Select a Different Unit 1. Native Voices 2. Exploring Borderlands 3. Utopian Promise 4. Spirit of Nationalism 5. Masculine Heroes 6. Gothic Undercurrents 7. Slavery and Freedom 8. Regional Realism 9. Social Realism 10. Rhythms in Poetry 11. Modernist Portraits 12. Migrant Struggle 13. Southern Renaissance 14. Becoming Visible 15. Poetry of Liberation 16. Search for Identity

2. Exploring Borderlands •  Unit Overview •  Using the Video •  Authors •  Timeline •  Activities Exploring Borderlands Chicana writer Gloria Anzaldúa tells us that the border is "una herida abierta [an open wound] where the lifeblood of two worlds is merging to form a third country — a border culture." This program explores the literature of the Chicano borderlands and its beginnings in the literature of Spanish colonization. Authors Covered This section of the Instructor Guide contains biographical information on 10 authors, and includes hyperlinks to related Archive materials. Timeline The Unit timeline references literary text publishing dates with critical historical events, building a contextual framework. Instructor Overview, Bibliography & Resources, Glossary and Learning Objectives for this Unit. Deepening materials for using the video with this Unit. Classroom and other assignment activities for this Unit. This tool builds multimedia presentations for classrooms or assignments. An online collection of 3000 artifacts for classroom use. Download the Instructor Guide PDF for this Unit.

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