"Slip of the Tongue" by Adriel Luis
SOLO: Read and Annotate.
Talk to the text. Ask it
questions. Comments. Make personal connections. Underline or circle confusing things. Underline or highlight memorable and
important things. Annotate for the following elements:
· 1. What did you find striking or
beautiful?
· 2. Confusing?
· 3. Metaphors?
· 4. What is the extended metaphor in the
girl’s response? Identify subsidiaries
of this metaphor.
IN GROUPS: One person should scribe your group's answers.
· 1. Does the poem take a perspective on
race? Explain.
· 2. What can we infer about the male in
the poem?
· 3. What can we infer about the female in
the poem?
· 4. What is the message about identity?
Four corners: Gender
Homework: Read and annotate the assigned article for your gender. Girls read "Cliques and Popularity." Boys read "Boy World."
