Hispanic American Studies
Curriculum Matrix K-5
Content Area
K
Compare our nation's holidays with holidays of
other cultures.
1
Use physical and political/cultural maps to locate places
in Florida.
2
Identify what it means to be a United States citizen either by
birth or by naturalization.
Evaluate the contributions of various African Americans,
Hispanics, Native Americans, veterans and women.
Social
Studies
MACMILLAN READING
MACMILLAN READING
MACMILLAN READING
ORAL VOCABULARY FOLKTALES
MAIN SELECTION
TRADE BOOKS
Alicia’s Happy Day by Meg Starr
ORAL VOCABULARY STORIES
Language Arts
Little Juan and the Cooking Pot
Mamma Mouse and El Gato
Estella and the Fox
What Scientists Do
Roberto Clemente
A Goat in the Garden
LEVELED TEXT
Rosa’s New Puppy
Alvin Ailey Kid: Dancing as a Team
Rosa Mari’s Rice and Beans
Hispanic American Studies
Curriculum Matrix K-5
Content Area
Performing
Arts
K
1
2
Text – Silver Burdett Making Music
Text – Silver Burdett Making Music
Text – Silver Burdett Making Music
Los trencitos
(p.24), CD 1, track 33, 35
Duérmente, mi niño
(p.26), CD 1, track 26, 27, 29
Un pajarito
(p.16), CD 1, track 14, 16, 17
The Little Train of Caipira
(p.25), CD 1, track 40
Riquirrán
(p.48), CD 2, track 3, 4, 5
El juego chirimbolo
(p.54), CD 2, track 16, 18, 19
jQué llueva!
p.81, CD 3, track 14, 15
Viva el fútbol!
(p.96), CD 3, track 1, 3, 4
Peñas
(p.54), CD 2, track 20
Luna lunera
(p.90), CD 3, track 35, 36
Serra, serra, serrador
(p.112), CD 3, track 23, 25, 26
Allá en la fuente
(p.92), CD 3, track 22, 24, 25
Mi cuerpo hace música
(p.106), CD 4, track 4, 6
Los pececitos
(p.176), CD 5, track 10, 12, 13
Naranja dulce
(P.95), CD 3, track 28, 30, 31
Vamos a hacer la ronda
(p.124), CD 4, track 31, 33, 34
Debajo ‘el botón
(p.208) CD 6, track 11, 13, 14
La tormenta tropical
(p.114), CD 4, track 8, 9, 10, 11
El caracol
(p.130), CD 4, track 40, 42, 43
Los maizales
(p.284), CD 8, track 16, 18, 19
Mariposita
(p.154), CD 5, track 21, 23, 24
La Rosa
(p.134), CD 5, track 2
Niño querido
(p.294), CD 8, track 26, 28, 29
Un elefante
(p.158), CD 5, track 29, 30 ,31, 32
Fiesta, “Tarantella”
(p.134), CD 5, track 4
Sorida
(p.304), CD 8, track 35, 36
Cheki, morena
(p.176), CD 6, track 10, 12, 13
Los pollitos
(p.166), CD 5, track 49, 51
La vibora
(p.312), CD 9, track 6, 8
Vaya Puente
(p.177), CD 6, track 14
A la rurru niño
(p.180), CD 6, track 20, 21
Sol, solecito
(p.347), CD 10, track 9, 11, 12
Caballito blanca
(p.189), CD 6, p. 25, 26, 27, 28
Dónde lo escondi?
(p.209) CD 7, track 1, 3, 4
Me voy para la luna
(P. 377), CD 11, track 7, 9, 10
El florón
(p.242) CD 8, track 4, 5, 6, 7
Juan pirulero
(p.215), CD 7, track 10, 12, 13
Pavo, pavo
(p.396), CD 11, track 28, 30
Loco bossa nova
(p.243), CD 8, track 8
Perná, perná, i melissá
(p.264), CD 8, track 27, 29, 30
No quiero plata
(p.404), CD 11, track 45, 47
Oye como va
(p.249), CD 8, track 18
El burrito enferno
(p.271), CD 8, track 37, 39, 40
El coqui
(p.282), CD 9, track 26, 27, 28, 29
Vamos a cantar
(p.278), CD 9, track 1, 3, 4
En nuestra, Tierra tan linda
(p.323), CD 11, track 2, 3, 4
Juanito
(p.298), CD 9, track 25, 27, 28
O pião entrou
(p.341), CD 11, track 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
Las mañanitas
(p.324), CD 10, track 30, 31, 33
Vamos a la fiesta
(p.360), CD 12, track 14, 15, 16, 17
SRA ART CONNECTIONS
Visual Arts
SRA ART CONNECTIONS
SRA ART CONNECTIONS
ARTISTS GENERATE AND EXPRESS IDEAS ACCORDING TO
ARTISTS GENERATE AND EXPRESS IDEAS ACCORDING TO CULTURE,
ARTISTS GENERATE AND EXPRESS IDEAS ACCORDING TO CULTURE,
CULTURE, HISTORY, AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
HISTORY, AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
HISTORY, AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
American Reference:
“Two Black-on-Black Pots” –Maria Martinez,
p. 184 (reminiscent of African & Mexican
pottery)
“Naranjas” – Carmen Lomas Garza, p. 18
“Man” – Felipa Trujillo, p. 130
“Dance at El Jardin” – Carmen Lomas Garza,
p. 203
American Reference:
“Granite Weaving” – Jesús Moroles, p. 9, 154-155
“Spanish Garden #IV” – Joseph Norman, p. 60
“Naranjas” – Carmen Lomas Garza, p. 78
American Reference:
“Georgia Stele” – Jesús Moroles, p. 67 (Mexican immigrant
parents)
Mexican Reference:
“Toast to the Sun” – Rufino Tamayo, p. 21, 105
“Tortilla Molds” – Unknown/Vizarron Queretaro, p. 165
“School Children on Parade” – Antonio Ruiz, p. 177
Mexican Reference:
“Kneeling Child on Yellow Background” – Diego Rivera, p. 20
“Church” – Heron Martinez Mendoza, p. 36
Mexican Reference:
“Conchero Pull Toys” – Unknown, p. 165
“Zandunga Tehuantec Dance” – Diego Rivera,
p. 202
South American Reference:
“New York City” – Bird’s Eye View” – Joaqúin
Torres-Garcia/Uruguayan, p. 36
“Plaque” – Unknown/Panama, p. 164
“Mola” – Unknown/Panama, p. 186
Artist Birthdays VCS Resource:
May: Marisol Escobar, South American reference
December: Diego Rivera, Mexican Reference
Artist Birthdays VCS Resource:
May: Marisol Escobar, South American reference
December: Diego Rivera, Mexican Reference
South American Reference:
“Half of a Tunic” – Unknown/Wari Culture, Peru, p. 112
“Ruben’s Wife” – Fernando Botero/Columbian, p. 138
Spanish Reference:
“Las Meninas” - Diego Velázquez, p. 184-185
Artist Birthdays VCS Resource:
May: Marisol Escobar, South American reference
December: Diego Rivera, Mexican Reference
Hispanic American Studies
Curriculum Matrix K-5
Content Area
Social
Studies
3
4
5
North America/Caribbean Focus
Florida History Focus
Early U.S. History
Label the countries and commonwealths in North
America (Canada, United States, Mexico) and in
the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Bahamas,
Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica).
Identify the effects of Spanish rule in Florida.
Describe interactions among Native Americans, Africans,
English, French, Dutch, and Spanish for control of North
America.
Describe the physical features of the United States,
Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Describe effects of the Spanish American War on
Florida.
Identify natural and man-made landmarks in the
United States, Canada, Mexico and Caribbean.
Describe how and why immigration impacts Florida
today.
Describe the climate and vegetation in the United
States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Identify entrepreneurs from various social and ethnic
backgrounds who have influenced Florida and local
economy.
Describe the natural resources in the United States,
Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Explain how the environment influences
settlement patterns in the
United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Compare the cultural characteristics of diverse
populations in one of the five regions of the United
States with Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean.
Identify contributions from various ethnic groups
to the United States. (e.g., Native Americans,
Hispanics / Latinos, Africans, Asians, Europeans).
Summarize contributions immigrant groups made to
Florida.
Identify the contributions of foreign alliances and individuals to
the outcome of the Revolution.
Content Area
3
4
5
MACMILLAN READING
MACMILLAN READING
MACMILLAN READING
My Diary from Here to There by
Amada Irma Perez
Pipiolo and the Roof Dogs by Brian Meunier
The Night of San Juan by Lulu Delacre
Mexico: My New Home by
Harold Johnson
Immigration in Florida –
Textbook Excerpt
Language Arts
The Life of a Cowboy by Nancy Vilelli
Carlos and the Skunk by Jan Romero Stevens
The Color of My Words by Lynn Joseph
A Library Card for Emilio by
Susan Pinter
LEVELED TEXTS OR POEMS
Nadia Gomez Sees the Light by Becky Cheston
Nadia’s Project by Becky Cheston
Performing
Arts
Text – Silver Burdett Making Music
Text – Silver Burdett Making Music
Text – Silver Burdett Making Music
Ambos a dos
(p.18), CD 1, track 18, 19, 20
La pulga de San José
(p.36), CD 1, track 38, 39
Ahora voy a cantarles
(p.52), CD 2, track 10, 11, 12, 13
El gallo pinto
(p.82), CD 3, track 1, 2, 3, 4
Qué gusto!
(p.128), CD 4, track 6, 7, 8, 9
Vamos a la mar
(p.222), CD 6, track 38, 39, 40, 41
Piñon, pirulin
(p.246), CD 7, track 14, 15, 16, 17
El tillingo lingo
(p.247), CD 7, track 18
Al tambor
(p.264), CD 8, track 5, 6, 7, 8
El mes de abril
(p.318), CD 10, track 3, 4, 5, 6
El sapito
(p.328), CD 10, track 15, 16, 17, 18
Sonando
(p.32), CD 1, track 33, 34, 35, 36, 37
Riquirrán
(p.64) CD 3, track 7, 8, 9, 10
Ochimbo
(p.130), CD 5, track 14
Canción de cuna
(p.140), CD 5, track 25, 26, 27, 28
Cantando menitras
(p.142), CD 5, track 29, 30, 31, 32
Ojo al toro
(p.143), CD 5, track 33
La Tarara
(p.172), CD 6, track 34, 35, 36, 37
El rancho grande
(p.211), CD 7, track 40, 41, 42
Los niños en España cantan
(p.231), CD 8, track 29, 30, 31, 32
Celito lindo (p.262), CD 9, track 18, 19, 20
Ai Dunaiĩ moy
(p.283), CD 10, track 16, 17, 18, 19
Laredo
(p.10), CD 1, track 8, 9, 10, 11
Saludo de Mantanzas
(p.17), CD 1, track 19
Adelita
(p.50), CD 2, track 28, 29, 30, 31
La ciudad de Juaja
(p.58), CD 3, track 8, 9, 10, 11
A la puerta del cielo
(p.60), CD 3, track 13, 14, 15, 16
De colores
(p.90), CD 4, track 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
La bamba
(p.126), CD 5, track 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
Las velitas
(p.143), CD 6, track 10, 11, 12, 13
Pollerita (p.147), CD 6, track 16, 17, 18
Camino de piedra (p.148), CD 6, track 19
Amores hallarás (p.149), CD 6, track 20
Malagueña (p.150), CD 6, track 21
La estrellitas del cielo
(p.175), CD 7, track 22, 23, 24, 25
Don Gato
(p.344), CD 11, track 1, 2, 3
El barquito
(p.350), CD 11, track 8, 9, 10, 11
La piñata
(p.387), CD 12, track 20, 21, 22, 23
Aguniato
(p.388), CD 12, track 24, 25, 26, 27
La raspa
(p.292), CD 11, track 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
El mariachi
(p.294), CD 11, track 6
Somos el barco
(p.340), CD 13, track 9, 10, 11
Sambalele (p.381), CD 14, track 25,26, 27, 28
Viva Jujuy (p.222), CD 9, track 7, 8, 9
Qué bonita bendera!
(p.284), CD 11, track 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Rio de la miel (p.286), CD 11, track 17
El carite (p.295), CD 12, track 1, 2, 3, 4
Se va el caiman (p.296), CD 12, track 5
SRA ART CONNECTIONS
SRA ART CONNECTIONS
SRA ART CONNECTIONS
ARTISTS GENERATE AND EXPRESS IDEAS ACCORDING TO
ARTISTS GENERATE AND EXPRESS IDEAS ACCORDING TO CULTURE,
ARTISTS GENERATE AND EXPRESS IDEAS ACCORDING TO CULTURE,
CULTURE, HISTORY, AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
HISTORY, AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
HISTORY, AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
Mexican Reference:
“Kneeling Child on a Yellow Background” –
Diego Rivera, p. 7, 20, 94-95
“Candelabra” – Aurelio & Francisco Flores, p. 135
Visual Arts
South American Reference:
“Sleeveless Shirt (two cats)” Unknown/Coastal
Inca Peru, p. 66
“Presentation of Captives to a Mayan Ruler” –
Unknown/Mayan, p. 82
“Birds and Geometric Patterns” – Unknown/Peru,
p. 100
“Tunic” – Unknown/Peru, p. 164
Artist Birthdays VCS Resource:
May: Marisol Escobar, South American reference
December: Diego Rivera, Mexican Reference
American Reference:
American Reference:
“The Magic Room” – Patssi Valdez, p. 82
“Ancestral Spirit Dance #187” – Willis “Bing” Davis, p. 105
Mexican Reference:
Mexican Reference:
“Mother of the Eagles” – Unknown/Huichol Peoples, p. 21
“Frida y Diego Rivera” – Frida Kahlo, p. 24
“Woman” – Teodora Blanco, p. 131
“Jaguar” – Unknown/Aztec, p. 134
“The Bicycle Race” – Antonio Ruíz, p. 161
“Mother of the Eagles” – Unknown/Huichol Peoples, p. 21, 198
“Frida y Diego Rivera” – Frida Kahlo, p. 24
“Study of a Sleeping Woman” – Diego Rivera, p. 53
“Flower Day” – Diego Rivera, p. 169
“Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky” – Frida Kahlo, p. 180
“Huichol Bead Mask” – Unknown/ Unknown/Huichol Peoples, p. 199 South American Reference:
“Abstract Art in Five Tones and Complementaries” –
Joaquin Torres-Garcia/Uruguayan, p. 67
“Standing Ruler” – Unknown/Mayan, p. 130
Spanish Reference:
Spanish Reference:
“Hirondelle/Armour” – Joan Miró, p. 161
“Deep Dish from Valencia, Spain” – Unknown, p. 176
“Symbols and Love Constellations of a Woman” – Joan
Miró, p. 79
South American Reference:
Artist Birthdays VCS Resource:
May: Marisol Escobar, South American reference
December: Diego Rivera, Mexican Reference
Artist Birthdays VCS Resource:
May: Marisol Escobar, South American reference
December: Diego Rivera, Mexican Reference
“The Family” – Marisol Escobar/Venezuelan, p. 90
Hispanic American Studies
Curriculum Matrix 6-8
Content Area
Social
Studies
Language
Arts
6
7
8
World Geography
Civics
U.S. History – Exploration to 1877
How location, migration, and environment have influenced
the development of Latin America
Recognizing Latin American nations on a map
Physical features of the Latin America that affect human
systems
Important human features of Latin America
How the natural environment influenced the development
of cultures and how have people changed the natural
environment
Immigration
Naturalization
Demographics
New World Exploration and Settlement by Spain and Portugal
Colonial Florida (East and West Florida)
Spain, Spanish Florida, and the American Revolution
Adams-Onis Treaty
Tejanos
The Mexican War
Article
“La Lena Buena” by John Phillip Santos
Biography
“Jaime Escalante: Math Teacher” by Nancy Lobb
Folk Tale
“Chicoria” by Jose Griego y Maestas and Rudolfo A. Anaya
Essays
“The Jacket” by Gary Soto
“Names/Nombres” by Julia Alvarez
From “Something to Declare” by Julia Alvarez
Essays
“Names/Nombres” by Julia Alvarez
“Little Things are Big” by Jesus Colon
“The City is So Big” by Richard Garcia
“Let the Chips Fall” by Susan Pilar de la Hoz
Memoir
“Baseball” by Lionel G. Garcia
Folk Tale
“The Three Wishes” by Ricardo E. Alegria
Memoir
“The Drive-In Movies” by Gary Soto
Novel Excerpt
From Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
Poetry
“Abuelito Who” by Sandra Cisneros
“Wind and water and stone” by Octavio Paz
Short Stories
“Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros
“The Circuit” by Francisco Jimenez
Interview
“Questions and Answers about Poetry,” from A Fire in My
Hands by Gary Soto
Poetry
“Choices” by Nikki Giovanni
“Oranges” by Gary Soto
“Learning to Bargain” by Gary Soto
“aprender el ingles/Learning English” by Luis Alberto
Ambroggio
Short Story
“Amigo Brothers” by Pira Thomas
Myth
“Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon” by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso
Ortiz
Poetry
“Moco Limping” by David Nava Monreal
“Old Man” by Ricardo Sanchez
“The Other Pioneers” by Roberto Felix Salazar
“The City is So Big” by Richard Garcia
“Los New Yorks” by Victor Hernandez Cruz
“Ode to Enchanted Light” by Pablo Neruda
“Lyric 17” by Jose Garcia Villa
Short Story
“Gentlemen of Rio en Medio” by Juan A. Sedillo
Hispanic American Studies
Curriculum Matrix 6-8
Content Area
6
GLENCOE INTRODUCING ART
Visual Arts
7
GLENCOE EXPLORING ART
8
GLENCOE UNDERSTANDING ART
ARTISTS GENERATE AND EXPRESS IDEAS ACCORDING TO CULTURE,
ARTISTS GENERATE AND EXPRESS IDEAS ACCORDING TO CULTURE,
ARTISTS GENERATE AND EXPRESS IDEAS ACCORDING TO CULTURE, HISTORY, AND
HISTORY, AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
HISTORY, AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
American Reference:
“The Magic Room” – Patssi Valdez,, p. 9
“The Family” – Marisol Escobar, p. 15
“Granite Weaving” – Jesus Baptiste Moroles, p. 29
“Dance at El Jardin” - Carmen Lomas Garza, p. 47
“Fiesta Jarabel” – Luis Jimenez, p. 300
Mexican Reference:
Oaxacan Sculpture, animals. p. 140
“The Frame, Self-Portrait” - Frida Kahlo, p. 150-151
“Conquista de Mexico: Crossing the Barranca” - Diego Rivera,
p. 210
“Candelabra” – Aurelio and Francisco Flores, p. 244
“The Day of the Dead” – Jose Guadalupe Posada, p. 251
“Calvera de los Periodicos/Ciclistas, - Jose Guadalupe Posada,
p. 251
“Agarian Leader Zapata” – Diego Rivera, p. 284
“Frida and Diego Rivera” – Frida Kahlo, p. 285
Mexican Reference:
“Zapatistas” – José Clemente Orozco, p. 29
“Pan-American Unity” – Diego Rivera, p. `169
“Presentation of Captives to a Mayan Ruler” – Unknown/
Pre-Columbian, p. 222
“Lion Bank” – Julio Acero, p. 236
“Lion Bank” – Carlos Medrano, p. 236
South American Reference:
Peruvian Arpillera, p. 42
“A Ruler Dressed as a Chac-Xbi and the Holmec Dancer” –
Unknown/Pre-Columbian Mayan, p. 81
Gelatin silver prints of African American children – Vik
Muniz/Brazilian, p. 190
Spanish Reference:
“Ciurana” – Joan Miró, p. 35
South American Reference:
“Vase with Agricultural Motif” – Unknown/Peru, p. 4
“Tapestry Tunic Fragment” –Unknown/Peru, p. 45
“Portrait Head Vessel of a Ruler, Mochica V” –
Unknown/Peru, p. 145
Spanish Reference:
“Colorful Tiled Dragon Stairway at Park Güell” – Antonio
Gaudi, p. 182
“Dutch Interior” – Joan Miró, p. 262
“Self-Portrait” – Joan Miró, p. 263
“Y No Hay Remedio (And There’s Nothing to be Done)” –
Francisco Goya, p. 239
“Fruit Dish, Bottle and Violin” – Pable Picasso, p. 277
“Hirondelle/Armour” – Joan Miró, p. 289
Artist Birthdays VCS Resource:
May: Marisol Escobar, South American reference
December: Diego Rivera, Mexican Reference
Artist Birthdays VCS Resource:
May: Marisol Escobar, South American reference
December: Diego Rivera, Mexican Reference
Mexican Reference:
“Still Life with Fruit” – Frida Kahlo, p. 10
“Animals” – Rufino Tamayo, p. 48
“Seated male from a Relief Panel” – Unknown/Chiapas, p. 98
“Head” – Unknown/Olmec, p. 100
“Standing Ruler” – Unknown/Mayan, p. 102
“Standard-Bearer” – Unknown/Aztec, p. 103
“Corn Goddess” – Unknown/Aztec, p. 103
“Duck Vessel” – Unknown/Olmec, p. 104
“ Stone Head Sculpture” – Unknown/Olmec, p. 114
South American Reference:
“Stirrup-Spout Vessel” – Unknown/Peru, p. 106
“Stirrup-Spout Vessel: Deer Hunting Scenes” – Unknown/Peru, p. 106
“Hat” – Unknown/Peru, p. 108
“Dish with Fish and Peppers” – Unknown/Peru, p. 109
“Textile Fragment” – Unknown/Peru, p. 110
“Calendar Stone” – Unknown/ Aztec, p. 113
Spanish Reference:
Church of the Sacred Family/Barcelona – Antonio Gaudi, p. 39
“The Count-Duke of Olivares on Horseback” – Diego Velázquez, p.
231
Artist Birthdays VCS Resource:
May: Marisol Escobar, South American reference
December: Diego Rivera, Mexican Reference
Hispanic American Studies
Curriculum Matrix 9-12
Content
Area
9
World History Survey
U.S. History 1877 to the Present
Civilizations of Latin America
Spanish-American War (causes/effects)
Jones Act
Panama Canal
Foreign Policy Related to Latin America
(late 19th century to present)
Contributions of Hispanic Americans
World War II / Modern Civil Rights
Movement
NAFTA
Demographics
Immigration
Articles
From In Commemoration: One Million Volumes by
Rudolfo A. Anaya
“Work That Counts” by Ernesto Ruelas Inzunza
Spanish Exploration/Colonization
Social
Studies
Latin American Independence Movements
Major 20 Century Political Developments
Article
“Aha Moment” by Julia Alvarez
Fiction Excerpts
“My Name,” from The House on Mango Street
by Sandra Cisneros
“Uncle Marcos” from The House of the Spirits
by Isabel Allende
Language
Arts
10
Memoirs/Personal Narratives/Essays
From Always Running by Luis J. Rodriguez
“First Love” from Silent Dancing by Judith
Ortiz Cofer
“The Talk” by Gary Soto
“A Celebration of Grandfathers” by Rudolfo A.
Anaya
Poetry
“Oranges” by Gary Soto
“Race Politics” by Luis J. Rodriguez
“Poetry” by Pablo Neruda
“Identity” by Julio Noboa Polanco
“Ode to My Socks” by Pablo Neruda
Epic
From Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Memoir
From Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodriguez
Poetry
“My Mother Pieced Quilts” by Teresa Paloma
Acosta
“Fear” by Gabriela Mistral
“The Street” by Octavio Paz
“The Guitar” by Federico Garcia Lorca
Short Story
“The Censors” by Luisa Valenzuela
11
Elective
12
Government and Economics
Immigration and naturalization
Demographics
Articles
From “Roberto Acuna Talks About Farm
Workers” from Working by Studs Terkel
“A Journey Through Texas” by Alvar Nunez
Cabeza de Vaca
“Boulders Taller Than the Great Tower of
Seville” by Garcia Lopez de Cardenas
Essay
“Straw into Gold: The Metamorphosis of the
Everyday” by Sandra Cisneros
Poetry
“To Walt Whitman” by Angela de Hoyos
“i yearn” by Ricardo Sanchez
“Freeway 280” by Lorna Dee Cervantes
“Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper” by
Martin Espada
“Hunger in New York City” by Simon Ortiz
Short Story
“Antojos” by Julia Alvarez
Novel excerpt
“Four Skinny Trees” from The House on Mango
Street by Sandra Cisneros
Poetry
“Speaking with Hands” by Luis Rodriguez
“Sonnet 69” by Pablo Neruda
“Sonnet 89” by Pablo Neruda
Short Story
“The Book of Sand” by Jorge Luis Borges
Song
“Freeze Tag” by Suzanne Vega
“Abuelito Who” by Sandra Cisneros
“Echo” by Henriqueta Lisboa
“Problems with Hurricanes” by Victor
Hernandez Cruz
“Meciendo” by Gabriela Mistral
“Woman’s Work” by Julia Alvarez
Short Stories
“Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros
“The Stolen Party” by Liliana Heker
“The Harvest” by Tomas Rivera