BASIC DARK PRESENTATION

DOUBLE IDENTITY

Bell ringer

Riddle:What is that no one want's, but no one wants to loose?

Bell ringer

Riddle:What is that no one wants, but no one wants to loose?A lawsuit.

Read the poem

Book page 110

Questions

• Read the questions
• Answer the questions

• Read the vocab.
• Do a sentence with 3 words.

Do a sentence

ANALYZE

1. Choose a stanza.
2. Analyze it.
3. Write some sentences to explain what it means for you.

Author's name

" My tongue is divided into twoBy virtue, coincidence or heavenWords jumping out of my mouthStepping on each otherEnjoying being a voice for the message Expecting conclusions"

Grammar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH5PTorWGP0

Little video

Write

Write 3 sentences using Who, Which and That.

In the poem, Quique Avilès explores the idea of being bilingual and its impact on a person’s identity.The repetition of the word “tongue” and the word “funny” underlines the confusion felt by bilingual people. There is a double meaning of the word “tongue,” which can mean the part of the body used to speak and a language.For the poet, the language and the person are one. The lexical field of border security reminds the reader of the experiences linked with being an immigrant. The poet, who compares speaking two languages with crossing borders, reminds us of the geographical representations of the language and of the stress of switching back and forth from Spanish, his mother tongue, to English. The repetition of words related to separation, like “divided,” “cut,” “one...the other”, “through the middle,” shows that speaking two languages can be like having two identities.The end of the poem shows that he likes his bilingualism and the dual identity that goes with it, as he repeats this affirmation: “I like my tongue / It says what feels right”

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