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Jan. 30
To exit class today, please share your reflection about an experience which involved your identity, ethnicity, culture, language, discrimination, etc. Please post below.
Thank you............................Frances
My parents immigrated to USA from Ethiopia in Eastern Africa. I'm trying to learn English but it's very confuscating. Bernardo Seraphino Scongeli Cacciatigerbyitstore is my full name. I came from Ethiopia where in my country we speak Italiano. My father is an engineer at the powerful plant. Now that I am in the estados unidos, I have to lern English. No, want to learn prosper English. I am trying to make better English by chatting online. If I say anything to offend you, l'amico, I curse my infernal lack of ability to really expose in Englese what I mean.
Why is this English so difficult fo me? Just like in the commercias, things are said but you can't believe them. It is very confusement to me. For exam:
There's no egg in eggplant. No ham in hamburger. No apple and pine in pineapple which is one of my moste good fruits to eat. English muffins were not invented in England, yes, not even French fries in France.
You know boxing rings are square. Quicksand works slowly. Writers write but fingers don't fing, now do they? Hammers don't ham and grocers don't groce. (Ugh-gross!)
If you have one tooth and two teeth why know one booth and two beeth? One goose = 2 geese. One moose = 2 meese? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarium eat?
I got to get better at speaking English because I'm starting 9th grade and I have to be able to commune so people know what I'm talking about. Do you see what I;m saying? Better yet, so I know what I'm talking about, and I have to be a good student. Maybe I can stay in the states for college if I can get a student visa.
Carino, what is the best way to learn English? I go to movies but they talk with all this slang and f*** this and that.
I am reading a lot of biographies and magazines. I like cars, sports, cooking and training animals. I want to be an animal researcher in my future.
I end with a joke: These two green beans are crossing the road when one is slapped down by a truck. His friend scrapes him up and rushes him to the hospital. After hours of surgery, the doc says that he has some buono notizia and some male news.
The healthy verde bean says "Okay, give me the good news prima." Doctor says, "He's a gonna live."
"So, what's the bad news", the healthy verde bean wanders?
"The bad news is hell be a vegetable for the rest of his life."
L'amica, if you have any ideas to push me, pass them on this way. Outa, you hear? Grazie tante! Bernardo
The following powerpoint was created by UNM-F Masters alumna Stephanie Jaquez. Socratic Seminars was the subject of her practitioner research, Spring 2005. (The powerpoint may take a little longer to upload due to its file size.)
Please share your reactions and reflections about playing BARNGA today. Any metaphors for teaching and learning in the classroom?
Thank you, Frances
Bernardo says Hi!
Some thoughts about your autobiographical WHO ARE YOU: Ethnic Roots. Remember this is your own story so it is a celebration of you, your family, your ethnicity, your family culture and rituals. Since this is your story, you will no doubt make it your own. The energy you give to this will be a wise investment in yourself, for you will be able to share this with others in the future, namely your students.
Enjoy yourselves and reflecting about who you are!
If you have any questions, give a holler!
Frances
Greetings Classmates!
You have now entered the world of blogging. This will be one way of recording and sharing your thoughts during our time together.
Please enter your reflections about our first class below. (Don't forget to click on POST COMMENT)
Looking forward to a great learning experience together.
Frances Vitali
