How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Lesson Plan

Desires

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will examine family dynamics in cultural contexts and how they impact individual life outcomes.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2

Structure:

At their one-year anniversary in the U.S., each family member is offered the opportunity to make a wish before blowing out a candle. We understand that Carla's wish is to go back to the Dominican Republic, even if it is unlikely.

The class should be divided into groups based on the six people in the Garcia family, and each group should come up with a suggestion as to what each person's wish is likely to have been. When the class comes back together, one...