ENGLISH 10 HONORS DAY 14

OBJECTIVE: TO IDENTIFY PERSONAL CULTURE AND VOICE

“WHAT IS CULTURAL IDENTITY?”

• AS YOU READ THE TEXT, HIGHLIGHT INFORMATION THAT HELPS DEFINE THE CONCEPT OF CULTURAL IDENTITY.

• AFTER READING, DEFINE CULTURAL IDENTITY IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

VOICE

• WHAT IS VOICE?

• THE WAY THE NARRATOR EXPRESSES HIS/HER IDEAS AND PERSONALITY/PERSONA

• WHAT ELEMENTS CONTRIBUTE TO VOICE?

• GO BACK THROUGH THE ARTICLE AND UNDERLINE OR MAKE NOTE OF STYLISTIC ELEMENTS THAT HELP THE AUTHOR CREATE VOICE.

• WHAT VOICE OR PERSONA DOES THE NARRATOR USE?

• HOW DOES CULTURE INFLUENCE THE NARRATOR’S VOICE?

ARTIFACTS/OBJECTS

• LOOK OVER YOUR CHART ON PAGE 6 AND DECIDE WHICH ONE ITEM IS THE BEST REPRESENTATION OF YOU AND YOUR CULTURE.

• COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING WRITING PROMPT USING THE APPROPRIATE VOICE TO REFLECT CULTURE:

• EXPLAIN HOW ONE OF THE ITEMS ON YOUR LIST REFLECTS AN ASPECT OF YOUR CULTURE. ASSUME YOUR READER HAS NEVER SEEN THE ITEM. BE SURE TO • VIVIDLY DESCRIBE THE OBJECT

• MAKE A CONNECTION TO YOUR CULTURE/CULTURAL IDENTITY

• ARTICULATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE OBJECT TO YOU AND YOUR CULTURAL IDENTITY

HOMEWORK

•READ THE ESSAY ON PAGES 11-13.

•AS YOU READ, ANNOTATE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN THE MARGINS.

•THEN, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON PAGE 13.