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PERIOD 1Themes:Regardless of your name, you will always be you.Immigration officer mispronounces “Alvarez” p.8Julia’s mother tries to hide Mauricia’s name, but in the end the other mothers think it is beautiful. P.9Even though Julia’s sister Ana has the easiest name to translate to English, she is called by her Spanish name. p.10The difficulties blending cultures in AmericaAt Julia’s graduation, her Dominican family acts more emotionally and enthusiastically than the other families, which is difficult for Julia to explain to her friends. P.10When Julia has a conversation about being from the Dominican Republic, the other girls have difficulty understanding where that place is. P.10When Julia’s mom is naming her sister Mauricia, she tries to hide the name from the other moms because she doesn’t think they will have a positive reaction. P.9Taking pride in your heritageJulia is embarrassed by her name for most of the story, but then chooses her Dominican name when she becomes a famous author. P.11Julia’s family doesn’t change who they are at her graduation; they act proudly the way their Dominican culture would (clapping, hugging, talking too loud). P.10Julia’s sister Ana makes it a point to have her name pronounced the Dominican way. P.10Author’s Purpose:To Inform: Alvarez wants to inform her audience about her Dominican culture.To Persuade: Alvarez wants to persuade her audience to be themselves and take pride in their roots.To Entertain: Alvarez has an interesting childhood and wanted to share how she overcame her obstacles.PERIOD 2:Themes:Difficulties in blending two culturesJulia’s classmates call her “Alcatraz” (which has a negative connotation because it is a prison) because they cannot pronounce her Dominican last name Alvarez. P.9At school and in public, teachers and classmates call Julia “Judy,” “Hey Jude,” “little girl,” & “Beans,” but at home she is known by her traditional Dominican name made of 12 separate names. P. 9At Julia’s graduation, her family acted loud, clapping and hugging and crying, while other families acted less emotionally and enthusiastically. Julia found her family’s actions difficult to explain to her friends. P.10Finding one’s identityJulia has to decide whether she wants to be known as an author by either her Dominican or American name. p. 11Julia’s mother was nervous at the hospital to tell the other new mothers Mauricia’s name, because it is a traditional Dominican name. p.9Julia is unsure about correcting the immigration officer (p.8) and her teachers (p.9) when they mispronounce her name. On one hand, it is part of her identity, but on the other, she doesn’t want to challenge authorities.Overcoming obstaclesJulia learns to overcome people saying her name incorrectly; she learns that what she is called does not change who she is.Julia feels singled out when her friends ask her about her Dominican heritage. P.10Despite being different, Julia made friends. P.10Author’s Purpose:To Inform: about the blending of two cultures and how difficult it can beTo Persuade: wants to convince her audience to be tolerant and sensitive to people coming from more than one cultureTo Entertain: audiences may find Julia’s childhood and its obstacles interesting. We may also find her stories about her nicknames funny.PERIOD 6/7:Themes:The importance of names in shaping our identitiesJulia wants to defend her heritage and Dominican identity when the immigration officer carelessly mispronounces her last name Alvarez. P.8Julia does not want to share her full 12-word name with her friends, because she is embarrassed to identify as Dominican at this point in her life. P.10Julia does not like being called “Alcatraz” because it is a prison and she does not want to be associated with being a criminal. P.9The difficulties in blending two culturesJulia is bothered when her friends call her “Judy,” “Judith,” and “Juliet” because they are American names and her friends do not attempt to call her by her real Dominican name. p.9Julia doesn’t want to introduce her friends to her family, because she has trouble explaining their actions at graduation (screaming/hollering in Spanish, hugging/kissing, crying). P.10 Julia feels singled out as a foreigner when her friends ask about where she is from, and they don’t view her as a true American. P.10Overcoming obstacles to be true to yourselfJulia’s mother has to be true to her Dominican roots when naming her daughter Mauricia, despite the other mothers naming their daughters American names like Sally and Jane. P.9Despite feeling singled out when her friends ask about where she came from, Julia does not lie and instead tells them about being from the Dominican Republic. P.10Julia overcomes her shame in being Dominican and decides to write under her natural born name: Julia Alvarez. P.11Author’s Purpose:To inform the audience about: Dominican culture and life as a multicultural person.The difficulties of being multicultural and live in America.To entertain the audience with the story of her own childhood through her perspective.To persuade the audience: to accept and be sensitive toward people who come from different cultures.To have pride in their culture(s).To stand up for their heritage(s).PERIOD 9/10:Themes:Importance of NamesJulia Alvarez is her mother’s namesake. Her name represents both her Dominican heritage and her family. P.9Julia wants to be called “Judy” because she does not want to be singled out or feel different from her classmates based on her name. p.9Julia is nervous about being called “Alcatraz” because it references a prison and could give her the reputation of being like a criminal. P.9Taking pride in one’s heritageAt first, she is ashamed of her Dominican name, but in the end when she becomes a famous writer, Julia Alvarez takes pride in her heritage and uses her Dominican name as an author. P.11Julia’s mother names her daughter Mauricia, a Dominican name, after her mother-in-law. She is at first anxious to share that name with the American mothers, but then realizes she should be proud of it. P.9Julia’s extended family takes pride in the way they celebrate her graduation. They are not afraid to show emotion (cheering, yelling in Spanish, crying) to show support for Julia. P.10Difficulties in being MulticulturalWhen they arrive in America, Julia is called “little girl” and her mother is called “Mrs. Alburest” because the people at the hotel do not understand their Dominican names. P.9Julia avoids introducing and explaining her Dominican family to her friends, because she doesn’t think they will understand her family’s customs. P.10Julia is called many names, both of American and Dominican culture: “Alcatraz” (9), “little girl” (9), “Judy/Judith” (9), “Jules/Hey Jude” (9), “Julita” (11).Author’s Purpose:To inform her audience about the Dominican culture & how each person is unique.To persuade her audiencePERIOD 11:Themes:Difficulty blending two culturesJulia’s classmates call her “Alcatraz” because they cannot pronounce her real last name Alvarez (9).Julia’s mother thought the American mothers in the hospital would make fun of or misunderstand the name she chose for her daughter (Mauricia), so she called her “Maureen” instead (9).At graduation, Julia is embarrassed by the Dominican customs exhibited by her extended family, and does not want to introduce or explain them to her friends. These customs include cheering loudly in Spanish, clapping, jumping, crying, and hugging. There were more of them than any other family (10).Being true to one’s self and their heritageAt home, Julia’s family only calls her by her Dominican name (10).On Sundays, Julia’s extended family comes over for traditional Dominican food like sancocho (9).Julia shares her real 12-word name and where her family originates from (10).Role of names in creating our identityWhen the hotel employee calls Julia “little girl”, she is frustrated that he didn’t even try to identify her by name (9).When her friends call her “Alcatraz,” Julia feels embarrassed because that name might give her a reputation of being a criminal (9).When Julia’s parents write “Happy Graduation, Julie,” it shows that they acknowledge both her Dominican and American identities (11).Author’s Purpose:To inform her audience about multiculturalism and growing up with two cultures.To persuade her audience that it is okay to be different and to take pride in their roots.To entertain her audience with a dramatic story about growing up both Dominican and American. ................
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