Hispanic Literature Unit


Themes | Literature | Writing

Themes:

Search for identity

Importance of family and home

Relationship between Hispanic America and mainstream America

Hardships of migrant workers

Uncertainty of hopes and dreams

Isolation

Importance of religious traditions

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Literature:  Aztec, Inca, Mayan mythology

                    Folktales -- Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban 

                    Mexican Revolution

                     Poetry

                     Assimilation into mainstream U.S. society

                    House on Mango Street   

                    Biographies of famous Hispanic Americans

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Writing Assignment:  Mythology creations
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