Quarter 1: Language in the Cultural Context (Part I)
Anchor Text:
How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, Julia Alvarez
Supplementary Texts:
From "How To Tame A Wild Tongue," originally published in Borderlands-La Frontera: The New Mestiza (Aunt Lute Books), copyright 1987 Gloria Anzaldua. (We are reading a selection from Braided Lives Anthology).
Names/Nombres, Julia Alvarez
Essential Questions:
In what ways are language and culture interconnected?
How and why does language change across time and place?
How does a writer’s choices in terms of language, style, and structure impact the message?
Key Assessments:
Written Task 2 w/outline
Shared Inquiry Discussions
Quarter 2: Language in the Cultural Context (Part I)
Anchor Texts:
Literature Circle Selections
A wide variety of teacher- and student-selected non-fiction texts related to language & culture.
Essential Questions:
What is the relationship between language and power?
How are texts’ messages impacted by the audience and purpose?
How does a writer’s choices in terms of language, style, and structure impact the message?
Key Assessments:
Practice Paper 1: Compare & Contrast
Further Oral Activity w/Reflective Statement