Transcript Names/Nombres

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Born in New York City in 1950 to parents from the Dominican Republic.
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Born in New York City in 1950 to parents from the Dominican Republic.
 Shortly after her birth, Julia and her family moved to the Dominican
Republic.
 Because her father was involved in an unsuccessful
attempt to overthrow the Trujillo dictatorship, the
family emigrated to New York in 1960.
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In New York, Julia faced many of the
same issues other immigrants face
like mispronunciation of
Spanish names.
Julia Alvarez
Names/Nombres
By Julia Alvarez
personal essay
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is a short form of nonfiction.
expresses the author’s thoughts and feelings about one subject.
often includes character, setting, and plot, like fiction.
 is often autobiographical.
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Names/Nombres
author’s purposes
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to entertain
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to inform
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to express an opinion
to persuade
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Names/Nombres
Names/Nombres
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is about the way Julia’s Dominican name and culture were interpreted
by Americans when she and her family moved to the United States.
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takes place in New York in the 1960s.
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describes her acculturation.
personal essay
What do you think?
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What are the writer’s feelings about how Americans
pronounced her and her family’s names?
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Was Julia’s mother ashamed of Latino names?
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What lessons did the author learn from her experiences?
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Why does the author use humor to get her ideas across?
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Why do some people change names
when they come to the United States,
while others do not?
Names/Nombres
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