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Interpreting Cultural Differences: My Forbidden Face by Latifa


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Keywords: My Forbidden Face acting
Subject(s): Reading, English/Language Arts
Grades 10 through 12
NETS-S Standard:
  • Creativity and Innovation
  • Communication and Collaboration
  • Research and Information Fluency
  • Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
  • Digital Citizenship
  • Technology Operations and Concepts
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School: Harding University High School, Charlotte, NC
Planned By: Terri Moss
Original Author: Terri Moss, Charlotte
After students have taken the final written exam for My Forbidden Face, groups of four will be assigned excerpts from the text to re-enact. There are seven chapters; each group will receive a chapter and a rubric that outlines the importance of:

A) Character development in action
B) Plot progression (correct progression of events)
C) Cultural context (direct references to cultural mores)
D) Quality of recording, performance
Materials: Whiteboards, Video Cameras, Hi-Def Camcorder