendar under the "calendars" tab at the top of the page or here.

We wrote short responses to these questions and shared some opening thoughts:

1. First thoughts about "immigration"
2. Why might people want to immigrate to the United States?
3. Why might people in the United States want others to immigrate here?
4. Why might people in the United States not want others to immigrate here?

I read chapter 1 out loud (all but the last page!).

Tonight you are reading chapter 2 and writing your first journal response - keep track of the main characters and the setting. You can find a list of the journal prompts and dates under the "resources" tab on the blog home page.