LESSON 9: CHARACTERization: anchor worksheet and INSTAGRAM activity
Fill out the ANCHOR worksheet (Character Details, ANCHOR, extended details, setting details)
Small group discussion
"No Speak English"
What does Esperanza tell us about her community’s attitude towards non-Mexican Americans? What about the image that the non-Latinos have of the Latinos? How do these views help or hinder Esperanza in the formulation of her own personal identity?
"Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut..."
What conflicting needs or desires of Esperanza’s does her description of Rafaela’s situation convey?
"Sally"
Compare the portrait of Sally to that of Marin in "Marin." How is Esperanza’s relationship with Sally different?
"Minerva Writes Poems"
With what tone is Esperanza’s plaintive "There is nothing I can do" conveyed? [p. 85]
"Bums in the Attic"
Why does Esperanza wish to house “bums” in her attic?
"No Speak English"
What does Esperanza tell us about her community’s attitude towards non-Mexican Americans? What about the image that the non-Latinos have of the Latinos? How do these views help or hinder Esperanza in the formulation of her own personal identity?
"Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut..."
What conflicting needs or desires of Esperanza’s does her description of Rafaela’s situation convey?
"Sally"
Compare the portrait of Sally to that of Marin in "Marin." How is Esperanza’s relationship with Sally different?
"Minerva Writes Poems"
With what tone is Esperanza’s plaintive "There is nothing I can do" conveyed? [p. 85]
"Bums in the Attic"
Why does Esperanza wish to house “bums” in her attic?
HOMEWORK: Read: Beautiful and Cruel, A Smart Cookie, What Sally Said, The Monkey Garden, Red Clowns, Linoleum Roses (pg. 88-102)
* After reading each vignette, answer the appropriate questions in the reading packet.
* After reading each vignette, answer the appropriate questions in the reading packet.