Losing My Mother Tongue(Nepantla Families)

Why didn't the elementary school in LA have any ESL or bilingual classes?

• The school was overpopulated

• Lack of resources

• There weren't any bilingual employees

• The schools did not have any minority students

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How long was the narrator ignored in her 5th grade class?

• About a week

• Two days

• Seven months

• The entire school year

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In school, why did Reyna feel ashamed as a Spanish speaker?

• She barely spoke English

• She was ignored/rejected by her teachers

• Many students could speak multiple languages while she only spoke one

• She was unable to learn English

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How did Reyna describe the junior high ESL classrooms?

• Old bungalows that were far away from actual school grounds

• High end portables with drinking fountain

• Vast building with multiple classrooms and labs

• Small one room classrooms within the surrounding wings

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Why was it rough to be associated with ESL classrooms if everyone in there is an English learner?

• She wished she was white

• Because of how strict the teachers are

• The stigma surrounding the immigrant kids.

• That's where the remedial classes were

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did this ESL program focus on?

• Becoming experts in English

• Promoting bilingualism

• To become English proficient while maintaining the native tongue of the students

• To become English proficient

How does Reyna define "subtractive bilingualism"?

• The removal of her tongue

• The removal of her mother tongue, psychological violence of tearing out her being

• When two solutions solved by subtraction are able to be divided evenly

• The eradication of her job opportunities

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

In eighth grade, what made Reyna's first win in the writing competition bittersweet?

• Although it led to her becoming a professional writer, it further distanced herself from her mother tongue

• She was bullied even more afterwards

• Although it led to her becoming a professional writer, it further distanced herself from her mother

• Now expectations were higher which led to more pressure

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What age did Reyna cross the border and why is that significant?

• 11, It led her to America

• 6, The crossing introduced her to people she would soon learn to depend on

• 12, It made her feel like she did not belong

• 9, Her cultural identity was still being created, which led to liminality

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why were Reyna's parents impervious to U.S. assimilation?

• Their confidence

• They were brave enough to resist

• Their Mexican identities had been fully formed and matured

• Their exceptional bilingualism

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2