Block 1/4:
Languages on the Edge of Extinction:
Free Write: What if you were the last speaker of your language? What could you do and who could you turn to for help?
Guiding Questions:
Texts to Consider:
Our Spirits Don't Speak English: Indian Boarding Schools
"Indian Boading Schools"
Broken English, Rupi Kauer
"If you want to crush a person", Natalie Diaz
How to Tame a Wild Tongue, GLORIA ANZALDUA
Four Things Happen When a Language Dies, Kat Eschner
The Importance of Your Mother Tongue, Hantz Hessough
Now...Answer our Guiding Questions to the BEST of YOUR ABILITY. Use the time to address these questions as a space to gather your thoughts for discussion. You must reference at least 4 of our texts in your answers. Be sure to use specific evidence to support your claims.
As a structure for your paragraphs you can keep in mind: Claim + Evidence from Texts + Analysis = unified/great paragraph.
And if you need a reminder... What is a paragraph?
Block 3/5:
Gratitude...
Discussion: What is Language Loss?
Step 1: 20 minutes. You'll each receive 1 piece of paper and access to some basic art supplies (sorry, we seem to be missing a lot of our supplies)
On your piece of paper, address the question "What is language loss?" in your authentic voice/language. Work to address the question in a complete and comprehensive fashion. You can use ANY and ALL LANGUAGE(S) you possess. Keep in mind that language
Step 2: 5 minutes. Take a photo Create a slide and upload your answer to our slide presentation "What is language loss?"
Option 2:
Step 3: 30 minutes: Looking at our slides, we'll work to analyze, translate, construct meaning from and understand our answers to the question "What is Language Loss?"
**If you have not completed the Google Form "Taming Tongues", please complete by Weds, March 14th, 2018.
Extra Credit: View the Video "Rising Voices" and write me a reflection via email. Be sure to work with integrity. You don't get credit just for submitting a response.
Languages on the Edge of Extinction:
Free Write: What if you were the last speaker of your language? What could you do and who could you turn to for help?
Guiding Questions:
- In society are we all struggling with identity and self worth?
- Can your heritage be taken away?
- How important is language to a community?
- How can a community keep their culture without their language?
Texts to Consider:
Our Spirits Don't Speak English: Indian Boarding Schools
"Indian Boading Schools"
Broken English, Rupi Kauer
"If you want to crush a person", Natalie Diaz
How to Tame a Wild Tongue, GLORIA ANZALDUA
Four Things Happen When a Language Dies, Kat Eschner
The Importance of Your Mother Tongue, Hantz Hessough
Now...Answer our Guiding Questions to the BEST of YOUR ABILITY. Use the time to address these questions as a space to gather your thoughts for discussion. You must reference at least 4 of our texts in your answers. Be sure to use specific evidence to support your claims.
As a structure for your paragraphs you can keep in mind: Claim + Evidence from Texts + Analysis = unified/great paragraph.
And if you need a reminder... What is a paragraph?
Block 3/5:
Gratitude...
Discussion: What is Language Loss?
Step 1: 20 minutes. You'll each receive 1 piece of paper and access to some basic art supplies (sorry, we seem to be missing a lot of our supplies)
On your piece of paper, address the question "What is language loss?" in your authentic voice/language. Work to address the question in a complete and comprehensive fashion. You can use ANY and ALL LANGUAGE(S) you possess. Keep in mind that language
Step 2: 5 minutes. Take a photo Create a slide and upload your answer to our slide presentation "What is language loss?"
Option 2:
Step 3: 30 minutes: Looking at our slides, we'll work to analyze, translate, construct meaning from and understand our answers to the question "What is Language Loss?"
**If you have not completed the Google Form "Taming Tongues", please complete by Weds, March 14th, 2018.
Extra Credit: View the Video "Rising Voices" and write me a reflection via email. Be sure to work with integrity. You don't get credit just for submitting a response.