Lesson 8 | Dominicana | 9th Grade English

Analyze the symbolic nature of Connie, Arnold, and the ending of the story to craft an overall interpretation about “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been.”

Materials

“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”

Standards

LO 1.4BLO 5.1ALO 5.1BSL.9-10.1

Lesson

Socratic Seminar

Formulate and share unique arguments about the #MeToo movement, toxic masculinity, and machismo culture.

Support arguments with strong and thorough textual evidence in a Socratic Seminar.

Materials

“Do Works by Men Implicated by #MeToo Belong in the Classroom?”
“#MeToo Has Done What the Law Could Not”
“How to Be a Man”
“The Silence: The Legacy of Childhood Trauma”
“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”

Standards

LO 1.4BLO 5.1ALO 5.1BSL.9-10.1

Lesson

Writing

Craft an insight piece about toxic masculinity, placing the ideas of Goldberg, Diaz, Singh, and MacKinnon in conversation with one another.

Standards

LO 1.4BLO 4.1BW.9-10.9

Lesson

Close Reading

Analyze how Heaney uses imagery, diction, and shifts to reveal the complex experience of blackberry picking.

Materials

“Blackberry-Picking”

Standards

LO 1.3BRL.9-10.4

Lesson

Close Reading

Analyze how the author establishes characterization in the opening of Dominicana and how it introduces central ideas of the text.

Materials

Dominicana pp. 3–8 — Part 1

Standards

LO 1.3ARL.9-10.2RL.9-10.3

Lesson

Socratic Seminar

Analyze how the arranged marriage between Ana and Juan reflects the cultural values of the Dominican Republic during the 1960s.

Materials

Dominicana — Part 1

Standards

LO 1.3ARL.9-10.2RL.9-10.3

Lesson

Socratic Seminar

Analyze how Cruz reveals the complex relationship between Ana and Juan after arriving in New York City.

Materials

Dominicana — Part 2

Standards

LO 1.3ARL.9-10.2RL.9-10.3

Lesson

Socratic Seminar

Analyze how Ana’s character has developed since the beginning of the novel including the factors that are most responsible for that development.

Materials

Dominicana — Part 3

Standards

LO 1.3ARL.9-10.2RL.9-10.3

Lesson

Assessment

Free Response Question

Analyze a single significant moment that reveals Ana’s psychological or moral development and how it shapes her character and perspective.

Materials

Dominicana

Standards

LO 1.3BLO 2.3CRL.9-10.3W.9-10.9

Lesson

Socratic Seminar

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.

Materials