Cultural Heritage - Texas Studies Weekly

Something from another person's culture that is really interesting to me is:

• Food

• Traditional Clothing

• Festivals

• Music

Which sentence best states a central idea about the work of Tomie dePaola?

• Tomie dePaola sang songs about immigrants.

• Tomie dePaola carved statues of famous settlers.

• Tomie dePaola shared his culture through essays.

• Tomie dePaola wrote books about many heritages.

How long has Diane Gonzales Bertrand been writing?

• since she was a teenager

• since she was little

• since she was born

• since she became Tejana

What problem did Bertrand want to solve?

• There were not many books about her Tejana heritage.

• There were too many books about her Tejana heritage.

• There were not any classes about writing books.

• Most of her books were in English and Spanish.

Vocabulary: Tejano/a: something influenced by both Texan and Mexican cultures. What does 'Tejano/a' mean?

• A type of music

• A cultural influence

• A language

• A dance

Which of the following was NOT mentioned as something artists create?

• statues

• paintings

• cultures

• photographs

Kadir Nelson hopes people will see _________ in his art.

• hope

• fear

• many amazing paintings

• the strength of the human spirit

Carmen Lomas Garza is known for her work in which field?

• Painting

• Sculpture

• Photography

• Music