Heritage Spanish · Week 25 · Literatura latinoamericana y chicana
La voz de las mujeres
Reading "Sor Juana" and Julia "de Burgos", students argue how women writers used language to claim their voice.
- Students will
- Students read lines by "Sor Juana" and Julia "de Burgos" and argue how each writer used language to claim her voice.
- SEL skill
- Build an argument from a line of verse and evidence instead of strong feeling alone
- What it looks like
- Students practice influencing with integrity by backing an argument with evidence, not just strong feeling.
- Content focus
- Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and Julia de Burgos; argumentative reading
- Format
- Structured discussion
Responsible decision-making
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Standards
- WL.CM1.A: Communication Standard 1, Interpretive Communication (Advanced range)
- WL.CL2.A: Cultures Standard 2, Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives (Advanced range)
- WL.CM3.A: Communication Standard 3, Presentational Communication (Advanced range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpretive Communication, Relating Cultural Products and Practices to Perspectives
- Proficiency range: Advanced
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