Family and Community Identity
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Objective
I can describe how language, beliefs, customs, and traditions contribute to the identity and culture of a family or community.
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Warm-up video
TED · 4:17Vetted channel
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
America Ferrera was once asked to "sound more Latina" during an audition, which she realized meant speaking in broken English.
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Early in her career, America was offered roles that were based on negative stereotypes, such as the gangbanger's girlfriend or the sassy shoplifter, because she was seen as "too brown, too fat, too poor, too unsophisticated."
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America realized that her identity is not an obstacle, but her superpower, and that change requires questioning fundamental values and beliefs.
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Practice
10 questions
What was the casting director asking the speaker to do when she said, "sound more Latina?"
Name two types of roles the speaker was often offered.
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Exit ticket
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“The speaker in the video talks about how she was asked to "sound more Latina" during an audition. How did this request make her feel, and what did it reveal about how her identity was perceived in the entertainment industry?”
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