Señora X No More
Ashley Campion
Created on October 19, 2023
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Señora X No More
- TEKS: 9.1(A), 9.1(D), 9.2(A), 9.2(B), 9.3, 9.4(E), 9.4(F), 9.4(G), 9.5(A), 9.5(C), 9.5(D), 9.5(E), 9.5(G), 9.5(H), 9.5(I), 9.6(A), 9.7(A), 9.8(A), 9.8(E), 9.8(F), 9.9(C), 9.9(B)(i), 9.10(C)
Lesson Standards
I will use academic vocabulary to discuss and write about the poem, including terms such as "metaphor," "simile," "irony," and "satire."
Language Objective
Today, we will explore the poem "Senora X No More" by Pat Mora to understand the author's perspective on the human condition, identify literary elements, and build vocabulary skills.
Learning Intention
- Identify and explain the themes present in the poem "Senora X No More."
- Recognize and describe literary elements, such as metaphors, similes, irony, and satire, in the poem.
- Utilize vocabulary strategies to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases.
- Participate in class discussions using academic vocabulary.
- Write a short analysis of the poem, highlighting its themes and literary elements.
Success Criteria
- What does the title 'Senora X No More' suggest to you? What do you think this poem might be about?"
Do Now:
Pat Mora (b. 1942) is a prolific author, speaker, and educational consultant. A former teacher, she began writing in the early 1980s and has published numerous poetry collections and children’s books. Much of her work highlights the experiences of Mexican Americans, as Mora has long sought to celebrate the power of Mexican American literature. In this poem, “Señora X No More,” a speaker describes learning how to write. However, in this personal tale of well-earned triumph, both the student and her journey are unique.*watch StudySync Video
Introduction
- Señora is a Spanish term that, like Mrs. in English, refers to a married woman, and that people who cannot read or write have traditionally used an “X” to sign their names.
- The poem contains figurative language, such as personification
- How does the personification in the poem contribute to the poem's themes?
- Ex: “My fingers foolish before paper and pan."
- This means that the speaker means that her fingers feel clumsy as she tries to write.
Background Knowledge
a cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head or shoulders
a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
to grasp
describing a certain way of pronouncing something
shawl
señora
pry
clutch
accented
Vocabulary
Straight as a nun I sit.My fingers foolish before paper and pen hide in my palms. I hear the slow, accented echoHow are yu? I ahm fine. How are yu? of the other women who clutch notebooks and blushat their stiff lips resting sounds that float graceful as bubbles from their children’s mouths. My teacher bends over me, gently squeezes my shoulders, the squeeze I give my sons, hands louder than words. She slides her arms around me: a warm shawl, lifts my left arm onto the cold, lined paper. “Señora, don’t let it slip away,” she says and opens the ugly, soap-wrinkled fingers of my right hand with a pen like I pry open the lips of a stubborn grandchild. My hand cramps around the thin hardness.
“Let it breathe,” says this woman who knows my hand and tongue knot, but she guides and I dig the tip of my pen into that white. I carve my crooked name, and again at night until my hand and arm are sore, I carve my crooked name, my name.
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