UNIT FOUR
LATIN AMERICA: THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
7/30 – 8/1
| DATE | TOPIC | ASSIGNMENT |
| 7/9 | Historical Context: Dominican American Diaspora, Dominican American Fiction; Literary Circle Assignments. | Oxford Research Encyclopedia, “Currents in Dominican American Literature”; Diogenes, Cespedes et. al., “Fiction is the Poor Man’s Cinema”; Duany, Jorge, “Transnational Migration and the Cultural Redefinition of Identity.” |
| 7/10 | Computer Lab: Video Interviews with the authors, Julia Alvarez and Junot Diaz (videos): Complete Literary Circle worksheets using the Computers. | Wikipedia, “Juno Diaz”; Alvarez, Julia, “About Me”. Short Stories: Alvarez, Julia, “Coco Stop” and Diaz, Juno, “The Pura Principle”. |
| 7/11 | The Literary Circle Class Presentations and Q & A | Prepare for the Take Home Final Exam. Term Essay Due. |
