National Hispanic Heritage Month

Post date: Dec 30, 2020 2:31:10 PM

"Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contr

ibutions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America."

National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15)

Today, one of my favorite musicians and singers, EVER -- Joan Baez

Joan Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter and activist who is best known for songs like "There But for Fortune," 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Diamonds and Rust." But MY favorite song has always been "FOREVER YOUNG." The song has been covered by Neil Young and Bob Dylan) staples of mine because it wished for us just that -- stay forever young in heart and spirit.

Joan Baez was born on January 9, 1941, in Staten Island, New York, in a Quaker household, her family eventually relocating to the Southern California area. Of Mexican and Scottish descent, Baez was no stranger to racism and discrimination. But that did not stop her from pursuing her natural musical talents.

Join us in reading "The Man in the Water" by Roger Rosenblatt; "And of Clay Are We Created by Isabel Allende; and poems of Octavio Paz, Gabriela Mistral, and stories of magic realism.

Are you familiar with "This I Believe" , made popular first by Edward R. Murrow and then revived by NPR?

There tagline is "A public dialogue about belief -- one essay at a time."

Visit and read! We are starting with Hispanic essays and moving to others!

This month in our classes --

We all are continuing to celebrate

National Hispanic Heritage Month with authors, musicians, scholars, scientists, doctors, and others.

  • October 5: Joan Baez

  • October 2: Javier Zamora

  • October 1: Helen Rodriguez Trias

  • September 30: Jaime Escalante

  • September 29: Cesar Chavez

  • September 28: Jimmy Santiago Baca

  • September 24: Selena

  • September 23: Roberto Clemente

  • September 22: Julia Alvarez

  • September 21: Jovita Idar

  • September 18: Tony Capellan and Delores Huera

  • September 17: Richard Rodriguez and Nicol Cecilia Degado

  • September 16: Justice Sonia Maria Sotomayor

English 10

We are using our VOICES - valuable and vivid!

We are using Story Corps and "This I Believe" to write personal reflections and personal statements, discussing cultural norms, diversity, tolerance.

IB English is continuing to explore Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and tools for self-revision for their College Essay.

English 10-Honors is working on persuasion and rhetoric, using Aristotle's rhetorical triangle and rhetorical tropes and schemes to analyze speeches. We are beginning our Assertion Journals and working on an OPEN LETTER.

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Go to the Hispanic Reading Room at the Library on Congress (Links to an external site.) website and pick something out to read, listen to, or view. Be prepared by Wednesday to reflect on it!

Make sure that you are checking Canvas and Power School for my comments about revising or making up work!