How to Date a Brown Girl” by Junot Diaz
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How to Date a Brown Girl” by Junot Diaz
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Learning to read past the surface of the story (or film) is often difficult for students. It’s important that students learn to think critically and past a brief summary. For this group discussion, students will take a closer look at the readings, covering the topics learned from one of the readings. Below I’ve listed some questions to consider. They do not all have to be answered. They simply serve as a starting point to get students thinking of the one text they’ve chosen differently.
Some questions to consider:
“How to Date a Brown Girl” by Junot Diaz
This story uses second person point of view. How was it effective in the reading?
What comment is the story making on race/ethnicity? Is the character being literal in his assessment of various girls?
What is one of the main themes of the story?
