Spanish - Cuban - American War

This week we will begin reading works by Marti and read about the Spanish Cuban American War.

Wednesday Feb 26

Before Class! Read Nuestra America by Jose Marti

Here is a Google Doc of the same text in case you prefer to print it. Also a great translation by Esther Allen.

We will work on a very close reading of Nuestra America.

You will turn in your film essay (Ojo del Canario) and you will present your ideas about the film to your classmates.


Feb 28:

Read before class:

Versos Sencillos (selected poems)


Today's PPT


Ballard will talk about the following: History of the Spanish/ Cuban/ American War Clayton, Conniff, Gauss, A New History of Modern Latin America: (pp. 230-31, 240-48).

Perez, Louis A., Cuba: Between Reform and Revolution: Chapter. 5.


Monday March 2

Today in class we are going to Read Versos Sencillos III and Coney Island closely.

Each student will write an autobiographical poem with similar stanzas to Versos Sencillos I.


Today's PPT

March 2:

Kimberly Casso presentation

Coney Island Generative Comments and Essay Mapping

Today's PPT


Ballard will discuss:

The Truth About the United States

Tributes to Karl Marx

History of José Martí in the US: Tampa, Key West and NYC: Selected readings from Gerald Poyo, Lisandro Perez and Anne Fountain