Storytelling & The Power of Your Narrative
Assignment One: The Story of Colors/ La Historia de los ColoresWatch this video with a brother, sister, cousin, parent or anyone in your home. Make sure it is someone who lives in your home because I do not want you to leave your house during these dangerous times. TO GET CREDIT... 1. Subscribe to La Trenza Channel on YouTube which is where the video is, Take a Picture 2. Take a picture or video of you and your family members watching the video and discussing the book. 3. Write on the following prompt: Why do you think someone would want this book to be banned? Go online and do some research; I give links and ideas on the comments of the Youtube video. Your response should be one-page. |
Assignment Two: Going Down Home With Daddy |
Assignment Three: Simply Maria or the American DreamWatch this video where I give background the play "SIMPLY MARIA OR THE AMERICAN DREAM"
TO GET CREDIT... 1. Read the play, take a video of yourself reading on Scene of the play, any scene you want. 2. Answer the following questions on a Google Doc, copy & paste these questions • What does Maria want for herself? • What do Maria’s parents want for her? • What does Maria’s mother mean when she says, “You’re a Mexican woman, you’re different from other women, try to accept that.”? • Are women you know expected to fulfill traditional or cultural roles? • How does the production use symbolism to convey ideas? • How is satire used to bring a point across? • How does Josefina López use the convention of the standard wedding vows to target the themes of her play? • Can you identify with any of Maria’s problems or dilemmas? • Have you ever felt that you needed to free yourself from a gender or cultural stereotype? Your response should be one-two pages. Link to the play in PDF format: "Simply Maria or the American Dream" |