Latino Cultures and Communities

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 07.04.04

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction and Rationale
  2. Objectives
  3. Strategies
  4. Lesson Plans
  5. Teacher's Bibliography
  6. Student's Bibliography and Resources
  7. Appendix A. Identity in the Context of Diaspora, Exile, and Migration - Drawn from Nelson (2005)
  8. Appendix B. Literary Elements.
  9. Appendix C: Scoring Rubric For The Personal Essay*

I Know You Are, but What Am I? A Latino Literature Unit

Raymond F. Theilacker

Published September 2007

Tools for this Unit:

Appendix B. Literary Elements.

This organizer is a paper organizer for recording specific instances of literary devices, with definitions and space for line references, vocabulary words, and these instances of these devices: parody, satire, metaphor, simile, symbolism, and the author's tone, purpose and intended audience.

Literary Devices in Latino Literature Selections

Title of Work

_________________

Author

_________________

Circle one literary device or consideration, and complete the chart:

Irony Parody/ Satire Metaphor Symbol Simile

Tone Satire Theme Imagery Conflict

Summary of text

_________________

Explanation (How it works)

_________________

Author's Purpose

_________________

Comments:

Raymond F. Theilacker

November 3, 2007 at 11:23 pm

I Know You Are, but What Am I?

I used Loren Eiseley's essay, "The Brown Wasps" to start students thinking about the preeminence of "place". It was a difficult read, but a terrific piece to begin with.

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