Coming of Age and Patriarchy in Dominicana

Lesson 17
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ELA

Unit 16

9th Grade

Lesson 17 of 20

Objective


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

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Dominicana by Angie Cruz  — Part 5

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Target Task


Discourse Questions

How has Ana’s relationship with Cesar developed in this chapter? What factors are most responsible for the changes in Ana’s relationship with Cesar? 

To what extent is Ana’s relationship with Cesar a win for Ana? In what ways does Ana’s relationship with Cesar shift the power/gender dynamics currently at play in the text?

Homework


Read and annotate Part 6 of Dominicana by Angie Cruz by Lesson 18.

  • Annotation Focus: How does Ana’s relationships with Cesar and Juan shift in the last section of the novel?
  • Write a complex sentence about the shift in Ana’s relationships with Cesar and Juan.

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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 significance of the ending of Dominicana including the choices that Ana makes and how it contributes to the novel’s central ideas.

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