Unit 1: Puerto Rican Reality

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Process for participating in the project
Elementary Middle School High School

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Unit 1: Puerto Rican
Reality
• Introduction
• Nonfiction vs. Fiction
• Presentations
• Discussion
• Writing
• Workshop
• Test

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INTRODUCTION
 “Where is the love?” by Black Eyed Peas
 “¿Dónde está el amor?” byWisin yYandell, Franco DeVita
 Chose a social problem spoken in the songs, and bring
examples of literature that present your chosen problem.

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NonFiction vs Fiction
 Identify the genres of literature and their characteristics
 Discuss the examples brought in class and their relevance to
the chosen problem
 Each group will present one of the chosen topics.
Power Point Presentation
 max 5 slides, concepts or phrases only
 1 slide for introduction with name of students and topic
 1 slide with important concepts
 1-2 with example/explanation
 1 practice exercise or discussion questions

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FORMAL ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Essay
+ Organization of Essay
+ Parts of Essay
+ Writing a thesis statement
+ Types of Essays
Grammar
 Clarity
 Grammar Review
 Word Choice
Sept 3/4 Sept 5/6

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Distribution of sources
 Chapter 1 Organization
 Chapter 2 Clarity
 Chapter 3Word Choice
 Chapter 6.Untimed Essay Strategies: Parts of Essay
 Chapter 4 Mechanics:VerbTenses, Double Negatives, Agreement,
Pronouns, Prepositions
 WritingThesis Statement-pdf
 Types of Essays- Reflexive, Expository, Argumentative, Descriptive

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Discussion &Writing
Begin building company, including:
+persuasive essay for potential audience of company,
+Name and picture/logo of entity
+The gravity of the issue, including a summary of article
+Literature on issue (article and your response to them)
+Mission &Vision
+Goals
+Values that are integrated or emphasized (Sociology)
+Steps to reach that goal
+Impact of your entity on: community, PR and the world
+List of materials and sources need
+Results of Survey
+Brief summary of the literature (in your own words)
+Brief information of solution/entity

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‘Site building’Workshop
How to make your own company website