English 11 · Week 24 · Justice, Identity, and Contemporary Voices
Chicano and Latino Literature
Identity, family, and belonging in Chicano and Latino literature.
- Students will
- Students determine two themes, including identity and family, in Chicano and Latino literature and analyze how they develop and interact.
- SEL skill
- Name emotions connected to identity and family in a text
- What it looks like
- Students recognize emotions tied to identity, family, and belonging.
- Content focus
- Chicano and Latino literature
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Self-awareness
Self-awareness means knowing your own feelings, beliefs, and strengths and how they influence your actions. More self-awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- RL.11-12.2: Reading: Literature, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 2
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.11-12.6 Reading and viewing closely
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Meaning Making
- Works with: Any fiction
- Popular books named: The House on Mango Street, Bless Me, Ultima
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 11, Unit 3: Modern Times
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 11, Unit 4: Grit and Grandeur
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 11, Unit 6: Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Tales
- HMH Collections Grade 11, Collection 1: Coming to America
Textbook names are used only to help you find activities that fit what you teach. RoseThread Connect is not affiliated with these publishers.
More self-awareness activities for English 11
- The American Story and My Story Self-awarenessPersonal narrative about where students fit in the American story.
- Transcendentalism and Self Reliance Self-awarenessSelf-reliance and the balance between independence and community.
- Dialect and Identity Self-awarenessHow dialect expresses identity and challenges language bias.
- The Harlem Renaissance Self-awarenessPoetry of pride, pain, and joy in the Harlem Renaissance.
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