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Friday, February 19, 2010

Cesar Chavez

This week, you have been reading about and discussing Cesar Chavez. Hopefully, you've been learning about his many contributions and how his efforts improved working conditions for migrant farm workers.

In this reply, I would like you to submit a persuasive paragraph, citing 3 to 5 specific reasons why you think Cesar Chavez is an important figure in our country's history. Please support your opinion with examples or factual details.

Your reply will be evaluated on the following criteria:

1. Conventions - this includes spelling, capitalization, word choice, punctuation, and grammar

2. Powers of Persuasion - this includes how well you presented and defended your opinions (did you give specific examples, provide facts, support your reasons)

3. Style - this includes your writing style (a variety of sentences, interesting vocabulary, transitions, all sentences related to the topic)

4. Organization - Does your paragraph have a main idea or topic sentence, 3 to 5 supporting details, and a closing sentences? Are your sentences in a logical sequence?

Be sure to include your initials in your reply.

Thank you

27 comments:

Anonymous said...

Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez helped the was a very important person.He helped a ton, maybe even a million people who were treated unfairly. We Cesar was alive Latino Americans were treated unfairly. One time he got arrested for sitting in the seats he wasn't allowed to sit in " at the movie theater. Also we Cesar alive farm workers we treated unfairly too. They had to work long hours with little pay. He started convincing people not to buy from farms that treated their workers unfairly. He went on strike. He taught people that everyone needed to be treated fairly. Those were very important things to do for the USA. EWW

Anonymous said...

Cesar chavez
Cesar Chavez is important because he cares about other people and not just himself. He started a boycot because he thought the other workers aren't treated right.so he said like don't buy stuff from them because they don't treat there workers right.so that is why I think Cesar chavez is important.

Anonymous said...

Why is Cesar important
By Claire Stovall
I think Cesar is important because, he helped many people. For example farm workers. He grow-up as one. Cesar and his family believed that farm workers should be treated better. When Cesar got older he started a strike, about farm worker and how they should be treated better. After a few years, he had won it he had won the writs for farm workers!!!!!!!!
That’s why I think he is important.

Anonymous said...

Cesar Chavez was important Because ………


I think Cesar was important because he spent his life fighting for working conditions for farmers. I think he was important because he joined the navy for 2 years when he was 17 years old. He wanted to help the workers because they was they was treated unfairly. Cesar spoke with many workers about standing up for the rights. He helped because he became the leader of the Community Service Organization. Cesar Chavez used nonviolent protests to express the workers rights. Cesar Chavez spoke at meetings, marches, and protests thought out his life. So that is what I think he is important.
D.E

Anonymous said...

If you are wondering why Cesar Chavez is important I have five reasons why he is important.
He joined the navy to get away from unfair treatment of migrant farm workers.
Also helped thousands of people from Mexico become citizens of the U.S. and Chavez helped more than ten thousand Mexican Americans sign up to vote.
Cesar Chavez talked to groups about working together to change things and Chavez worked on a farm, picking crops such as grapes for food and cotton for clothing,
Those are my five reasons why I think Cesar Chavez is important.


Sla

Anonymous said...

Cheser Chaves 3 reasonds why he is important BY: ADDIE ELDER

Cheser Chaves is important becuase he he yoused words not violence, he helped the great depretion, and he made are futre better.

M.A.E. OR A.E.

Anonymous said...

Cesar Chavez Persuasive Paragraph
Some people think Cesar Chavez was important others don’t. A lot of people say “Oh he didn’t do that much” while still others say “ He was a very very important man!” People who don’t care what Cesar Chavez did those are the people who say “Oh he didn’t do that much”. People who think he did a lot for American and Hispanic American history are the ones who say, “He was a very very important man”. I think you should think that Cesar Chavez is important because of all of the great things he did for example, he served in the navy for 2 years and he got all of the farmers to treat their workers better by not working for them and boycotting them. So now do you think & know Cesar Chavez was important? Because now you know you are buying from the right farms that treat their farm workers correctly. Thanks for reading this persuasive paragraph I hope you changed your minds!

Anonymous said...

Cesar Chavez grew-up to be a very migrate worker although he had to spend most of his life fighting for farm workers workers conditions. Cesar also wanted Mexicans to be citizen of the United States. He also wanted to boycott farm workers that weren’t being fair or paying their workers enough money. He also continued to care about workers issues. While he was worrying about all of that stuff, Cesar became leader of the community service organization. After that He married Helen Fafela.

Anonymous said...

Why Ceaser Chaves was important.

Ceaser chaves was important becouse.He leaded millions of people in the fight for farmer rights.

He didn't eat for thirty days just to stop farmers from using pesticide.

Ceaser chaves was leading some famous people.

S.M.

Anonymous said...

Cesar Chavez is a very important man. For example, he started a boycot on grapes due to unfair treatment to workers. Even though he drope out of school in 8th grade he is no dummy!He used words not violence. Instead of quitting they just wanted some equality. Later they got what they wanted. Now we get paid.

Anonymous said...

Sean lewis

Cesar chavez did so many things for the United States Of America for example Cesar left 8th grade to help his parents with there farm. Cesar even stood up and made a strike because the farm did not pay him enough. He stayed in the farm for to whole years. One of his famuos qouts were "togther all things are posible". So i think you should read tthis book weitten by Abigal Fitzwild.

Anonymous said...

Cheser Cheves 3 reasons why he is important BY: ADDIE ELDER

Cheser Cheves was important because... he made are future better, he did not fight with violence but did with with words, and he helped the great deapresion
M.A.E. OR A.E.

Anonymous said...

Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez is important by letting people have a far trade so they would get the money they deserved. Also Chavez was important by telling people to not get food from the farmers, that do not treat there workers good. If the people take good care of there workers they get to sell there products to the them. That is way Chavez is important.

Anonymous said...

Cesar Chavez
These are three reasons why I think Cesar Chavez is important. I think he is important because he helped about 10,000 Mexicans become citizens and to vote. Cesar even joined the navy to escape the bad treatment of slavery. He started a strike and refused to work for his owner to make changes. These are three reasons why he is important.
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Anonymous said...

Have you heard of Cesar Cheaz?If you haven't he was one of our important people who helped this country.He was important because he started a strike in California for every farm worker that is treated unfaerly.He belived in faer treatment, better pay and better conditions to live in.He did this for 5 years in a row.That is why he is important to the USA, so now do you know him? CMP

Anonymous said...

Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez is important by letting people have a far trade so they would get the money they deserved. Also Chavez was important by telling people to not get food from the farmers, that do not treat there workers good. If the people take good care of there workers they get to sell there products to the them. That is way Chavez is important.

Anonymous said...

CESAR CHAVEZ !!!!!!!!! EMILY Cesar Chavez did so much. He was a very helpful man. He was brave,smart, and... helpful. In fact here are 4 reasons why I think cesar chavez was important. He cared about other people.He joined the navy, And he beleved in that real change can not be acheved by violance. He became the leader of the CSO in 1959. And those are my 4 reasons why I think Cesar Chavez is IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Why is Cesar important
By CS
I think Cesar is important because, he helped many people, especially farm workers. He grow-up as one, too. Cesar and his family believed that farm workers should be treated better. When Cesar got older he started a strike, about farm worker and how they should be treated better. After a few years, he had won it he had won the rights for farm workers!!!!!!!
That’s why I think Cesar is important.

Anonymous said...

Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez was important by letting people have a fair-trade so that the people would get the money they deserved. Also Chavez was important by telling people to not get food from the farmers, that do not treat there workers good. If the people take good care of there workers then you can buy from them. That is way Cesar Chavez is important.

By: Kristina Gray

Anonymous said...

If you are wondering why Cesar Chavez is important I have five reasons why he is important.
He joined the navy to get away from the unfair treatment of migrant workers.
Also he helped thousands of people from Mexico become citizens of the U.S. and Chavez helped more than ten thousand Mexican Americans sign up to vote.
Cesar Chavez talked to groups about working together to change things and Chavez worked on a farm, picking crops such as grapes for food and cotton for clothing.
Those are my five reasons why I think Cesar Chavez is important.


S.L.A.

Anonymous said...

Cesar Chavez is a very important man. For example, he started a boycot on grapes due to unfair treatment to workers. Even though he droped out of school in 8th grade he is no dummy!He used words not violence. Instead of quitting they just wanted some equality. Later they got what they wanted. Now we get paid.

JLS

Anonymous said...

Cesar Chavez Persuasive Paragraph #2
Some people think Cesar Chavez was important others don’t. A lot of people say “Oh he didn’t do that much” while others say “ He was a very very important man!” People who don’t care what Cesar Chavez did are the ones that say “Oh he didn’t do that much”. People who think he did a lot for American and Hispanic American history are the ones who say, “He was a very very important man”. I think you should think that Cesar Chavez is important because of all of the great things he did for example, he served in the navy for 2 years and he got all of the farmers to treat their workers better by not working for them and boycotting them. So now do you think & know Cesar Chavez was important? Because now you know you are buying from the right farms that treat their farm workers correctly. Thanks for reading this persuasive paragraph I hope you changed your minds if you thought he wasn't important (Most people do think he's important)! By: L.D.

Anonymous said...

Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez was a very important person.He helped a ton, maybe even a million people who were treated unfairly.This important guy belived in justice for all. When Cesar was alive Latino Americans were treated unfairly. One time he got arrested for sitting in the seats he wasn't allowed to sit in at the movie theater.Mr.Chavez was against segregation because it wasn't fair.Chavez decided to do something about it. Ending segregation would be very hard because also when Cesar was alive farm workers where treated unfairly too. They had to work long hours with little pay. He started convincing people not to buy from farms that treated their workers unfairly. He went on strike. Cesar taught people that everyone needed to be treated fairly. The important stuff Cesar did, were not only important to him, but the things he did were also important to the USA. EWW

Anonymous said...

Cesar chavez
Cesar Chavez is important because he cares about other people and not just himself. He started a boycott because he thought the other workers arn't treated right.So he said, don't buy stuff from them because they don't treat their workers right.So that is why I think Cesar Chavez is important.
AL

Anonymous said...

3 reasons why Cesar Chavez is important By: Addie
If you don't Think Cesar Chavez is important you should read this:
Cesar Chavez is important because he spoke for fighting and did not use violence. He told the farmers to pay the workers more or they will stop working.
Cesar Chavez helped the great depression. He told the farmers about being treated equally.
He made our future better making us get pad more for our hard work!

M.A.E. OR A.E.

Anonymous said...

5 reasons Chavez is important
By: J.L.G.

1. He fought for farmer rights.

2.He never gave up.

3.He always tried harder when he didn't suceed.

4.He started a boycott that went worldwide.

5.He had a big heart, that is what everyone needs.

that is why He`s important.
J.L.G.

Anonymous said...

Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez helped the was a very important person.He helped a ton, maybe even a million people who were treated unfairly. When Cesar was alive Latino Americans were treated unfairly. One time he got arrested for sitting in the seats he wasn't allowed to sit in at the movie theater. Also when Cesar was alive farm workers were treated unfairly too. They had to work long hours with little pay. He started convincing people not to buy from farms that treated their workers unfairly. He went on strike. He taught people that everyone needed to be treated fairly. Those were very important things to do for the USA. EWW