Barrio boy Names and Nombres Date Barrio Boy

Barrio boy/ Names and Nombres. Date

Barrio Boy ✤ What’s a summary of the story.

What’s Ernesto’s emotional responses to his new school? Why might this be?

Have you ever been afraid in a new situation and then felt silly later? can you give an example?

One thing you are afraid of in school how you will overcome it. divide barrio boy in half. (its boring). do 10 minutes reading with discussion 1. group activity share results of group activity one homework question.

Group activity. Based on Barrio boy we have seen that a great teacher can “cut ✤ through” any cultural differences that may cause problems in the classroom. ✤ Your tasks are as follows: ✤ 1. Mrs. Weidl will put you into groups of 4, ✤ ✤ ✤ 2. Discuss in your group if you would respond to a teacher like Ms. Ryan and why. 3. Discuss in your group, and come up with a list (Ranked in significance) of the 5 most important traits that all great teacher have (all answers must be complete sentences. ) 4. Present these answers to the class.

Barrio Boy 2: ✤ Patriotism VS. Jingoism ✤ Patriotism is defined as: Love or pride for your country. ✤ Jingoism is defined as: Extreme patriotism

Is Barrio Boy, Jingoistic or Patriotic?

Short Essay assignment. (Introductory paragraph+ 1 Body Paragraph+ 1 concluding paragraph: ✤ ✤ ✤ Here you can choose from two options: 1. Ernesto Galarza talks often about holding onto his mexican heritage while still blending into American culture. What is the difference between being proud (patriotic) of your culture while living in a foreign country and being jingoistic of your culture while living in a foreign country? 2. Ernesto Galarza talks often about holding onto his mexican heritage while still blending into American culture. In the next 20 years, with the advancement of “globalization” what are some plausible examples of how multi-culturalism will continue. You can use your own situation, or talk about the world in general.

Names/Nombres ✤ First off, does anyone have a difficult name they need help pronouncing?

Philosophical question or debate? ✤ ✤ Is a name important to the development of a person, to their success or failure? If someone is an immigrant to a country, does it help determine if they will succeed or fail?

Foreigner ✤ What does it mean to be a foreigner?

Independent activity ✤ ✤ For 5 minutes on your own, come up with three facts that are funny or interesting about your family. We will then share as a class.