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Lesson Topic
Oscar Wao, Chapter 3 Review; Identity Politics, Yearbook
Lesson Outline
1) Review Chapter 3 of oscar Wao: Oral Quiz, Where is Beli at the beginning and end of this Chapter? What significant changes does she undergo?
2) Discussion Questions: Why is Beli's "history" so significant to the lives of her children Oscar and Lola? What affect do ancestors or family history have on subsequent generations?
3) Identity Politics: Explain the different between an "Essential" and "Performed" Identity. Are all identities arbitrary? Performed? Why/why not? How does Oscar fit into an essentialized notion of Dominican masculinity?
4) Yearbook planning
2) Discussion Questions: Why is Beli's "history" so significant to the lives of her children Oscar and Lola? What affect do ancestors or family history have on subsequent generations?
3) Identity Politics: Explain the different between an "Essential" and "Performed" Identity. Are all identities arbitrary? Performed? Why/why not? How does Oscar fit into an essentialized notion of Dominican masculinity?
4) Yearbook planning
Assignment
N/A
Session Minutes
165
Minutes Student Attended
165
Session Hours
2.75
Hours Attended
2.75
Entry Status
Review Status
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