Unit 8 Lesson 4: El pretérito de hacer y dar

Question 1

Guanajuato

Answer 1

Guanajuato, in the center of México known for its known for its silver mines

Question 2

1.

Whoose Elena Poniatowska

Answer 2

Elena Poniatowska is a Méxican writer who was born in France.

Question 3

what did Elena Poniatowska’s work focus on

Answer 3

Her writings focused on social and political issues surrounding women and the poor.

Question 4

What was ht eimapct of Elena Poniatowska’s writings

Answer 4

Through her writings, she helps increase awareness and advocates for these important causes.

Question 4

Elena Poniatowska’s orgiin story

Answer 4

Elena Poniatowska was born in 1932. Her mother was an heiress from México who fled to France during the Méxican Revolution. Elena moved to México when she was ten years old.

Question 5

Elena Poniatowska’s first works

Answer 5

Elena started writing at a young age, writing for a newspaper at the age of 18. She then published her first book at the age of 19. She has written interviews, essays, novels, and works of nonfiction

Question 6

Elena Poniatowska gradually started writing about social issues. The main themes of her work are

Answer 6

social injustice, government inefficacy, and feminism

Question 7

Two of her most notable works are La noche de Tlatelolco and Nada, nadie, las voces del temblor

Answer 7

Two of her most notable works are La noche de Tlatelolco, which tells the victims’ stories of a massacre in la Ciudad de México that took place in 1968, and Nada, nadie, las voces del temblor, which gives primary accounts of the 1985 earthquake in la Ciudad de México, complete with observations of the government’s ineffectiveness in the aftermath of the disaster.

Question 8

What did she accomplish

Answer 8

Poniatowska founded a feminist magazine, a publishing house, and a film institute. She has received many awards and accolades throughout her career. She is considered one of México’s most prolific writers and social advocates. Through her writing, she has given voice to those who are powerless, speaking for the Méxican people with her narrative. Her style, the novela-testimonio, or testimonial novel, has brought recognition to otherwise marginalized and oppressed groups. She has made a difference for people through her writing.