Mexican American Literature: 5.18-5.22 Weekly Updates

Weekly Objective: After analyzing SYMBOLISM of the “pachuco” in Luis Valdez’s play Zoot Suit students will be able to identify themes about identity conveyed by internal and external conflicts of the play’s plot.

Monday:  Guest Speaker, Gustavo Arellano, Editor of OC Weekly

Tuesday: Guest Speaker, Sara Guerrero, Creative Director of Breath of Fire Latina Theater and Conservatory Teacher at South Coast Repertory Theater, Last year Sara served as project director for  “Dialogue/Dialogos SCR,” a two-year effort with playwright José Cruz González which built a play around stories shared by regular people in the Latino community of Santa Ana.

Wednesday: Work on Birth of the MexicanAmerican Portfolios for Birth of the Mexican American

Thursday: Work on Birth of the MexicanAmerican Portfolios for Birth of the Mexican American

Friday: Digital Portfolios & Notebooks DUE