English 314 Chicano and Latino Literature
Department of English, University of Texas at Austin
English 314 is a Writing Component
and computer-assisted course,
It is cross-listed with Mexican
American Studies 314
Plumed
Serpent
Instructor: Luz
Elena Ramirez
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Below you will find links to the syllabus and student work
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out our:
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Family
Narratives-- Earnest and imaginative student writing. Student
use of visuals are great!
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Class
interchanges-- These conversations are conducted using a "real time"
application called DIWE (Daedalus Integrated Writing Envivronment).
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Border
Responses -- Students debate about the rhetoric of the Border.
After reading the work of Gloria Anzaldua, students express their understanding
of what constitutes a border.
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Group
Projects-- These projects cover the literary and geographical terrain
of Texas, the American Southwest, Chicago, the Dominican Republic, and
Cuba.
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The
Construction of History-- These responses are based on class discussions
of Tveztan Todorov and Jose Mariategui.
This Web Site
was last updated 1/21/04