1. America has traditionally been referred to as a "melting pot," welcoming people from many different countries, races, and religions.Today the trend is toward multiculturalism, not assimilation. The old "melting pot" metaphor is giving way to new metaphors such as "salad bowl" and "mosaic", mixtures of various ingredients that keep their individual characteristics. Immigrant populations within the United States are not being blended together in one "pot", but rather they are transforming American Society into a truly multicultural mosaic. (http://www.culturalsavvy.com/understanding_american_culture.htm)
2. Alvarez, Julia. "On Finding a Latino Voice."
The Washington Post Book World
14 May 1995:1.
3. Alvarez, Julia. "Of Maids and Other Muses."
Something to Declare.
Chapel Hill: Algonquin, 1998.
4. Ruth Culham refers to Donald Murray in her book
6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for the Primary Grades
. New York: Scholastic, 2005.
5. Culham, Ruth. "Chapter 5: Sparking Voice."
6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for the Primary Grades
. New York: Scholastic, 2005.
6. The same source as above.
7. Francisco Gabilondo Soler was a Mexican composer of children's songs.He wrote more than 200 songs and recorded about 116 of them - all of which still enjoy great affection and popularity throughout the whole of Latin America. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Gabilondo_Soler)
8. Alvarez, Julia. "My English."
Something to Declare.
Chapel Hill: Algonquin, 1998.
9. I will use this "Guide for Voice" to assess most, if not all, pieces of writing by my students.
