Advanced Placement Spanish, also known as A.P Spanish, is a college level, high school course. It is taught by Mr. Andrew Drenth, one of the best teachers in Leon M Goldstein High School. Although the objective of this class it to take, and pass, the Advanced Placement Spanish test, it also works on students Spanish speaking, writing, and listening skills. The beginning of the year consists of general review of the conjugation of verbs, -ar, -er, -ir, past, present, future, stem-changing, along with a review of pronouns and differences between el and la. The second half of the class, for the most part, focuses on the exam itself and dissecting questions from the exam to prepare the students. Overall, the class helps build ones understanding …show more content…
Students should be able to quickly conjugate stem changing verbs without confusing them with standard -ir verbs in the past. The activity will start with a do now, in this do now, students will be asked to conjugate standard -ir verbs, such as vivir (to live). This activity will help students remember the proper conjugations to these verbs in the standard form, to prepare them for when the verb conjugations become more complex. Students will be given 5 minutes to conjugate the words escribir (to write), permitir (to permit), subir (to climb), and vivir (to live), and use each in a sentence. Students will be called on randomly to ensure that everyone was doing the do now and not using the time to do something that was not related to Spanish. The next activity would be to teach students the regular verb endings in the past tense, so using the word vivir, the teacher will show how vivir is translated in the past tense in all 6 of its forms. The teacher will show this first with a chart that only shows the endings, with another chart that shows vivir with its conjugations in a different
Latino/Hispanic Americans cover a much wider demographic then believed. Latino/Hispanic Americans consist of; Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Guatemalan American to name a few. Latino/Hispanic Americans are the largest ethnic group in the United States. The Latino/Hispanic culture is very different than ours. Their culture differs in economics, politics, family traditions, family structure, religion, education, language, fashion, art, music, dancing, and food. As natural born Americans in the United States it is important for us to learn about the different cultures migrating into the United States. Many United States citizens have a hard time understanding other cultures; being culturally insensitive is a common theme in the United
The Spanish conquistadors’ motives greatly affected the people living in the new world. These motives influenced the Native Americans in all different ways some ways better or bigger than others. Three of the biggest motives that effected the Native Americans were gold, Christianity, and glory.
Latin America represents 1/10 of the world's population, and geographically can be located from the land extensions of Mexico, until the Patagonia at Argentina. Some of the most relevant elements of today's culture in Latin America are; Religion, Values, Attitudes, Social structure, Social stratification, Language and Gift-giving hospitality. The predominant religion throughout history in Latin America has been Catholicism. From big cities to small villages, churches, basilicas, and cathedrals are found. Catholicism left its mark, from customs and values to architecture and art. During many years in many countries the Catholic Church had power over all civil institutions, education, and law. Nowadays religion
I'm a Hispanic student and naturally that means that I must have lived a difficult life. My mom must have been on some kind of television talk show screaming at her “baby daddy” for the child support. I’m Hispanic, so I must have crossed the border ether from Mexico or Central America. I’m Mexican, so I must have friends that are in a gang. I’m Hispanic, so I must have something to do with the increase in poverty, crime, and and teen pregnancies. And of course, when applying to the University my personal statement would about the challenges in my life and how I overcame them, because I am Hispanic and therefore my life has to be complicated. I must have had a set of obstacles that others don’t. Right?
Tre is the pseudonym the parents chose for the anonymity of this youth. Tres means three in Spanish but was shortened to Tre because he happens to be the third generation with his father’s name. Tre was born in 2012 into a mixed family, the father is a full-blooded Hispanic and the mother is a Caucasian woman, but Tre definitely takes after his father. Tre now looks very similar to the pictures that his parents presented of the father when he was the same age. Prior to this observation research was done into the developmental stage of a three year old and upon observation Tre seems to fit into the normal progressive state that any child of three would go through. He’s smart, imaginative, creative, not at all shy, and seems to be well mannered, but maybe a little spoiled. Tre was the first baby born and also the first male born into this family in 14 years. Desi has a little girl born from a prior relationship who is now 5. Lucy also has three girls of her own from a previous marriage. Lucy is even lucky enough to be a grandmother at 40 years of age to one child with a second on the way. Desi and Lucy are the parents of Tre and who where in the room when the observation of Tre took place and they were the caregivers later interviewed. Lucy is the sibling of a co-worker as this was the interviewers first ever contact with the couple; the co-worker accompanied the interviewer to make things a little more
Based on your existing knowledge of American Indian–colonial relations in North America, write an argument to use as the basis of your research.
Hispanics or Latinos are defined as a people of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish speaking culture. This term “Hispanics” was created by the U.S. federal government in the early 1970’s to refer to Americans born in a Spanish speaking nation or with ancestry to Spanish territories. Hispanics people are vibrant, socializing, and fun loving people. Among various facts associated to this culture is that they have a deep sense of involvement in their family traditions and cultures.
Education is the key to individual opportunity, the strength of our economy, and the vitality of our democracy. In the 21st century, this nation cannot afford to leave anyone behind. While the academic achievement and educational attainment of Hispanic Americans has been moving in the right direction, untenable gaps still exist between Hispanic students and their counterparts in the areas of early childhood education, learning English, academic achievement, and high school and college completion.
There is a massive amount of ethnicities in this world. You have ethnic groups that are not necessarily related to where you came from but what group you identify yourself with. As a descendant who speaks the Spanish language we are categorized as being part of the Hispanic ethnic group. My father having twelve siblings and my mother having nine, it was a huge family. Our grandparents and parents inculcated us to be a united family with all the values and beliefs they initiated. Every ethnic group is similar but different in its own unique way. In which some have music, food and believes that characterize us as that specific ethnic group. The only difference is the way people embrace it. We also have many different types of celebrations
If the income level indicated above does not represent the approximate income level of your parents ' household during your high school years, please explain.
In America today, we are faced with several different minority groups arriving to the United States. The most common of all minority groups are the Hispanics. America is known for their language being English, but as the year's approach, that language has faded and a new face in English language has taken over, it's called Spanish. We as the people of America have become controversial over this major change, and due to that major bilingualism and political movements that have occurred from the government to the education departments. In this paper, I am going to talk about the four most common Hispanic groups in our country today and the political, social, linguistic, economic, religious, and familial conventions and/or statuses that they
Many people immigrate to the United States from different countries to begin a better life. Once in the American territory, the first step for success is to learn the English language. Richard Rodriguez, the writer of "Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood" describes the language decisions he faced as a child: "Outside the house was public society; inside the house was private" (16). The English language is the primary language in the United States, and it must be learned to be able to communicate with the public world. The language that we speak at home is considered to be private because it is only used in the presence of the people we feel comfortable with, our family. Families immigrate to
Q 1: Perform Verify and Count Commands for all three tables and identify any exceptions.
I was once told I had the world in my hands by my vice principal. The reason for his statement was because I was a Hispanic young woman with above average grades, and my involvement in extracurricular activities. Why was being a Hispanic young woman so much more special? This is where the harsh reality set in; Hispanic women have the tendency to not achieve their goals.
Anyone who studies Spanish will tell you it is an interesting foreign language. Not only because of the sound of it, pronunciations and the articulation but also because it is new to them. Spanish people do not study Spanish if they already know it. However, Spanish like other foreign languages has advantages and effects that are desirable and essential to a learner that one dare not ignore. Spanish is one of the most spoken languages in the entire world. It has millions of native speakers and more in different continents.