Language Autobiography

Introduction/Reflection: For Mr. Blocks English class, we had a unit on language. For the benchmark, we had to write a paper about ourselves, a language autobiography. I chose to write about how code switching plays a roll in my life. I felt the need to pick that one because that topic had always seemed to come up a lot in my life. Whether it was discussed by several different teachers, or my family had mentioned it to me. Starting to write this paper, was difficult at first. Although the topic popped into my mind right away, I wasn’t sure what to right. I felt like I didn’t have a certain way I spoke, or anything unique about  my language. Once I got started, I understood how to wright it.


PAPER: 

Language is what makes a person who they are. There are many different ways to communicate, and show who you are. It can be deeper then just learning other languages and trying to talk to others. Some talk in slang, others talk formally. People talk different ways to different people, and that is called code switching. When it comes to code switching, everyone does it. Like myself, I talk to my teachers at school a different way than I talk to my friends, or brother. I think it is important to be able to code switch. You’re not going to talk the same way to a person who is interviewing you for a job.

“Karly! Come upstairs and clean your room!”

“Ugh, Mom.” I peel my clammy hand from the side of my face, and slide myself off the leather bench.

“Mom, my room is clean!”

“Just take your dirty clothes off from your bed and into the laundry.”

“Alright fine. Are we going to my class tonight?”

“I’m don’t think we should go…it’s raining and I don’t want to get stuck in traffic.”

“Okay, sounds fine. I have a bit of homework tonight anyway

“Well, get started! I’ll call you down in an hour for dinner.”

Code switching is important in my life, and also necessary. I can’t act the same way I do towards my teacher, as I would to my younger brother. My friends and I talk a lot more casual, and not caring. I can curse in front of them, and tell them personal things. It’s necessary to code switch because you wouldn’t want to act rude towards your teacher, even if you don’t mean it. When I do model auditions, I need to talk professionally, and use formal English, so that they see the kind of person they want for a job. In that field, you have to be more professional. The way I talk towards my friends, expressing my real personality.

“Hey Kar, gimme some of that.”

“Sara, no. I’m hungry.”

“But but…My tummy ”

“UGH FINE SARA GOSH!”

“YOU’RE SO RUDE TO ME!”

We both start bursting laughing, while trying to stay somewhat quiet. I begin trying to focus on my reading assignment, when I notice a hand out of the corner of my eye reaching into my bag again.

                      “Sara!” She looks over at me with a big smile on her face. “I’m almost done reading, how far are you?”

                      “Yeah buddy, I, I think I’ll do it later, hahaha.”

                      “Okay, well you have fun with that weirdo.”

                      “I will. Oh my gosh, so like my Mom is making me do my laundry, even though I have all this work! Ugh, she gets on my nerves. My cat is my only friend!”

                      “Sara, what about me!?”

                      “Ya, well my cat always lays down next to me on my bed. But, then she leaves me...hahahaha.”

“Oh, Sara...”                 

               My friends and I always have casual conversations, and I can show who I am, without having to act a certain way towards them. Towards different friends, I may not be as crazy as I would to some. Although they may be my age, I don’t think I would want to act my crazy self towards everyone.

One of the essays that related to my story was “Mother Tongue.” In the story, the Mom speaks broken English, so her daughter talks for her a lot. She answers the phone for her with business calls. No one takes the mother seriously in the story. Towards the end, the daughter soon realizes that her Mom is her Mom, and she’ll love her no matter what. At one point, her situation relates to mine. The daughter has to code switch when she talks towards her friends, and then towards her mother. On the first page, she’s talking about the languages she speaks in. “...all the forms of standard English that I had learned in school and through books, the forms of English I did not use at home with my mother.” She says that she uses a different form of English towards her mother, which is code switching.

Code switching is used in our everyday lives. It can be used for good, or bad. I see people use it all the time. It can be very useful when talking to people of different powers.

14th amendment Q2 BenchMark

I would like to start out by saying me and my partner Brittany have learned alot more about ourselves and our struggles with our past and our present by completing this project. Using the 14th amendment with both of us having ethic backgrounds and experiencing discrimination in some sort of way whether it be school, jobs, or anything that we as people can come into contact where you can possibly be judged for, we deal with on a daily basis. I know that not only is the 14th amendment important to me and Brittany, but that law being written im the past has given us ample opportunities for today and will give us even more our futures. We hope that you enjoy our video.

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Reflection

HIV discrimination first came to my eye when I seen that on c-span it had a whole section on HIV/Aids and my teacher though it would be cool to talk about one of those topics so I chose to talk about discrimination because it kind of reminds me of HIV stigma. The best part of this project was learning my rights in a work place. The most challenging part was really facing that this really has happen to people in the real world and that it is really sad. One of the good facts that I found out was, the national law protects anyone with AIDS or HIV, but only applies to businesses with more than 14 workers. Many state or local laws cover smaller businesses, but some only cover people who are sick. I really didn’t run into a problem with this project. Over time being at SLA I became comfortable with talking about HIV and that is really because of the staff and students there at SLA. Also doing projects like this helps me not only be better with my self but also learn so much more so me running into a problem was not there at all. I think that the entire project went well. I really like how our classmates willing volunteered their services to help Brittany and I with this. If I had to redo this project I would not do anything different. I think that it is all good where it is. I learned that no matter of race or sickness if ur not putting anyone at harm by being there in that workplace or where ever they can not fire you or kick you out it is really agents the law its a crime to do so.



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La Relfexión de Imani Johnson

  • Mi grupo y yo hicimos un PSA sobre la basura en la (ballroom) de SLA y que las visitantes piensan de la estudiantes de SLA. 

    Por crear PSA, la cosa más important que aprendí fue es mejor a limpia tu spacio porque la spacio es bueno,limpio, y mejor. 

    Me gusta el PSA de mi grupo porque nosotros trabajamos bueno en el PSA y me gusta la cancion.

    Si pudiera hacer el proyecto otra vez, yo cambiaría pronouncia los palabras mejor y dicen más sobre otros sitio en SLA.

Right TO Assemble

  • Why did you choose this topic?
    Well, I was originally working alone on a different project, but then i realized it would be a load. Then I spoke with my colleague  and began the process on  The Right to Assemble. 
  • What did you like about this project? What was most challenging?
    Well I feel like this project was very  informative. Working with people on topics in the nation, that are important to us. But more so to the fact that working with people who have done work dealing and being apart of Initiatives like " Future - Leaders - Advancing - Self Help. Via Mind Over Body" .
  • Describe the most interesting fact or event that you investigated.
    Well, this may sound crazy or courageous but I actually never knew what "Fracking" was. Until Doug  spoke on it  during the brainstorming process in this project. 
  • How could this project be improved?

    I feel like if it could have been longer, we would have invested in putting more information in it, and also being able to put more and more examples for the project aslo.
  • Where did you run into trouble with the project?
    Well I feel like finding the information for the project such as  you know like fracking, but over all there weren't really any problems that I've encountered through out this project process. 
  • What went well with this project?
    I feel like through out this project we had fun, and thats the thing with doing work I feel like being able to have  fun, and actually getting the work done. 
  • If you had it to do over, what would you change about your decisions or your process?
    I fee like I would do the who project over more so add information and if it could be longer ,I would have been able well more so we would have been able to add more examples. 
  • What did you learn?

    I learned a lot about you know people and the people i worked with and also, like I never really knew anything about the marcelous Shale. I learned a lot during this process. 

Trosario-Q2BM-Reflexion

  • Mi grupo y yo hicimos un PSA sobre...hicimos un video de reciclando en el mundo

  • Por crear el PSA, la cosa más importante que aprendí fue...cuando nosotros no reciclen nosotros son tirando energía en el basura

  • Me gusta el PSA de mi group porque... nosotros son hablando en el video, pero hay otras vídeos como el foto de la botella

  • Si pudiera hacer el proyecto otra vez, yo cambiaría...que no hay música

    https://www.scienceleadership.org/blog/Espanol_PSA--:

Carter Reflexión


    •    Mi grupo y yo hicimos un PSA sobre basura.
    •    Por crear el PSA, la cosa más importante que aprendí fue cantidad por basura.
    •    Me gusta el PSA de mi group porque el hecho.
    •    Si pudiera hacer el proyecto otra vez, yo cambiaría hago un mejor de grabación.

http://scienceleadership.org/blog/PSA--Yasmeen_Maddie-Bethany

Rebecca Fenton- Reflexión

La comunidad no debe contaminar. ​
  • Mi grupo y yo hicimos un PSA sobre...
    No contaminar las agua porque es en tu fregadero.

  • Por crear el PSA, la cosa más importante que aprendí fue...
    Que si contaminamos el agua se contamine el agua potable.

  • Me gusta el PSA de mi group porque...
    Es muy realista y educativo y dramático.

  • Si pudiera hacer el proyecto otra vez, yo cambiaría...
    ¡Nada! ¡Me gusta mi proyecto mucho!

Kamilah Hudson Reflection

Escribe una relfexión personal en español sobre el PSA en tu blog usando este formato: 
  • Mi grupo y yo hicimos un PSA sobre como el communidad necesitas usar el artistas por cosas positivas. 
  • Por crear el PSA, la cosa más importante que aprendí fue como usar español en un positiva manera. 
  • Me gusta el PSA de mi groupo porque nuestros PSA utiliza musica y fotos transmitir emocion. 
  • Si pudiera hacer el proyecto otra vez, yo cambiaría como nosotros hagamos el voz encima el video.

    NUESTROS PSA ---------> http://bit.ly/xYdBp9
TAGS: reflexión, español 3, Q2BM, Gierke, "los usernames de los estudiantes en el grupo"

J. Pullins, C. Baez, M. Donzo PSA Q2BM

Hay un proyecto por Español Tres. Nosotros reccomiendo que para NO BASURA en lugares publicó.
  • Hicimos un PSA sobre basura en Filadelfia.
  • Es un asusnto importante a nosotros porque nuestra calles son immundo.
  • Esperamos que el público de Filadelfia NO BASURA en lugares publicó.

Cheyenne (reflection)

  • Mi grupo y yo hicimos un PSA sobre la basura en el mundo y los oceános. 
  • Por crear el PSA, la cosa más importante que aprendí fue hay busura diferentes efectos sobre el medio ambiente.  
  • Me gusta el PSA de mi group porque es poderosa y informativa.
  • Si pudiera hacer el proyecto otra vez, yo cambiaría la forma fue representado, por ejemplo un podcast o un video.

Nick Manton Reflexion (Manton y Force)

• Mi grupo y yo hicimos un PSA sobre el contaminacion del aire en filadelfia y la transportacion de publico.

• Por crear el PSA, la cosa más importante que aprendí fue que hay muchos, muchos cosas que nosotros podemos hacer a ayudar el medio abiente.

• Me gusta el PSA de mi group porque yo pienso es un muy bien PSA, y yo peinso que es un poco comimico tambien. 

• Si pudiera hacer el proyecto otra vez, yo pienso que yo cambiaría los tiempos que nosotros hacemos algas cosas.




Catherine Nardone - Reflexión

  • Mi grupo y yo hicimos un PSA sobre ensuciar en Filadelfia y porque es no bien para la medioambiente.
  • Por crear el PSA, la cosa más importante que aprendí fue este 75% de americanos admiten ensuciando.
  • Me gusta el PSA de mi group porque es muy persuasivo y que tiene muy bonitas fotos.
  • Si pudiera hacer el proyecto otra vez, yo cambiaría lo que tiene mas fotos de el medioambiente, animales, y plantas.

J. Pullins, PSA Relfexión

  • Mi grupo y yo hicimos un PSA sobre...
    La basura y la gente irresponsiblé.

  • Por crear el PSA, la cosa más importante que aprendí fue...
    Protéger el mundo por los todos!

  • Me gusta el PSA de mi group porque...
    Es informío y educacíon.

  • Si pudiera hacer el proyecto otra vez, yo cambiaría...
    La musicá y el dialogó.

CSheridan;ReflexiónQ2BM_Español3

​Cyndi Lynn Sheridan
Español 3 - D
Reflexión:

Mi grupo y yo hicimos un PSA sobre el medioambiente. Por crear el PSA, la cosa más importante que aprendí fue as consequencias de ensuciar y soluciones. Me gusto el PSA de mi group porque este fue muy interesante y persuasivo. Si pudiera hacer el proyecto otra vez, yo cambiaría la técnica y añadir más fotos.


PSA and reflection for Spanish BM

Mi grupo y yo hicimos un PSA sobre reciclen en la cuidad de Philadelphia. 

Por crear el PSA, la cosa más importante que aprendí fue que reciclaje es fácil para todas las gentes y todos lo pueden hacer lo.

Me gusta el PSA que hacemos porque era muy divertido.

Si pudiera hacer el proyecto otra vez, yo cambiaría escenario de PSA grabación.

Reflection (Yasmeen)

Reflection:​

Mi grupo y yo hicimos un PSA sobre el litro de filadelfia. Por crear el PSA, la cosa más importante que aprendí fue el litro es muy importante to parada porque afecta al medio ambiente  Me gusta el PSA de mi group porque porque el video es llamativo

 Si pudiera hacer el proyecto otra vez, yo cambiaría nada me gusta mi proyecto.

Reflection

Hicimos un P.S.A de la aqua en Filadelfia. Por crear el PSA, la cosa más importante que nosotros riciclamos and limpiar la agua. Me gusta el PSA de mi group porque me eso pensar de la aqua que nosotros tienmos. Si pudiera hacer el proyecto otra vez, yo cambiaría la voz de el proyecto.

Q2 BM Cyndi, Cheyenne, Catherine, Mat

Hicimos un PSA sobre ensuciar en el medioambiente y Filadelfia. Es un asunto importante a nosotros porque muchos personas. Esperamos que el público de Filadelfia comprenda las consecuencias de ensuciar.