Mexican Traditions
Setting is an important element to this book. Laura Esquivel writes from what she knows. As she wades through this story about a woman who wants to seek out her passions, it is clear that she infuses her writing from her own background.
For more info on a biography of Laura Esquivel:
http://www.biography.com/articles/Laura-Esquivel-185854
Remember that Like Water for Chocolate is a flashback story. It begins and ends with the a woman telling the story of her great aunt Tita. This present day setting acts as a frame through the story.
The bulk of the story revolves around a young girl, Tita, fighting against the traditions and issues that are relevant during the turn of the twentieth century in Mexico.
So, what are those traditions?
I'd like you to work together to find background information about these five topics:
Food
Fabrics
Family/Women’s Role
Mexican Revlution/Flag
Cultural Rituals – Religion/Tradition
www.wallwisher.com/wall/likewaterforchocolat
Each of you should find one fact or website or youtube video about each of these topics and your contributions here:
So, the question is, How does YOUR background influence your writing?
MAJOR WRITING ASSIGNMENT:
1. An essay about your passions
or
2. A story in which you try your hand at magical realism
READ: Gabriel Garcia Marquez: "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings"
As you begin to think about your next projects of writing about your passions or creative magical realism stories, your stories will be infused with your background. How can you elaborate on that and make it uniquely you?
Food is an important aspect in Mexican culture. What is important in YOUR background? How can you use that, like Laura Esquivel, to stabilize your and focus your writing?
For more info on a biography of Laura Esquivel:
http://www.biography.com/articles/Laura-Esquivel-185854
Remember that Like Water for Chocolate is a flashback story. It begins and ends with the a woman telling the story of her great aunt Tita. This present day setting acts as a frame through the story.
The bulk of the story revolves around a young girl, Tita, fighting against the traditions and issues that are relevant during the turn of the twentieth century in Mexico.
So, what are those traditions?
I'd like you to work together to find background information about these five topics:
Food
Fabrics
Family/Women’s Role
Mexican Revlution/Flag
Cultural Rituals – Religion/Tradition
www.wallwisher.com/wall/likewaterforchocolat
Each of you should find one fact or website or youtube video about each of these topics and your contributions here:
So, the question is, How does YOUR background influence your writing?
MAJOR WRITING ASSIGNMENT:
1. An essay about your passions
or
2. A story in which you try your hand at magical realism
READ: Gabriel Garcia Marquez: "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings"
As you begin to think about your next projects of writing about your passions or creative magical realism stories, your stories will be infused with your background. How can you elaborate on that and make it uniquely you?
Food is an important aspect in Mexican culture. What is important in YOUR background? How can you use that, like Laura Esquivel, to stabilize your and focus your writing?
Today's Writing Exercise:
Create a RECIPE for a real or imagined food, action, or PROCESS!!!
A RECIPE is a "How-to" description that includes "INGREDIENTS" and "PROCEDURES"
Kordae Graham-Mills is a 9th grader at this point. She is 14 years of age. She lives in Rochester, New York. She currently lives with her mom, but visits her dad on weekends and holidays. Kordae’s sister is currently in Boston getting her g-e-d to be an ambulance driver. In her free time, she mostly sleeps, but when she is awake she draw and writes as much as she can. She used to have 5 pit bulls but they all passed away. She would love to move to Canada just in case trump does, hopefully not, but if he becomes president. She hopes that she can become a professional artist or an author. Even though she is a writing major, she is very good at drawing. Her family is supportive, at times, but she knows that there will always be someone to disagree with her choices. She may not write around people a lot, but she always is.
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