The following assignments go along with our reading of "The Moths" by Helena Maria Viramontes. You can find a link to her story in my sidebar.
Please understand that this blog format does not allow for the proper formatting that I have on my assignment sheets in class.
# 1 A Pre-learning Activity
Our identities have many sides, the way we perceive ourselves, how others perceive us and how we want to be perceived.
The goal of this first assignment is to take note of what we know about identity and how we respond based on the criteria given. This is a preunit awareness activity.
Look at the picture above. It is the cover from the book where our story, “The Moths” comes from. I’d like you to generate ideas, thoughts and predictions about the story based on this image and the topics listed.
Identity – How she sees herself:
How others might see her:
Reputation - How she sees herself:
How others might see her:
Impression - How she sees herself:
How others might see her:
Character - How she sees herself:
How others might see her:
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#2 Creating Reading Notes
Next up we have a chart that we will fill in as we read the story. You will have to copy and paste this information into your own chart in order to do the assignment at home. You'll need to make a chart with six columns and six rows. Here are the categories:
Structured Notes on Identity & Events from the Story
Summarize the Event
Who She Interacted With Her
Response to Them
Their Response to Her
What That Person
Might Think About Her
Why Might This Be Important?
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#3 Structured Notes on Identity & Interactions
Now we have a chart that we will fill in after we read the story. You will have to copy and paste this information into your own chart in order to do the assignment at home. You'll need to make a chart with three columns and six rows. Here are the categories:
Column Categories:
Person/Relationship
Example / 2 +Quotes
from the Text
Explanation of How This
Impacts Her Identity
Row Categories:
Abuelita
Ama
Apa
Teresa
Narrator
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Before we started reading, we completed a chart about identity. We are doing the same chart a second time with the idea that with more information from our reading we will have more to say. Some of our ideas might even have changed.
#4 Elements of Identity
Directions:
At the beginning of this unit we made predictions using a similar chart to the one below. Now fill in the chart with information you know from having read the story.
Be sure to be very specific in your responses.
Identity – How she sees herself:
How others might see her:
Reputation - How she sees herself:
How others might see her:
Impression - How she sees herself:
How others might see her:
Character - How she sees herself:
How others might see her:
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#5 On to Writing
Identity: Considering Perspective, Purpose and Message
Directions:We will use the notes you will create below to write two different letters from two different perspectives. Understand that each person’s perspective and purpose will change how the message is written. Please follow the following guidelines.
Part A
• Review the information that you recorded in the charts we completed during our reading of the story. Look back at the story and copy down some of the specific lines from the text that seem important and useful in communicating the narrator’s perspective, purpose and message that you think she would wish to communicate. Her letter can be intended for any of the main characters in the story. Consider what she might want to say to her mother or grandmother. Would she want to explain, defend or justify her actions? Would she want the reader to understand her motivation, her feelings or her response?
• Review the information that you recorded in the charts we completed during our reading of the story. Look back at the story and copy down some of the specific lines from the text that seem important and useful in communicating the Abuelita’s perspective, purpose and message that you think she would wish to communicate. Her letter can be intended for any of the main characters in the story. Consider what she might want to say her grandaughter. Would she want to explain, defend or justify her actions? Would she want the reader to understand her motivation, her feelings or her response?
• Review the information that you recorded in the charts we completed during our reading of the story. Look back at the story and copy down some of the specific lines from the text that seem important and useful in communicating Ama’s perspective, purpose and message that you think she would wish to communicate. Her letter can be intended for any of the main characters in the story. Consider what she might want to say her daughter. Would she want to explain, defend or justify her actions? Would she want the reader to understand her motivation, her feelings or her response?
Part B
Think about the details you will use in the two letters you will write. Think about similes, metaphors or figurative language you can use to enliven your writing.
Use these notes to write two letters.
• They may be from the narrator, Abuelita or Ama.
• Be sure to address at least two of the following topics: reputation, impression, character or intent/purpose.
• Be sure to use at least two direct quotes (with citation) from the story.
• Be sure to write it as if it were a real letter. Be sure to include at least two similes, metaphors and/or other figurative language.
• Be sure each letter is clear and distinct. Each should have its own voice.
• Proof read your final copy before turning it in.
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