#gentefication

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to speak English / is to have an empire / flood your mouth.

— Antonio de Jesús López, from “Final: Magical Forrealism,” Gentefication

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Grading Rubric

Trauma is weighted as follows:

Formal Essays (55-65%)

             Write “Children of Immigrants” – 10% (double if              undocumented)              Write “first generation” – 15%              Mention the color of the coyote’s van – 10%              Keep family in the past tense – 5%              Write birthplace next to its murder per capita rate – 20%

In-Class (35%)

             Don’t correct them when they say your name wrong – 5%              Go by Tony starting sophomore year – 10%              Stay quiet when they make fun of Keisha – 5%              Believe Tim when he says, “You just got in because you’re” – 10%              When it’s your turn to read, pronounce it like they do, gwa-

da-mala – 5%

Participation (10%)

             Turn to the person next to you:              debate your belonging

— Antonio de Jesús López, from Gentefication

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