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Lesson 1 (from Prologue - Part 1, Chapters 1 - 8)
Objective
This lesson introduces students to the memoir Dear America: Notes of An Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas. Students will research the author, his body of works, and the publication of this book, and will read and discuss the Prologue and Note to Readers. Dear America is a follow-up to two major publications of Vargas’s writing about his life as an undocumented American that were featured in the New York Times Magazine and Time magazine. Since “coming out” publicly about his status, Vargas has embraced activism and advocacy for immigration policy changes and rewriting the “master narrative” of migrants worldwide.
Lesson
Research Activity: Take time in class to conduct research on author Jose Antonio Vargas, his works (including his two essays in the New York Times Magazine and Time magazine covering his status as an undocumented immigrant), and the publication of Dear America: Notes of...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.5, 9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.5, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.1, 9-10.7, 11-12.1, 11-12.7
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