Language Analysis

1. Students read the first oral history, Portuguese fisherman. Initially students need to scan text and highlight unfamiliar words or phrases.
   
   
2. A second reading should be done aloud with focus on dialect, intonation and meaning.
   
   
3. Students complete Language Analysis Worksheet .
   
   
4. On the next day students follow the same process with the second oral history, Yankee fisherman.
   
   
5. Using a Venn diagram, students compare similarities and differences between the two fishermen. Guiding questions and reading for meaning include the following:
   
   
1. What are each fisherman's motives for becoming a fisherman?
   
   
2. What are the benefits of being a fisherman?
   
   
3. What are the hardships?
   
   
4. What value does each fisherman put on friends and family?
   
   
5. How does each fisherman see the role of men and women?
   
   

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