“WHY

AND WHEN W

E

SPEAK S

PANIS

H IN

PUBLIC

” MYR

IAM M

ARQUEZ

“SPE

AK UP”

JANET S. W

ONG

QUICK WRITE

When you are in public and hear people around you speaking a foreign language, what is your immediate reaction? Are you intrigued? Do you feel uncomfortable? Why?

DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE?

1.Speaking a language in public that other people don’t understand is rude.

2.Being an American has nothing to do with what language a person uses.

3.Voting and paying taxes make a person an American.

MAKE PREDICTIONS BASED ON THE TITLE

1.Number the paragraphs

2.Identify the genre3.Identify the organizational pattern

PARAGRAPHS 1, 2 & 3

Illustrate: Draw or sketch the scene described in the opening paragraphs

PARAGRAPHS 4, 5 & 6

Clarify: Paraphrase the author’s point of view.

PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9 & 10

Circle the four most important words (1 per paragraph) and explain in the margin why each is important.

PARAGRAPHS 11, 12, 13, & 14

Connecting: Which of your assumptions were verified or contradicted? Explain.

SHORT ANSWER RESPONSE

Do you agree with Marquez that our patriotism should not be gauged by whether we speak English in public? Refer to specific evidence from the text in your written response.

READ

“Speak Up” by Janet S. Wong

SIMILARITIES “SPANISH”“SPEAK UP”

DIFFERENCESImmigrant experience

Definition of being an American