Essential Questions:
Learning Outcomes:
- What are inferences and how do we make them?
- What’s the difference between connotations and denotations?
- How do authors use connotations to influence the reader’s perspective?
- What evidence reveals the effects of oppression?
- What are struggles of adaptation and ways to cope?
- How does language reflect cultural identity?
- How does Julia Alvarez characterize her mom (or dad)?
- How is the title significant to the theme?
- How does each member of the family find a voice?
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will make inferences based on specific details and context.
- Students will identify the positive, negative, or neutral connotation of words / diction.
- Students will understand the difference between mood and tone.