Two Different Perspectives

Helpful Definitions

Goal: Read two different perspectives on the migration experience

Agenda: 
Journal
Survey the Text
Key Vocabulary
Read Solo
In Your Journal

1. Journal 
What does "home" mean to you?

2. Survey the Text
The author of this piece is Diana Garcia. You can find more information on her HERE.

3. Key Vocabulary 
The following list of words and phrases from the poems have been defined for you. It will be helpful to know these definitions as you read the poems.

• Coyotes: Smugglers
• Mis primas: My cousins (female)
• La migra: Border patrol
• Una profe de los estados unidos: A professor from the United States
• Serape: Cloak or wrap; bedding
• Endurance: Stamina or forbearance
• Persists: Continues or lasts
• Fleet: Fast or speedy

4. Read Solo 

• I'm going to give you a double-sided poem that is an example of parallel structure. 
• It's called "On Leaving, On Staying Behind" 
• We're going to have time to read on our own and digest what the poems are about, then I'm going to play you the author reading the poems out loud herself. 
• We will read these poems several different ways to get the most possible meaning out of them.

5. In Your Journal

Respond to the following questions in your journal: 

• What are these poems about? What’s the time, place, and occasion?
• What’s the daughter’s situation? What’s the mother’s situation?
• What ideas or images stand out to you?

6. Interrupted Reading

• We're going to use a strategy called interrupted reading which I will guide you through as a class. 
• We will use cards to engage in this reading together. 
• This is a time to take NOTES and make ANNOTATIONS.

Reminders: 

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