Lesson 2

We will review the plot, conflict, setting, and text structure of the four supporting texts we studied in preparation for the Culminating Task.

Lesson Goals

Can I recognize points of connection among texts, textual elements, and perspectives to make logical, objective comparisons?
Can I recognize and interpret important relationships among key details and ideas (characters, setting, tone, point of view, structure, development, etc.) within texts?
Can I work productively in various roles with other participants?

- “Immigrants in Our Own Land,” Jimmy Santiago Baca, New Directions Publishing Corp., 1979
- “My Mother Never Worked,” Bonnie Smith-Yackel, Women: A Journal of Liberation, 1975
- “Sixty-Nine Cents,” excerpt from Little Failure: A Memoir, Gary Shteyngart, Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2014
- “The Wanderers,” Guadalupe Nettel, Granta Publications, 2018

We will work collaboratively to discuss “The Wanderers.”

In your small group, discuss, "The Wanderers." Respond to the following questions in your Learning Log:

We will work collaboratively and discuss “Immigrants In Our Own Land.”

In your small group, discuss, "Immigrants in Our Own Land." Respond to the following questions in your Learning Log:

We will work collaboratively and discuss, “My Mother Never Worked.”

In your small group, discuss, "My Mother Never Worked." Respond to the following questions in your Learning Log:

We will work collaboratively and discuss “Sixty Nine Cents.”

In your small group, discuss, "Sixty-Nine Cents." Respond to the following questions in your Learning Log:

We will reflect on possible themes we might explore in our vignettes.

Reflect on the themes present in these texts. In your Learning Log, write down themes you might explore in your vignette.