Oranges (Language Arts)
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- Oh ya.... Could we go to the candy shop?
- Ya For Sure!
- Hey... Want to go on a walk?
- Burr... It's Cold
- Aww... He's so sweet!
- Candy Store
- Aww...Man, I only have a nickel. Maybe the cashier will take an orange?
- Sure thing! 10 cents...
- Aww...Look at this young couple!
- I would like one chocolate bar please.....
- The first time I walkedWith a girl, I was twelve,Cold, and weighted downWith two oranges in my jacket.
- Ya.... Want to sit on the bench and eat?
- Wow! This park is so beautiful....
- Sure!
- I smiled, Touched her shoulder, and led Her down the street, acrossa used car lot and a lineOf newly planted trees,Until we were breathingBefore a candy store.
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- The Author: Gary SotoOf Mexican American heritage, Gary Soto grew up in Fresno, California. In high school, he discovered a love of reading and knew he wanted to be a writer. He started writing while in college. His poems, short stories, and novels capture the vivid details of everyday life and have won numerous awards and prizes.
- The Illustrator : Tessa IbarraTessa Ibarra a 6th grader at Castillero Middle School, growing up in San Jose, California. She had an assignment to do a comic strip for Language Arts on a poem called "Oranges" and remembered using StoryboardThat to do a water cycle comic strip, and decided to use it again for her "Oranges" comic strip.
- We Entered, the tiny bell, Bringing a saleslady. Down a narrow aisle of goods, turned to the candies, Tiered like bleachers, And asked what she wanted --—, Light in her eyes, a smileStarting at the corners, Of her mouth. I fingered a nickel in my pocket, and when she lifted a chocolate. That cost a dime,I didn't say anything. I took the nickel from my pocket, then an orange, and set them quietly onThe counter. When I looked up, the lady's eyes met mine, and held them, knowing very well what it was allabout.
- Outside,A few cars hissing past,Fog hanging like oldCoats between the trees.I took my girl's handIn mine for two blocks,
- The released it to letHer unwrap the chocolate.I peeled my orangeThat was so bright againstThe gray of DecemberThat, from some distance,Someone might have thoughtI was making fire in my hands.
- THE END!!!!
- Thank You For Reading!!!
- 5/18/2021
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