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We begin at Delcastle! During our time in ELA II we will be traveling around the world. Get your passports ready.

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A case study of a "Bizarre" culture.

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Tehran Province, Tehran, Kharrazi Expressway, Iran Mall, Iran

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Tehran Province, Tehran, Kharrazi Expressway, Iran Mall, Iran

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Tehran Province, Tehran, Kharrazi Expressway, Iran Mall, Iran

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Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

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Conversation: Graphic Novelist, Director Marjane Satrapi

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Chimamada Adichie's "A Danger of a Single Story"

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The Danger of a Single Story | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | TED Talks

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Things Fall Apart is a novel based in Pre-Colonial Nigeria

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"Legal Alien by Pat Mora"

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Pat Mora is a Mexican-American poet and writer who has won numerous awards for her books and poetry. She holds the Kellogg National Leadership fellowship award, the National Endowment for the Arts award, the Southwest Book Award and the Aztlán literature Award.

She was born El Paso Texas, January 19, 1942. Her family settled there during the Mexican revolution. She writes on many topics, from poetry to children's books. She has taught at the University of New Mexico as a distinguished visiting professor. Her most popular books include My Own True Name (1984-1999), Aunt Carmen's book of Practical Saints (1997), and Auga Santa (1995).

Mora also has been a museum director and consultant for U.S.-Mexico youth exchanges. She is now retired and spends most of her time writing and traveling to schools and other events to teach young writers.

This poem, "Legal Alien," captures an important quality of our evolving and emerging multi-national, multi racial, and multi-ethnic culture.
Legal Alien
by Pat Mora

Bi-lingual, Bi-cultural,
able to slip from "How's life?"
to " Me'stan volviendo loca,"
able to sit in a paneled office
drafting memos in smooth English,
able to order in fluent Spanish
at a Mexican restaurant,
American but hyphenated,
viewed by Anglos as perhaps exotic,
perhaps inferior, definitely different,
viewed by Mexicans as alien,
(their eyes say, "You may speak
Spanish but you're not like me")
an American to Mexicans
a Mexican to Americans
a handy token
sliding back and forth
between the fringes of both worlds
by smiling
by masking the discomfort
of being pre-judged
Bi-laterally.
From Chants by Pat Mora, Arte Publico Press
© 1985 Pat Mora, republished with permission of Arte Publico Press

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Poem of the week: Pat Mora's "Legal Alien"

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Pat Mora is a Mexican-American poet and writer who has won numerous awards for her books and poetry. She holds the Kellogg National Leadership fellowship award, the National Endowment for the Arts award, the Southwest Book Award and the Aztlán literature Award.

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Everyday Use by Alice Walker

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Summary:
A single mother raising two daughters named Maggie and Dee. (Character v. Character) Maggie, the younger daughter, shy and low self esteem due to scars on arms and legs. Dee, outgoing and well dressed daughter with a nicer figure than Maggie. These are the protagonists in the story. They appear to be round and dynamic characters throughout the story. Maggie goes from never smiling to smiling at the end of the story when she gets to have the quilts that were promised to her. Dee goes from...more

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Summary:A single mother raising two daughters named Maggie and Dee. (Character v. Character) Maggie, the younger daughter, shy and low self esteem due to scars on arms and legs. Dee, outgoing and well dressed daughter with a nicer figure than Maggie. These are the protagonists in the story.

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We will explore Khalo's painting "On the Border Between Mexico and the United States"

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10 FACTS about FRIDA KAHLO | Google Arts & Culture