Coming of Age and Patriarchy in Dominicana

Lesson 16
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ELA

Unit 16

9th Grade

Lesson 16 of 20

Objective


Analyze how Cruz demonstrates the complex relationship between Ana and Cesar including the role that the political turmoil in the Dominican Republic plays in their relationship.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Dominicana by Angie Cruz  — Part 4

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Target Task


Discourse Questions

How Is Ana’s relationship with Juan similar to (or different from) her relationship with Cesar? How do both of these relationships contribute to Ana’s overall character development in the novel?

The political turmoil in the Dominican Republic during the 1960s sets the historical and social context of this novel. How does the turmoil impact Ana’s life in this section of the novel? How has the political turmoil contributed to the central ideas of the text thus far?

Homework


Read and annotate Part 5 of Dominicana by Angie Cruz by Lesson 17.

  • Annotation Focus: How does Ana’s relationship with Juan’s brother Cesar continue to develop in this section of the text? 
  • Write a complex sentence about the changes in Ana’s relationship with Juan’s brother.

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Standards


  • LO 1.3A — Analyze how literary elements interact to develop the central ideas of a work of literature.
  • RL.9-10.2 — Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
  • RL.9-10.3 — Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

Supporting Standards

LO 1.3B
LO 1.4A
LO 2.3A
LO 2.3B
LO 2.3C
LO 5.1A
LO 5.1B
RL.9-10.1
SL.9-10.1
W.9-10.2

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Analyze the development of Ana and Cesar’s relationship, including the factors that contribute to its development.

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