{"id":33118,"date":"2023-09-06T04:16:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T04:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/on-arrival-puerto-rican-immigrants-arriving-in-the-united-states-post-world-war-ii\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T04:16:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T04:16:38","slug":"on-arrival-puerto-rican-immigrants-arriving-in-the-united-states-post-world-war-ii","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/on-arrival-puerto-rican-immigrants-arriving-in-the-united-states-post-world-war-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"On Arrival: Puerto Rican Immigrants Arriving in the United States Post-World War II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Essay #1: Analyzing Community<\/h2>\n

in Esmeralda Santiago’s <\/span>When I Was Puerto Rican <\/em><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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On Arrival: Puerto Rican Immigrants Arriving in the United States Post-World War II<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Authentic Assignment #1:<\/strong> <\/span>Imagine that you are a newspaper columnist who covers immigration. You appeal to readers who have diverse perspectives on immigration. Negi’s family, as depicted in Esmeralda Santiago’s <\/span>When I Was Puerto Rican<\/em>, has come to your attention. You want to share the family’s immigration story with your readers. For this authentic assignment submission, you will introduce Negi’s family and their story to your readers, with your submission being evaluated according to the guidelines of the<\/p>\n

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Your authentic assignment submission needs to demonstrate proficiency according to the following criteria from the Community Rubric:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Describe the community, or the nature of community
\u2022 Explain the theory\/concept
\u2022 Analyze the aspect of (the) community
\u2022 Develop a sense of responsibility to serve<\/p>\n

Your submission needs to critically analyze and evaluate how communities are created, destroyed, and\/or reconstituted in Santiago’s novel. Be sure to include vocabulary for analysis from our course, demonstrating your fluency with the Spanish terms Santiago lists in the “Glossary” in the back of her book.<\/p>\n

Please consider the multi-layered role(s) of community in the novel:<\/p>\n

\u2022 the community, or communities, depicted in the work
\u2022 the community of readers who consume Santiago’s novel and\/or your column
\u2022 the community, real and\/or imagined, of activists inspired, and\/or depressed, by the novel and\/or your column<\/p>\n

Ultimately, you should analyze how the novel depicts community. How does it build, and\/or destroy, a sense of responsibility in the characters depicted in the work and the audience reading it, thereby cultivating the skills necessary to serve in the community and\/or the global world?<\/p>\n

Your newspaper column should be at least 1,500 words and needs to be double-spaced, using MLA format.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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