Readings 5D and 5E

English Language and Composition (for use with AP* courses) – Unit 5: Language and Identity

Reading 5D: "Why and When We Speak Spanish in Public" (LA 200-202; 542-544 in 10th ed.)

Reading 5E: "From Outside, In" (LA 203-212; 548-557 in 10th ed.)

With these two readings, we are shifting from a broad focus on public policy to a narrower focus on individual experience, much as we did in Unit 2 with the readings on immigration. Notice that as the readings change in focus, they also change in tone. How would you characterize the mood or feeling of the Marquez and Mellix articles? Mellix in particular uses personal narrative to focus her ideas. How do you find this affects you as a reader? Is your emotional response to Mellix different from your response to King, for example? What are Marquez and Mellix trying to achieve in their writing? Focus on these issues in your dialectical log. To access these two readings, please click the links below:

Why and When We Speak Spanish in Public, Myriam Marquez

From Outside, In, Barbara Mellix

(Choose the "full screen" option on the Mellix reading for best effect.)