Making Spanish Gender Neutral

II. Making Spanish gender neutral

In recent years in Argentina, there has been a movement to make Spanish more inclusive in terms of gender.

Instrucciones

Paso 1. Read one or both of the following articles:

· A language for AllLinks to an external site. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/12/05/teens-argentina-are-leading-charge-gender-neutral-language/?arc404=true

· A new effort in Argentina seeks to make Spanish-nouns gender neutralLinks to an external site. https://www.npr.org/2019/12/08/786135746/a-new-effort-in-argentina-seeks-to-make-spanish-nouns-gender-neutral

Paso 2. After reading the above articles, begin your post answering this question: Why is this topic relevant whereas Spanish distinguishes between male and female nouns and pronouns? Then proceed to describe your impressions and /or opinion about the article(s). You will be able to read your classmates’ posts after publishing your first entry.

Paso 3. Read your classmates’ entries. Like the ones you like the most. Then select one of them to deepen the discussion by replying to it.

Grade

10 Initial post: it begins with a clear answer to the question on Paso 2 and there is a clear description of the student’s opinion about the topic. There is a reply to one peer with a comment that clearly deepens the discussion. Both entries are free of spelling mistakes.

9 Initial post: it begins with a somehow clear answer to the question on Paso 2. There is a description of the student’s opinion about the topic. Reply to one peer: is a comment that actually deepens the discussion. Both entries have few spelling mistakes.

8 Initial post: it begins with a no clear answer to the question on Paso 2. There is a description of the student’s opinion about the topic. Reply to one peer: is a comment that somehow deepens the discussion. Both entries have many spelling mistakes.