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Homework
- Read âMy Life as an Undocumented Immigrantâ by Antonio Vargas and write a response to the questions on OpenLab.Â
- What did you think of this text? Explain!Â
- What is it mostly about? Write a 2-4 sentence summary. Be specific. Refer to the text itself. Use quotes even!Â
- What is the genre of the text? What is the tone?Â
- How do Antonio Vargasâs experiences influence his literacy development (reading, writing, speaking) and the development of his identity? Be specific. For example, how does an experience impact the way he speaks or his experience in school or at work?
- Why do you think Antonio Vargas wrote this article? Who do you think is the intended audience?
- What challenges did Antonio Vargas face? How did he overcome those challenges?
- What experiences and/or people affected Antonio Vargas the most? Explain.
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What I think about this text is a good story on what he was struggling as a immigrant writer that made risk to survive.
What was the story about was as a kid he struggled having paper in the U.S that didnât give him a lot of opportunity. That he mostly risk everything to hide his identity to survive. Even if he doesnât want him to merry a women because heâs gay it made him struggle more that he have to fund other ways to get through for paper. That he would get fake documents to see if it went through.
The genre of this text is non fiction story.
He inspired him to do more things he loves like being a journalist and being in a lot of school activities getting to travel and kept risking everything to not see his true identity.
This audience attended to understand or relate to the story he was going through or the fact relative having the same issue.
Antonio Vargas face this challenges by telling the truth to get everything out of his chest that he lied about his identity and wrote as a story for the audiences.
The experience that effect a lot of people is not having the right to do anything without papers that could not proceed a better life.
1.This text is nicely written, in my opinion, and the author describes his desire to battle as well as how he lives in terror every day and believes that America is his home despite the fact that many people won’t accept him.
2.The main character is a young immigrant who came to America to live a better life but encountered many challenges along the way because he is undocumented and living his life worrying about whether he would make it back home every time he went outside. He eventually grew tired of the way he lived but was powerless to do anything about it because of his background.
3. The genre of the text is literature and composition
4.Antonio Vargasâs experience influenced his literacy development in the way that, the was a part of the text he said that ”I wanted to lose my accent ”. In contrast to other children who did not have an accent because they were born in America, he had to educate himself by watching films like “Goodfellas” and “Anne of Green Gables” and television shows like “Frasier,” “Home Improvement,” and repeats of “The Golden Girls.”
5.He wrote to shows his experience since the’s many people who went through the same situation as him.The intended audience is people who wants to know being an undocumented immigrant is
6.He had challenges such as being condemned for who he is and how his family didn’t accept him, but he overcame them by putting himself first and ignoring other people.
7.Antonio Vargas was most affected by his lack of independence and the fact that he is unable to pursue his career goals due to his constraints.
1.I think that this text is interesting because it makes you realize certain difficult situations that undocumented immigrants go through.
2.This text is about a kid that his mom sent to the US to make his life better. He lived in the US many years without legal documents. He had to find ways to go to college, work and get a license without getting caught. On his journey, he was helped by friends and family.
3.This text is narrative article. The tone is serious.
4.The fact that Antonio Vargas was an undocumented immigrant made him want to work hard because he believed that working hard was the way to solve all his problems. That eventually grew his love for writing. He wrote excellent papers that helped him get hired in many other press offices.
5.I think Antonio Vargas wrote this article because he was tired of hiding and lying to everybody and wanted release that pressure. He also wrote this text to show people that undocumented people are everywhere and they are hard working people that deal with difficult situations. Antonio also wrote this piece to show other undocumented immigrants that they’re not alone. The intended audience is undocumented immigrants.
6.Antonio Vargas faced challenges such as having to get a license to get a job or not having money to go to college. To overcome these challenges, he asked for the help of friends and family.
7.The people that influenced Antonio Vargas the most are his grand-father and his mom. His mom influenced his life because she was the one who sent him to the US where is encountered all theses obstacles. His grand-father had a huge impact in his life because he was the one who got him his fake documents but also helped him a lot throughout his journey.
I enjoyed reading the text because the author speaks about their own experience on the American dream, to me it was interesting how Vargas sheds light on reality of being undocumented. While Vargas became successful he was also prevented from fully achieving his dream.
This text is mostly about an experience one person can have when they don’t have the right documents, in this case Vargas comes from the Philippines to America but because he didn’t come here legally he lived in fear as he only got further into the workforce. Because of the improper documents he lived in fear and felt like he had no true identity in America.
Vargas wrote this text for people who are undocumented and living in fear or feel like they are invisible. In his case he had to hide who his family members were and was unable to share anything too personal because he feared he could be deported. His audience is for people that are unable to have same privileges as citizens.
I think the genre is a personal essay and the tone is serious
Vargas wanted to become better in english he didn’t like his accent and therefore looked for ways to receive help and improve. While he looked for ways to improve he also became better by practicing and he discovered journalism.
Some challenges Vargas faces was being unable to accept certain internships that asked for further information about identity such as providing proof of passport or social security. He solved this problem by taking other internships or even asking for help on these documents.
Work experiences and documents affected Vargas the most because thats when he notices the reality of living in America. He had believed if he works hard he will be able to earn jobs and a place however because he did not have certain documents he was invisible or even seemed like his work was not enough to meet workforce standards. It also began when he wanted to get his drivers license but he discovered that his social security was fake and he began to second guess his identity.
I enjoyed this reading and I appreciate how vulnerable, open, and honest the writer was about his experiences and fears growing up with the challenges he had to face. And even the fear that he still lives with now. I think everyone should read this text to get a grasp of what it is like growing up in a country that doesnât accept you no matter how hard you work and try to blend in.
This text is about how the author came to this country at a young age and lived here illegally. He speaks about his constant fear and anxiety of having to hide the secret of his immigration status from friends, co-workers, and jobs. He talks about how he feels almost like an imposter and has to hide who he is. Because of this, he thinks he has to work hard to prove that he deserves to be in America.
I think the genre of this text is a personal narrative and the tone is empathetic yet informative.
One way Antonio Vargasâs experiences influenced his literacy development is when he first found out he was an illegal immigrant at the DMV with his fake green card. When he went back home and his grandfather confirmed that all his documents were fake, he told himself âI could never give anyone reason to doubt I was an Americanâ. That started with the language which he also stated was his first challenge. He wanted to get rid of his accent so he would watch American movies and focus on their pronunciation of the words. He also used immigrant stereotypes that he would hear as motivation for him to work harder which then lead him to become a writer for many big papers. He said in the text âthey donât want to assimilate, they are a drain on society. Theyâre not talking about me, I would tell myself. I have something to contribute.â
I think Antonio Vargas wrote this article to bring awareness to the struggles that people who come here from other countries have. They work hard to come to this country and work even harder to live here and try to prove themselves against the stereotypes and challenges that the government places against them. They work and live in constant fear and anxiety of getting caught and sent back to the country that they left for a better life. I also think he wrote this for personal reasons as well. He has been feeling like an imposter his whole life hiding his secret, I believe he wrote this for liberation. I think the intended audience is all Americans that stereotype immigrants and believe that they donât deserve to be here.
One of the biggest challenges Antonio faced was having to pass up certain opportunities such as internships and business trips because he didnât have the right documents. One way he dealt with this was by researching which states he would be able to get a driver’s license with the little documents he had and found that Portland Oregon was the most welcoming. He drove all the way there, learned how to drive, and got his license with the support of his âsupport- networkâ. His license expired in 8 years so that bought him some time to figure out how to get his official documents.
I think Antonio’s fear of people finding out he was living here undocumented affected him most because this stopped him from maintaining long relationships. He wouldnât speak much about his family or have photos around his house to avoid questions. It felt like a burden for him because he felt like he was living a lie.
I really enjoyed the story because he opens up about his struggles and we get to know him personally and know how he feels.
The story is about a young kid who is undocumented and lets us know about the struggles he faces in his life in the US as an undocumented immigrant. He talks about the struggles he faced in high school and how he has to get all documentation illegally.
Genre of the text is a personal story, the tone is serious.
Him being an undocumented immigrant inspired him and made him work harder. He would write about all the adversities heâs face and thatâs what made him stronger
The intended audience is for people who are undocumented, he wrote this to give them hope that even as an illegal you can still become successful.
The challenges he faced where having to go to school, get a license, get a job all while being an illegal immigrant, he over came these by staying confident and believing in him self working every day to make himself better.
Antonioâs family affected him the most they worked for him and supported him when sending him to America. They wanted a better life for Antonio than what they had.