Bodega DreamsBodega DreamsErnesto QuinonezErnesto Quinonez

NB Entry:

What to look forward to this week…What to look forward to this week… Monday: A story about…Monday: A story about…

Who is Ernesto Quinonez?Who is Ernesto Quinonez?

Tuesday: Background of Tuesday: Background of Bodega DreamsBodega Dreams: The : The historical and social context/Dialectical Journalhistorical and social context/Dialectical Journal

Wednesday: Spanish Harlem/ MEALWednesday: Spanish Harlem/ MEAL

Thursday: Spanish Harlem con’t./ THEMESThursday: Spanish Harlem con’t./ THEMES

Friday: Vocabulary Quiz/Independent ReadingFriday: Vocabulary Quiz/Independent Reading

Who is Ernesto Quinonez?Who is Ernesto Quinonez? Born in Ecuador in 1966Born in Ecuador in 1966 Raised in East Harlem aka Spanish Harlem, Raised in East Harlem aka Spanish Harlem,

NYNY Mother was Puerto Rican; worked as a Mother was Puerto Rican; worked as a

seamstress in a garment district sweat shopseamstress in a garment district sweat shop Father worked in a factoryFather worked in a factory Youngest of 5 childrenYoungest of 5 children Attended NY city public schoolsAttended NY city public schools Received BA in English from City Received BA in English from City

University of New YorkUniversity of New York

Central character: Central character: ChinoChino

Is he autobiographical?Is he autobiographical?Memoir Vs. FictionMemoir Vs. Fiction

“Chino paints "R.I.P."s--a kind of graffiti meant to

memorialize people in the neighborhood who've died;

I did that too when I was a kid. Growing up in Spanish

Harlem, you learn that in order to not take a beating

everyday, you have to fight sometimes. It's better to

hit back and get beaten up once or twice, then get

picked on for the rest of your teens.”

Excerpt from an interview…

Memoir/Fiction???Memoir/Fiction???

But Chino isn't really me, and the

book is fiction, cut and paste

stories, parts of me that are

changed, diluted, built up, scattered

all around, and--I hope--scenes that

were true in the sense that novels

are true.

Homework…Homework… Add to the end of this notebook entry:Add to the end of this notebook entry:

ResearchResearch Spanish Harlem Spanish Harlem (library/Internet/word of mouth)(library/Internet/word of mouth)

Write down one Write down one interesting/surprising fact interesting/surprising fact about Spanish Harlem. about Spanish Harlem.

Be Prepared to Share!!!!!Be Prepared to Share!!!!!

Independent ReadingIndependent Reading

2 Entries Due at the end of class!!!!2 Entries Due at the end of class!!!! Summaries will not be accepted!Summaries will not be accepted!

Spanish HarlemSpanish Harlem

Spanish Spanish HarlemHarlem

Pharmacy

(Inside of a bodega)

Bodega: grocery/wine shop

Reactions??Reactions??

Quick Facts about Spanish HarlemQuick Facts about Spanish Harlem

Located at the Located at the northeastern part of northeastern part of ManhattanManhattan

Has a predominantly Has a predominantly Latino population—Latino population—largest Puerto Rican largest Puerto Rican population in NYpopulation in NY

Includes the Italian Includes the Italian HarlemHarlem

116th and East

Some History…Some History… 1880s: urbanization=people moving into and 1880s: urbanization=people moving into and

developing cities=building apartments, job developing cities=building apartments, job opportunitiesopportunities

increase of German populationincrease of German population Irish, Italian, Eastern European Jewish immigrants Irish, Italian, Eastern European Jewish immigrants

began settling in Harlem and East Harlem became began settling in Harlem and East Harlem became home to a large Italian populationhome to a large Italian population

1914-1920 (post WWI): Puerto Rican 1914-1920 (post WWI): Puerto Rican immigrantsimmigrantsEast Harlem=Spanish HarlemEast Harlem=Spanish Harlem

What is theWhat is the

American Dream??American Dream??

Write in your notebook for 2-3 Write in your notebook for 2-3 minutes and be ready to share your minutes and be ready to share your

response!response!(Raised Hands)(Raised Hands)

Defining the American Defining the American Dream…Dream…

•Freedom includes the promise of prosperity and success for everyone, regardless of social class or background

•Success depends on individual effort“All men are equal”

--Declaration of Independence

How is the How is the “American Dream” “American Dream”

problematic?problematic?