Cultural Identity CP English

Welcome Back! October 10, 2016 Do Now: Journal. Last class we defined cultural identity as our values, beliefs, ideas about acceptable and unacceptable behaviors, and social norms. Write: Is food an important part of your culture? Why or why not?

FooD!!! As we go through the following slides, you will see several images of food. Make a 2-column graph of foods that you identify with and foods that are not part of your culture. Foods that ARE part of your culture Foods that are NOT part of your culture

Pizza

Hot Chocolate

Lentil Soup

Casserole

curry

Soda

Falafel

Beans and rice

Chow mein

Mac and Cheese

grits

Burgers

SUshi

Food and Culture Journal: What foods are an important part of your culture? List as many as come to mind.

Food and culture Why did you pick this food? Write one paragraph about why and how this food plays a significant role in your culture.

Homework Welcome back. Adjust to school life. No homework.

Welcome to class! October 11, 2016 Do Now: Grammar Questions. Read the paragraph on the grammar handout and answer the corresponding questions. You will need your copy of Springboard today.

Grammar & Style Practice

Watch your tone—T-P-S What is tone in writing? How is tone developed? Is tone dynamic? Why or why not?

the title “Ethnic Hash” noun: hash; plural noun: hashes 1. 
a dish of cooked meat cut into small pieces and cooked again, usually with potatoes. NORTH AMERICAN
a finely chopped mixture."a hash of raw tomatoes, chili peppers, and cilantro"
 a mixture of jumbled incongruous things; a mess. synonyms: mixture, assortment, variety, array, mix, miscellany, selection, medley, mishmash, ragbag, gallimaufry, potpourri, hodgepodge "a whole hash of excuses"

“Ethnic HasH” p.11 We will read “Ethnic Hash” together. Take notes and annotate as we read. Answer questions 8-11 on p.13. Use complete sentences.

Homework Complete questions 8-11 on p.13 of Springboard, if you did not finish in class.

Welcome to class! October 12, 2016 Do Now: Grammar Questions 2. Read the paragraph on the grammar handout and answer the corresponding questions. You will need your copy of Springboard.

Grammar & Style

Literary Technique - Voice Voice is the way a writer or speaker uses words, syntax, and/or tone to express ideas as well as persona or personality. Today, we will review voice in terms of it being either formal or informal. Formal (academic): Informal:

Formal Voice From “What Is Cultural Identity?” by Trumbull and Pacheco: “In this way, we often talk about other people’s cultures, and not so much about our own. Our own culture is often hidden from us, and we frequently describe it as ‘the way things are.’ Nonetheless, one’s beliefs and actions are not any more natural or biologically predetermined than any other group’s set of beliefs and actions; they have emerged from the ways one own group has dealt with and interpreted the particular conditions it has faced. As conditions change, so do cultures; thus, cultures are considered to be dynamic.”

Informal Voice Compare the voice we identified in the previous essay to Patricia J. Williams’ “Ethnic Hash”: “Throw in as many exotic-sounding spices and mysterious roots as you can lay your hands on— go on, use your imagination!—and garnish with those fashionable little wedges of lime that make everything look vaguely Thai. Watch those taxis screech to a halt! A guaranteed crowd-pleaser that can be reheated or rehashed generation after generation.”

So what is tone? Tone and voice are similar. Often tone refers to the attitude within a work. Tone can be formal or informal. Tone can be sarcastic, cheerful, aggressive, etc. Your voice is consistent, but tone is dynamic.

Explain this—

Interpreting Culture Through Art Focus: Frida Kahlo Turn to p. 27 to take notes on The Life and Times of Frida. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYWKoMFjnbs Frida, a Biography, p. 27

Interpreting Culture Through Art Focus: Frida Kahlo Biography, p.27. Complete all Key Ideas and Details sections.

Homework Finish reading the Frida biography on p.27 in Springboard.

Welcome to class! October 13, 2016 Do Now: Grammar Questions 3. Read the paragraph on the grammar handout and answer the corresponding questions. You will need your copy of Springboard.

Grammar & Style

Review of Frida Kahlo What are important aspects of her culture? How does this compare to the author of ”Ethnic Hash”?

OPTIC Analysis Strategy, p. 29-30

Questions 5-7 in Springboard What does this painting reveal about Frida Kahlo’s culture? In what ways is your own culture divided/split?

Homework Finish questions 5-7 in Springboard. Essays will be evaluated and returned next class. Hearing test next class.

Welcome to Class! Friday, October 14, 2016 Do Now: Complete the front of Lord of the Flies Skill Review (the back will be homework, if you don’t get to it in class). We will have our hearing screening today. Give your card to the hearing screener. No talking during the screenings.

Essay Reflection Read through the rubric. Read the sample essay paragraphs (you may write on these if needed). Complete the questions on the Comparative Analysis Reflection. Be prepared to discuss your ideas as a class.

Reflecting on YOUR essay What did you do well? What writing skill do you need to improve? What was difficult about completing this assignment? What could have been done differently to make the process better?

Homework Finish the grammar questions on the LOFT review.

Welcome to Class! October 17, 2016 Do Now: Take out the Grammar review handout for LOTF. Each table has a sentence from the homework and a piece of chart paper. Write the sentence on the white paper INCORRECTLY. Then, under the incorrect sentence, use a different color to write the sentence CORRECTLY. Before you begin writing, talk to your group about your different answers. As a group, pick the BEST answer to write on the chart paper.

Is this a tradition in your culture?

Juxtaposition Last class we looked at Frida Kahlo’s painting. This painting had two distinct sides. Juxtaposition means arranging two or more things for the purpose of comparison. How does your cultural identity include juxtaposition?

Two WOrlds

Legal Alien P.31 in Springboard Complete questions 8 & 9. Then we will read “Legal Alien.” Are two worlds better than one?

Legal Alien What is revealed in the author’s voice? Underline key lines or phrases that establish Pat Mora’s voice. What juxtaposition do you see here? Is this about an internal or external conflict?

Comparing 4 Texts

Homework Think of the words and phrases that make up your own voice. Be prepared to share these tomorrow.

Welcome to Class! Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 Do Now: READ and ANNOTATE the text about Jesse Washington. Think: Does race play an important role in culture?

Goal Today we will explore connections between race and culture. Next week we will write a paper addressing the ways culture shapes perspective.

Race Does race (your own or the race of others) play a significant role in culture? Why or why not? What stood out to you about the Jesse Washington text? Is this relevant today? Why/why not?

Juan FeliPE Herrera Named Poet Laureate in 2015 Son of migrant workers Critic Stephen Burt praised Herrera as one of the first poets to create “a new hybrid art, part oral, part written, part English, part something else: an art grounded in ethnic identity, fueled by collective pride, yet irreducibly individual too.”

“We are Remarkably Loud Not Masked” Trayvon Martin Eric Garner Freddie Gray Michael Brown

“We are Remarkably Loud Not Masked” Read and annotate Look for VOICE Summarize stanzas Think about Herrera’s message in writing this poem Underline lines that seem especially meaningful to you

OPTIC We used the OPTIC strategy for Kahlo’s painting. Now we’ll use it to analyze Herrera’s poem. This is due before you leave today. Be thoughtful with your answers. What is the conclusion Herrera wants you form?

Homework PSAT Tomorrow! Do your very BEST! Finish OPTIC, if you did not finish it for today.

Welcome to Class! Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 Do Now: Write down your definition of multiculturalism on a post-it. Place these on the front door. Think: What other writer(s) described their multicultural background(s)?

Multiculturalism What is the denotation (dictionary meaning)? What is the connotation (association of the word)?

Explain the image

HAPa Read “Multi-Culturalism Explained in One Word: HAPA,” p.41 As we read, complete the key ideas and details sections. When finished, complete the SOAPSTONE activity on p.43.

Homework No homework tonight due to PSAT schedule. Check Skyward. Student support hours tomorrow!

Welcome to Class! Thursday, October 20, 2016 Do Now: Take out your OPTIC strategy for “We Are Remarkably Loud Unmasked.” Write your conclusion about the poem on a post-it note and post it to the door.

Names Has anyone mispronounced your name? How does that make you feel?

“By Any Other name” p.35 Open Springboard to page 34. Answer question 1 in your groups. What do you already know about India, or Bharatavarsha, as its people refer to it in the Hindi language?

Task for “By Any Other name,” p.35 You are reading for conflict and elements of cultural identity. Mark these in the Key Ideas and Details section. One person will read a section (a page or so) and the other person/people will take notes in the Key Ideas and Details section. Then rotate the reader. Everyone should read and write at least once.

ASsessment & Homework Before you leave, complete questions 4 & 5 on p. 40 (or complete for homework). You will have a quiz over all the texts we have read in this unit on Monday.

Welcome to class! Friday, October 21, 2016 Do Now: Take out your journal. Write: The story “By Any Other Name” was set in India in the 1920s. How do the events in the story connect to events that still happen today? Be specific. You will hand this paragraph in.

“By Any Other name” Review What was the conflict of this story? How does this conflict relate to culture?

Music How do you incorporate music in your lifestyle? How does music change your mood? How does music change your view of the world? How does music define you?

Music and Culture We will read a short online article about music and youth culture across time. Complete the questions Please avoid playing the weird games connected to the site. You want to finish the handout before the bell rings today. We will be going to Lab C to complete this assignment.

Homework Review the texts we have read in class. You will have a test over these texts on Tuesday. Check Skyward. Hand in any missing assignments.

Welcome to Class! MoNDAY, October 24, 2016 Do Now: Take out your journal and your copy of Springboard. In your journal, write this sentence correctly. At the garden store, Larissa bought pink plastic flamingos, ceramic gnomes, and then she impulsively added a concrete mermaid to her cart. What did you fix? Why?

Parallel Structure My best friend took me dancing and to a show. Rewrite this sentences to make it better. My best friend took me dancing and to a show.

Argument Review Place the parts of argument in the correct order (there may be more than one correct answer for this).

“An Indian Feather’s plea” Read the argument “An Indian Feather’s Plea” on p. 75. In the “My Notes” section, complete the Key Ideas and Details questions.

“An Indian Feather’s Plea” p.75 When you are finished reading and annotating the text, complete the Elements of Argument chart on p.80.

Homework Test over the reading passages tomorrow. Take Springboard home to study. The texts that we have read: “What is Cultural Identity” (academic essay) “Ethnic Hash” (informal essay) “ Frida, A Biography of Frida Kahlo” (biography) “Self-Portrait of the Borderline of the United States and Mexico” (painting) “Legal Alien” (poem) “We are Remarkably Loud Unmasked” (poem) “By Any Other Name” (short story) A Variety of Song Lyrics “An Indian Feather’s Plea” (argument)

Welcome to Class! Tuesday, October 25, 2016 Do Now: Take out your journal. Revise these sentences for parallel structure. My dog not only likes to play fetch, but also chase cars. Jaylen likes hiking, the movies, and to take afternoon naps.

Reading Comprehension Test Please do not write on the test. Only write on the answer document. Hand in your answer document and your test when you are finished. Read and annotate “Poem by Poem.”

Exit Ticket: Voice & Culture Writing Prompt: Choose a characteristic of your culture (language, food, music, fashion, & sports are some options) and use it to explain your cultural identity. 1 paragraph (8-sentences minimum). Use an INFORMAL voice that fits your personality. Be pointed with your word choice.

Parallel Structure Rewrite these sentences to make them better. My best friend took me dancing and to a show. My dog not only likes to play fetch, but also chase cars. Jaylen likes hiking, the movies, and to take afternoon naps.