Stand and Deliver Prompts: CHOOSE ONE PROMPT TO WRITE ON
- The film shows examples of unfair treatment or perceptions of a particular groups or members of that group – for example, Ortega takes a dim view of the students’ chances; the ETS investigators, Ramirez and Pearson, assume that the students must have cheated; students like Lupe, Ana, and Claudia face constraints by their families; Angel tries to act tough.
Choose two of the above examples to expand in your body paragraph(s) after composing a thesis that ties them together. You may also add or substitute your own examples.[unique_solution]
- Consider how many obstacles Jaime Escalante faces during the course of the film: vandalism and theft, unsupportive staff, difficult students, hospitalization, allegations of cheating, students walking out of class for various reasons, loss of family time.
Choose two of the above obstacles to expand in your body paragraph(s) after composing a thesis that ties them together. You may also add or substitute your own examples.
Other information:
Use double quotation marks to quote dialogs.
Citations should be in MLA 8th Edition. (see Purdue Owl for reference)
Do NOT use any other source EXCEPT the attached PDF and the IMDB website for additional quotes or info.
Works Cited:
Stand and Deliver. Directed by Ramon Menendez. Performaces by Edward James Olmos,
Rosana De Soto, Virginia Paris, Lon Diamond Phillips. Warner Bros., 1988.